Amber walked into the small coffee shop, as she started to get ready for the morning rush. There was a lot for her to do this morning. She needed to get the machines working, set up the snacks and other buyables near the registers. Clean up the floor and tables for those wanting to sit down and have their drinks. Amber held back a yawn as the early freaking hours she was working, these shifts were so draining for her. Showing up before six AM was a killer, and having to run around making sure things were in tip top shape for their customers was even worse. Amber hated having to do this job with so much of her being. Hell she would have quit months ago, but that was before she met … HER.

Amber was feeling excited already as she moved chairs and table around thinking of the gorgeous supple woman that caught her eye ages ago. Amber hadn’t caught her name, not yet. The mysterious woman showed up at nine thirty on the dot, asking for the simple boba tea and sometimes a fresh biscuit. The months that Amber worked here, she knew this woman’s schedule and orders like the back of her hand. Amber lived to see her beautiful goddess every morning… well every morning Monday through Friday. Amber learned quickly she didn’t work weekends, so she cut those days from her schedule.

Without working weekends that left Amber with just the weekdays to work. Although those were rough days, it was totally worth it to see her mysterious woman. Amber smiled as she lifted up a chair and placed it on the top of a table so she could sweep and mop the floor under it.

The store would open in an hour and Amber had a million and one things to do before then. Most people would feel overwhelmed, but not Amber. She was calm and cool. Thinking of those purple locks that flowed from her crushes’ head, helped her focus on her work as she daydreamed of touching them. Amber wondered what the mysterious woman’s smell would be like, as she mopped the floor. Amber imagined the sound of the woman’s voice as they spent a night talking and sharing thoughts and dreams together…

Amber was lost in Lala land, as she day dreamed all morning about her perfect girl. The idea of her asking Amber out for a meal or just a cup of coffee was bliss to her. Amber wasn’t sure if she would be able to hold herself back if that question came up one of these days.

“Do you want to go out for a thing…”

Those words would make Amber’s whole week!

Blushing at the thought, Amber headed back to the counter and started to prep the machines to make everyone's morning drinks. Amber put everything she needed inside the device. Coffee, tea, cream, milk, water, and even the special syrup for the extra flavor. Amber was all prepared for the morning rush to come before her.

Amber had barely flipped the sign from 'CLOSED’ to “OPEN” and already had a few people coming inside to place an order.

Amber smiled as she spoke, “Welcome to Warm Beans, can I take your order?”

The first customer called for some obscure random drink that would have sounded like gibberish to most and if it was Amber’s first day she would have been panicking and freaking out. Luckily she’s been working here for a while and knew what an “orange mocha frappuccino ” was. Creating the first order of the morning, Amber quickly went to work as she glanced up at the clock. It would only be a few hours till she saw her beautiful flower…

Charlie was feeling less than motivated as he walked to his office job. The thought of having to do his job for another week before he could clock out for the weekend was horrible. The constant nine to five job was wearing him thin, and it didn't help that this weekend, he partied so hard he hardly slept. So this morning was especially slow and grueling for Charlie. His head was foggy and heavy and his limbs were weak. He had no energy at all to get going, and he hadn’t even punched in for his sift at the office. Today was gonna suck so hard.

Stumbling a little on the curb, Charlie regained his footing before he bumped into someone else and made his day even worse.

“Come on,” Charlie muttered to himself. He had to wake his ass up.

Looking at his watch, Charlie saw he was at least making some good time. He would be getting to the office a little early and figured he had some time for a quick detour. Deciding to head to the nearest coffee store for a drink should help him. Anything to pick up his mood and body. It would at least get the morning going and hopefully push him into the afternoon.

Charlie saw a nice looking cafe just on the corner and decided to head in. The sign already saying open, Charlie decided to head into Warm Beans. The moment he stepped in he was hit by the fresh smelling scent of coffee, tea, and other drinks. It was nice, however the line wasn’t. He just stepped into the store and he nearly bumped into someone.

