Notes in the Café

The man in the grey coat

Pria dengan mantel abu-abu

Sara works in a small café. The café is on a busy street in the city.

Sara bekerja di sebuah kafe kecil. Kafe itu berada di jalan yang ramai di kota.

It is seven o’clock in the morning. Sara opens the door and turns on the lights.

Sekarang pukul tujuh pagi. Sara membuka pintu dan menyalakan lampu.

The café is quiet. Sara makes a coffee for herself. She sits at the window.

Kafe itu tenang. Sara membuat kopi untuk dirinya. Dia duduk di dekat jendela.

She has a pen in her hand. She draws on a paper napkin. She draws the street, the bus and the people.

Dia memegang pena di tangannya. Dia menggambar di atas serbet kertas. Dia menggambar jalan, bus, dan orang-orang.

Sara loves drawing. She draws every morning. But she never shows her drawings to anybody.

Sara suka menggambar. Dia menggambar setiap pagi. Tetapi dia tidak pernah memperlihatkan gambarnya kepada siapa pun.

At eight o’clock, the door opens. A man comes in. He has a grey coat and a big black bag.

Pada pukul delapan, pintu terbuka. Seorang pria masuk. Dia memakai mantel abu-abu dan membawa tas hitam besar.

“Good morning,” says Sara.

“Selamat pagi,” kata Sara.

“Good morning,” says the man. “A black coffee, please.”

“Selamat pagi,” kata pria itu. “Tolong secangkir kopi hitam.”

He always says the same words. He comes every day at eight. He always wants a black coffee.

Dia selalu mengatakan kata-kata yang sama. Dia datang setiap hari pukul delapan. Dia selalu mau kopi hitam.

Sara makes the coffee. The man pays. He sits at the table in the corner.

Sara membuat kopi. Pria itu membayar. Dia duduk di meja di sudut.

He opens a book. He reads and drinks his coffee. He does not talk.

Dia membuka sebuah buku. Dia membaca dan minum kopinya. Dia tidak berbicara.

Sara looks at him. He is about thirty. He has dark hair and a kind face.

Sara melihat pria itu. Umur pria itu sekitar tiga puluh tahun. Rambutnya gelap dan wajahnya ramah.

“The same coffee, the same table, the same book,” she thinks. She smiles.

“Kopi yang sama, meja yang sama, buku yang sama,” pikir Sara. Dia tersenyum.