Chapter 4: My Ups And Downs

Who are you? Really just think about it and figure it out. This is what I was thinking when I got the call from my mother. When my mom called me. I knew that some day this would happen, I knew that when it happened, I would be ready, ready to catch myself and my family all at the same time. I wasn't.

My sister was in the hospital. I knew it wasn't my fault, but I still blamed myself for it. I said my sister had been on drugs. And it was getting worse. She was in the hospital, we did get lucky though. She is in because of overdose, thank god my mum was home and and heard the thump from her falling. My mother ran up the stairs to find my sister having a twitching on the floor so my mum called 911. And here we are at the hospital.

My mom certainly was NOT happy, and I wasn't that pleased either. I told Stella about what happened and she said she would look after the cafe for me while I was out, bless her heart.

" I just can't believe this would happen right before christmas. I mean it's almost holidays and Jane decides to become an even bigger crack head than she already is. That is just stupid." I said.

"Honey it's not her fault, it's her stupid boyfriends fault." Said my mom. My sister was dating the worst guy ever. He was a crack head, a criminal, an alcoholic and a rapist. Last year he got me into a room alone with him because he said that he needed something, I don't remember what, but he started trying to take my clothes off and my dad walked into the room and stopped him from raping me. I got lucky, but not every one does. After it happened though I tried to tell my sister to protect her, but she didn't believe me, so I just left it.

Jonah was at the hospital with us but right now he is at a vending machine getting himself something to eat. Finally I saw him coming back. He ran up to me and jumped up on to my lap.

"Ally, i'm scared of whats gonna happen to Jane" he said. Ally is his little nickname for me.

"It's going to be okay, I promise" I said as I hugged him. Of course I couldn't promise that but I was hoping I was right. Just then Jane's boyfriend Steve, AKA the crack head, showed up.

"What the hell are you doing here" said Shane.

"Shane, what are you doing out of your room?" I said running to his arms. Once I got to him he held me tight. When I tried to pull away I couldn't. He wouldn't let me go, but then again I hadn't seen him in a week. "Okay, you can let go of me now."

"Okay but first I have to do this." And with that he kissed me more passionately then he ever has. He pulled away from me then remembering Steve.

"I'm here to make sure my girlfriend is okay."

"Well you have no right to. Your the one that got her into this mess. and I thought you and my sister broke up." I shouted.

"No we didn't we just took some time to figure things out."

"Well she doesn't want to see you right now." Said my mother, interrupting.

"Listen to me and listen to me good, you old BITCH....."

just then Shane let go of me and tackled Steve taking him down. Of course Shane shouldn't be getting in to fights in his condition, but I was so shocked at his reaction I couldn't move. It was like my feet were frozen to the ground. My father had to break them up before Steve got really hurt. The only problem was that my dad was getting old and he didn't have enough strength to pull the apart, so I jumped in and pulled Shane off of Steve.

"You FUCKING BITCH!!!" Yelled Steve, as he yanked me to the ground and started choking me.

....XOXO....

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Hey it's casey. Just posting this because when i started writing this blog i had a different aspect on life. While i have been writing i've been thinking i need to change this around. I'm not stopping writing i'm just changing the blog up a bit. I said there was gonna be drama and in the next post there is gonna be tons so get ready.

Casey. :)

Chapter 3: Back To Work

The next morning I woke up and got ready just in time to leave for the cafe. Because I skipped work yesterday I had to open, which really sucked. When I got to the cafe I saw Stella with coffee for everyone so I rushed over to her to get mine before I opened. When I got over to her she said "Good morning sleepy head, your late."

"By five minutes" I said.

"Five minutes is a long time." I smirked. I got my key out and fumbled with it till I got it the right way to open the doors. Finally Stella helped me with it and we got the doors open. While I put the key back in my purse, Stella went and put the coffees on the counter. A couple minutes later my other employees came in and headed straight to the back to put their stuff away.

"Good morning Allison" said Violet. I gave her a wave and a smile.

"I just put on the coffee" said Ian.

"Okay, good. Now, Stella can you heat up the oven for our pastries?" I asked.

"Sure thing, boss" she replied. After that I would start making them and Violet could keep and eye on them. At this moment I was going to get our meals set up for the day, and then I would have to think of a special we could have.

"Do you guys have any ideas for our special today?" I asked.

"How about chicken penne with garlic bread on the side and a Chocolate fudge sundae for desert?" Suggested Ian.

"Thats perfect, thanks Ian."

"Your welcome." Finally that weight was off my shoulders. Just then our first customer of the day walked in. It was my next door neighbor, Celia. She wasn't my favorite person in the world so I had Violet take care of her.