“Shit…” Charlie groaned as he saw the long line and the one and only brasita working the counter. She was vigorously taking orders and making drinks, a one man army behind the counter doing five things at once. Charlie was astounded by her skills at multitasking. Still Charlie wasn’t sure if he wanted to wait the ten or fifteen minutes it would be to pick up a single coffee. Looking at the line and back outside, Charlie was about to step out of line, when he saw the amazing barista pump out two orders at once.

The line moved forward faster than Charlie thought. Seeing as it might not take as long as he thought, Charlie decided to stay in line. Besides it smelled like some kick ass coffee, how could he pass it up? Seeing as he could die for a cup of coffee, Charlie hunkered down. Not minding the line, Charlie waited till it was his turn for his order.

Amber was busting her ass off.

She really wished it wasn’t just her taking orders, making them, and doing everything by herself this morning. Sadly it wasn’t up to her how many people were working today. Instead she was stuck here going through a nightmarish morning, just to supply these people with their morning drinks. Yet management either couldn’t find anyone or thought she was enough to hold down the fort by herself. Something that really didn’t sit well with her as she handed out yet another drink and saw the endless line leading to the front of the store. Amber took a second to groan at the customers lining up to place their morning orders.

Amber couldn’t help but look at the clock.

Her heart stopped as she saw the time. It was two minutes till nine thirty! SHE was gonna be here any minute! Amber felt her heart flutter and race as she looked around and saw how many people were waiting in line. It was insane! There was no way that SHE would wait in such a long line. Amber felt her nerves on edge as she tried to think of what to do. If SHE showed up and walked out due to the wait it would break Amber’s heart. What if she never came back?!

Amber fidgeted at the counter as she tried to think of what to do. Should she start sending people away or like tell them she’s closing up now? What if she-

“HEY MISS,” the customer at the counter called out. “Are you listening?”

Amber shook her head as she cleared herself up and got into business mode, “Uh, what? Sorry.”

“I said I’d like a triple shot espresso ready to go and two biscuits.” The man ordered with a little bite in his voice.

Amber didn’t know why but that tone in his voice set something inside her in motion. She had been working hard, and everyone before him was nice, but this just seemed to set something off. She felt peeved as she looked at the man who was expecting her to say YES SIR, like it was her duty to complete his request.. Something that rubbed her the wrong way. “Right, sorry give me a moment,” Amber said as she went back to work. She was about to start the order when the man said, “oh and make it snappy I got to get to the office soon.”

Those words snapped something in her as she looked back at the man with a look of annoyance and anger as he still didn’t seem content with how fast she was going. Amber felt a fire burning in her as she felt that her whole world started to shake at the man's comments. It wasn’t like she was trying to be freaking slow, she was working her ass off all morning and now she had to deal with this guy. Worse, she was almost positive she was gonna miss the only good thing about this job in about thirty seconds!

Amber felt a meltdown coming on and she just wanted to scream. Standing there with the half finished drink in one hand and the customer still asking her to hurry up, she closed her eyes and let out a deep sigh that could be heard throughout the whole coffee shop. Tossing the contents of the cup into the sink, she took another deep sigh. Not registering anything that was happening behind her, Amber closed her eyes and channeled her inner peace. A few more calming breaths and she turned around with a bright smile on her face.

The cafe was empty now. Not a soul was in line, no customers sitting at a table, it was completely empty like they weren’t even open. Silence filled the room and Amber felt herself starting to relax. No upset customers, no fast pace orders to complete, just a serine silence that settled in around her.

No sooner did Amber start to relax, did the most gorgeous woman on the planet open the door and walk into the coffee shop. With a warm blush, Amber greeted her, “Welcome to Warm Beans, can I take your order?”

Rose paused mid step as she walked into the empty store. “Oh, sorry I thought you were open…” Rose said seeing how deserted the usually busy store was.

“WE ARE,” The attendant said quickly. “We, uh, well you just missed the rush,” She let out a light laugh. “Did you want something to drink? I can make it for you in a flash.”

Rose felt a slight unease in the air at how unnervingly empty the store was but the desire for a drink and to move her morning along shoved that feeling away, “Sure.” Rose walked up to the counter and smiled at the barista, “I’ll take a-”

“Boba Chatime tea,” The barista quickly said, smiling warmly at Rose, “right?”

Rose frowned at the correct order, “Uh, yeah…”

Suddenly the woman behind the counter blushed “Sorry sorry… just, I’ve taken your order a few times so I kind of … know it already by heart…”

It was Rose’s turn to look embarrassed, “Really? Oh … Oh I’m sorry I didn’t recognize-”

“It’s okay,” she quickly responded as she waved off Rose’s worries.

“No it’s just, the bun,” Rose pointed out the hair style, “It threw me off, I don’t think I’ve seen you with it tied up like that, right?”

The barista paused as she blushed deeper, “Well, no, I thought I’d try something new…”

“Well I think it looks good on you,” Rose commented smiling.

At those words the barista paused and touched her hair, “You think so?”

Rose nodded as she smiled at the woman. It was silent between the two for a moment before the Barista quickly let out a squeak before she realized she wasn’t moving. Rose smiled harder as she watched the woman quickly hustle behind the counter and started to make her drink for her. It was cute watching her barista working on her drink, shuffling around and grabbing things to mix together. Something about how she made it look easy but complex to do, it was fascinating to Rose. It wasn’t till Rose was being handed the drink that she was pulled out of her own little world, “Oh thanks sweetheart.”

The barista blushed deeper, “You can just call me Amber,” She muttered before adding, “or sweetheart, if you want…”

“Aren’t you just adorable,” Rose laughed, “Well… Sweetheart,” Rose went on watching the girl nearly blow up from her compliment, “How much is it for the drink?”

“Oh, oh no it’s fine, it’s on the house,” Amber told Rose.

Rose laughed while digging around for her card, “Funny, no seriously how much is it?”

Amber simply retorted, still blushing like a tomato, “I’m serious it’s on me.”

Rose lifted an eyebrow at the young girl's words, “Mhmmm… right… Sure it is.”

Amber stood there feeling all her blood and nerves rushing around her body as Rose kept digging around in her purse for something. Just as Amber was about to tell her how she felt, or at least to let her cover the drink, she flipped out a card and held it out. Amber slowly took the white card and saw Rose’s full name and number on the card. It was her contact info.

Looking back at Rose, Amber watched her smile the nicest look Amber had ever seen as she said, “Well, sounds like I should repay you with something… How about we go out, and I buy you a drink or whatever some time?”

Amber stood there as her legs turned to jelly and her gut started to do backflips. “Wh-what?”

Rose gave her a wink, “Give me a call sometime sweetheart.”

Amber watched as Rose walked out of the cafe with a strut that made Amber’s legs tremble. She nearly dropped the calling card in her hands as she continued to watch her sexy flower flaunt her way off and down the sidewalk. Amber couldn’t help but shiver at how Rose said that last sweetheart.

“Oh my god,” Amber whimpered as she closed her eyes, enjoying the best day of her life all over again. It was only the sound of the door opening and another customer coming in to ruin her moment. She didn’t even wait for them to say anything as she opened her eyes and saw the empty room again. Looking down on the counter she saw the single doughnut sitting on the counter that was clearly not there before. Smiling Amber looked at the glazed ring, “Sorry buddy, you picked, like, the worst time to come in for a drink.” Not wasting any time, Amber picked up the protesting and screaming snack and bit into it. The phantom confused screams were ignored as Amber munched on the treat in her hands, wondering where she and Rose should go. It had to be the perfect place for their first real date….

Charlie had no idea what the hell was going on.