".... Have an iced coffee to go" I heard her say, so I got it ready and when it was done Violet came in to tell me her order. She was very surprised it was done but then she remembered the open section on the wall that leads out to the cafe. Violet then took it out to her, after Celia paid she left and I felt so relieved. I don't know why I feel so anxious around her but I do.

Just then Stella walked in and asked "Whats wrong?"

"Celia was here" I said in a low voice.

"Why do you always take a hit on your self esteem whenever she's in the room?" She asked.

"I don't know, I just do."

"Well you have to stop, Your just as pretty as she is, actually your prettier" she said calmly.

"Your right, thanks Stell."

"I always am, and your welcome." Stella always knew what to say to make a person feel better ever since kindergarten, I don't know why, I never did. After all that the pastries were done and when I took them out the cafe was packed and it was only nine in the morning. Wow I thought.

At around ten we slowed down for awhile which gave us some time to relax before the lunch rush. Today was actually going pretty good, when we had the big crowd my mom dropped by to get my little brother a donut. I love my little brother, His name is Jonah, He is only 8 and I love him so much. Much more than my sister, Jane, she's only 14 and my whole family has a really good feeling that she is on drugs. It's really obvious that she is because she is always hiding stuff when we walk into her room and she staggers around a lot to.

Just then I heard the door open and it was Shane, so I went rushing out into his arms. "Hey, I brought you lunch" he said.

"Thanks, what is it?" I asked.

"It is chicken and ceaser salad."

"Mmmm, Thanks again."

"Your welcome."

"So whats for dinner tonight?" I asked. I hadn't really thought about it all morning and now it just pops into my head. I guess i'm hungry.

"Umm, i'll pick up stakes for dinner and cook them with some potatoes" he said.

"Okay, now you have to go we're about to get our lunchtime customers" I said as I started pulling him out the door.

"Okay, okay" he said. After I got him out the oven went off and I knew the lunches were done. I got them out just in time, two customers walked in and they wanted the specials.

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The rest of the day went great, I made some really good tips and I'm starting to think that the cafe is gonna make some good money. That night as I was closing up I got a call. It was my mother, she said that she went by the house to drop something off when she heard a horrible crash in the back. Turns out Shane was on the roof trying to position the satellite and that was when he fell. So my mother took him to the hospital, luckily our roof isn't that high so he didn't brake any bones but he did sprain quite a bit.

After I hung up with my mom I bundled up (because it was winter) and headed to the hospital. When I got there I asked the girl at the desk what room Shane was in. When she told me I went rushing in there and broke down in tears. I was very emotional when someone I loved got hurt. As I grabbed Shane's hand I started hyperventilating. "Why did this have to happen to us" I said between gasps.

"It's not your fault, I just slipped and fell"

"No, it is my fault. If I would have just got a new satellite we wouldn't be in this mess." I cried. Just then a doctor came in and told me I had to leave so I said okay and left. As I drove home I thought, it is gonna feel so weird sleeping in a bed all alone.

....XOXO....

Sorry, I havn't been posting because one i have been very busy and two i cant think of anything to wright. Please be patient with me.

Casey. :)

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Chapter 2:A Day Off

It is only the second day of my new cafe but I'm not going in today, Shane is taking me out all day. We weren't going anywhere special, just to breakfast and then to do a little shopping for me, I was hoping for shoes because I needed a new pair.

"You look nice today" Shane said as he came downstairs "you always do."

"Thanks, you look pretty nice yourself for breakfast and shopping"

"Oh, well I decided to dress nice because we aren't coming home until late tonight."

"Why?"

"Because I am taking you out to Montana's for dinner" he said with a smile on his face. After I got dressed, again, we left for a late brunch. It was nice to be driven instead of driving. Once we got to the mall we went to eat, we were both starving. We ate at The Breakfast Counter, It is a nice little restaurant with great food.

"I love this restaurant" I said.

"I know, that is why I brought you here." For breakfast I had an omelet with orange juice and Shane had toast and coffee, such a party pooper always eating the same thing for breakfast everyday and not trying something new.

"You are so boring, you eat the same thing for breakfast everyday" I said.

"Well I am marrying you, aren't I?" I could feel the dirty look on my face and then he said "Kidding"

"Ya, you better be" I teased. After eating breakfast we went to the shoe store, for me of course, Shane didn't need new shoes. "How about these" I said as I picked up a pair of strappy heels. Even though I don't wear heels much I thought I should start so I told Shane that those were the shoes I wanted.

"Those are the shoes you want?" I nodded my head. "Okay, but I have no clue how you are going to walk in them."

"Give them to me and I will show you." After he gave them to me and I got them all strapped up, I stood up. I felt like I wasn't gonna tip over but I still had to try to walk in them. I took my first step and I didn't tip so I walked to the counter and back to Shane and I didn't feel the least bit wobbly.

"Wow, I thought you would fall on your face."

"Ya, so did I." When I took them off we went to pay for them. "I love these, I should wear them right now" I said.

"Ya, you should and they match your outfit perfectly."

"Okay." When we got to a bench we sat down and I put my heels on. There were a lot of straps and I had a bit of a hard time doing them up but I figured them out.

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At around six o' clock we went to Montana's and surprisingly when we sat down my feet weren't killing me as they normally do after I wear heels, these ones were actually very comfortable. When we sat down we started to look at our menus and I decided to order the baked chicken penne and Shane was probably ordering their ribs. At that time the waitress was coming back with our drink orders, Shane had ordered a pepsi and I ordered a diet coke.

After she brought our drinks she took our food orders and I was right, Shane ordered ribs, like I said before such a party pooper. After we were done eating we went home and I went upstairs while Shane put our coats up. When he came up he started kissing me, when he stopped I asked "What was that for"

"You'll see" he said as he started kissing me again and pulling me onto the bed.

....XOXO....

Chapter 1:My New Cafe

"Wow this is amazing" said my BFF Stella. "I can not believe you're starting your own cafe. Do you have any idea what you're gonna call it?"

"Ummm, I think maybe The Jewel Cafe."

"That is a great name, Allison."

My name is Allison and i just opened up my new cafe. My best friend is Stella, we've been friends since kindergarten. When we met we promised each other that we would be BFFs.

"Can i work at your cafe?" Stella asked.

"Ya, of course you can, I wouldn't have it any other way" I said. "I still have to hire two or three more employees though. It can't just be you and me."

"Thank you."

"Your welcome" I said.

"You know, you should hire two more people instead of three, just for now, you know until business picks up."

"You're right, three people is just to many." Later on I interviewed some people and two of them were perfect for working at my new cafe so I hired them as soon as their interview was done. The first person I hired was very into working and that is why I hired her, and her is is Violet. The second person I hired knew their coffee and he could bake as well, but then again so did Violet, anyways his name is Ian. Both of them are very reliable people.

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The next morning I had to wake up early, like six o'clock early. I was not happy but if I wanted to be at my grand opening to my cafe then i had to get up early. When i got there a whole bunch of people were surrounding my cafe, I had to actually push my way through the people. Stella was already there with the scissors so I could cut the red ribbon after my speech.

"Hey, sorry I'm a bit late" I said.

"It's okay but lets get this show on the road" Stella said.

"Okay." So after I made my speech I cut the ribbon, opened the doors and walked in and everybody followed. When they came in they all were very amazed. My whole family was there and following behind them was my fiancé, Shane, and when he saw my cafe he came over to me and gave me a hug.

While he was giving me a hug he whispered "you are amazing and so is this cafe. I love it and I love you so much, more than my own life" he said.

Shane is a very great guy. He is my fiancé but we don't live together he is planning to move in tonight actually but I don't know if he is or isn't because of the cafe being opened today. When he was done hugging me I asked "are you moving in today?"

"Yes of course I am, why wouldn't I?" he asked back.

"I don't know I thought you wouldn't because of the cafe opening today" I said.

"That wouldn't stop me from spending the rest of my life with you, why would you think that?" he asked.

"I don't know I'm tired I'm not used to getting up early." I said.

"It's okay, you can sleep tonight after I comfort you when we watch a very scary movie" he teased. Let's make something clear, I hate scary movies but Shane still buys them so he can hold me.

"Shut up" I said.

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After the cafe was closed I thanked all of my employees and we said our goodbyes. When I got in my car my IPhone rang and it was Shane. "Hey, whats up?" I asked.

"Hey, not much just calling to say that i have a surprise for when you come"

"Well I am coming home now so i will be there in five minutes"

"Okay I will see you when you get home"

"Ya" I said and then we both hung up. Five minutes later I pulled into my driveway. When I walked in the door Shane was stand in right there.

"Close your eyes he said so I did. From the way we moved around I had a feeling we were in the living room. "Open them" he said so I did and I was right we were in the living room and on the coffee table there was two plates full of bruchetta, garlic bread, and pizza. It look delicious.

"When did you make all of this" I asked.

"When I got here" he answered and the rest of the night we relaxed ate and then we went to bed.

....XOXO....

Introduction

This blog is about a 28 year old girl (Allison) that just opened up a cafe in New York City, called The Jewel Cafe(part of the first chapter), but it's not all about her cafe. It is also about her life and all the drama that happens to her, maybe even some really big surprises.

For this blog i am going to try to post twice a week and if i dont that means i am really busy. Once you start reading if you have any questions you can email them to me from my email account (Thejewelcafe@hotmail.com)

I hope you enjoy reading my blog,

Casey