One second he walked into a coffee shop for some coffee and the next he was in a weird chamber, piled onto what he could only assume were a bunch of other complaining and protesting people. Charlie tried to push the nearest person away from him for some room, but he found he couldn’t move any of his limbs. It was confusing and frightening to find that he couldn’t move his body, he was only able to stay still, laying on top of some random stranger he never knew. Unable to budge from his spot, Charlie did the only thing he could, he looked around. Charlie glanced around to see he was in some kind of field of bumpy brown looking boulders all over the place. Strange enough was that the sky and horizon looked a little murky and weird, as if there was a filter or barrier in the way. It made focusing past the weird hue and beyond almost impossible for Charlie to do.

Trying to ignore all the cries and unrecognizable words filtering through Charlie’s hearing, he kept trying to look beyond those opaque walls. It was so hard to make things out, but Charlie swore he saw some movement. It was like an entire land mass was shifting, but that was impossible. There couldn’t be anything that big that moves.

No sooner had that thought came across Charlie's mind did he feel something collide with that large barrier causing Charlie's whole world to shake. The shouting around Charlie increased as suddenly things were moving and Charlie and everyone else was being moved inside this weird space. It wasn’t till Charlie saw the sky starting to slide away that he knew something bad was coming. As soon as the murky wall vanished it was replaced by an enormous black nozzle looking object. Charlie was stunned at the massive moon-like object hovering above. Yet what happened next was unexpected.

One moment it was mostly silent, the next Charlie watched as a grayish brown fluid came pouring out of the massive object above. The downpour of fluids came crashing downward, like an enormous river dam that just broke. Screams filled the air as the liquid crashed down and started to quickly flood the area.

It was now that more of Charlie’s puzzling questions came clear. The first was where they were. As the liquid spread out and flooded the space everyone was in, the curved walls kept the liquid trapped with everyone. It reminded Charlie of a certain kind of cup-like shape. It wasn’t till the liquid started to build up as gallons of sweet smelling sauce swarmed everyone, that Charlie realized that the smell and taste was similar to a certain kind of tea or drink. Finally the last little bit of knowledge, and the most terrifying and shocking was found out as Charlie and countless others were flung and tossed around in the torrent of tea filling up the cup.

Charlie was dangling in the tea, like some kind of sky diver descending slowly. However as he started to come down from the upper levels of this imprisoned space, it was then that he saw where all the voices were coming from. Small black orbs littering the ground where the noises of people complaining and pleading for help. It wasn’t till Charlie looked off to the opaque wall near him and saw a black ball slowly floating downward toward the bottom of the flooded room. The small descending dot seemed to be following Charlie as he floated downward. It took him a while but by the time Charlie landed on a small mass of people, he knew he wasn’t a person anymore. The many orbs that had voices coming from them, told Charlie that those were people too, or were people. Now it seemed Charlie and everyone else was just some kind of ingredient to this drink.

The flowing liquid soon stopped, as Charlie now was looking through brownish murky waters filling the empty space from before. It made looking skyward even harder than before, unable to see the ceiling. Still Charlie felt himself slowly settling downward with a few others still freaking out over what had happened. Soon a mighty pillar came descending through the liquid as it made its way through the waters and toward the bottom of their container.

The object was massive, easily larger than any building Charlie had seen, and its width was startlingly massive as it passed by. The towering pillar stayed firmly where it was unmoving and non-interacting with everyone. Charlie heard muffled words outside of the barrier keeping everything entrapped. Some muffled giggles and noises, sounds of happy people chattering. It wasn’t till now that Charlie figured he should try calling for help with those human like voices nearby.

“HEY! HEY!! CAN YOU HEAR ME?!?!” He screamed trying to project his voice through the fluid and the walls beyond that. There was no response except more talking and laughing outside those walls. Charlie was gonna call out one more time when everything swayed. Charlie felt himself shift and started to float around in the fluid as he and a few others started to drift upward from the momentum in the ocean of tea. Charlie was still swaying around when he felt something tugging the current downward. Suddenly there were dozens of screams and cries as everything was being sucked up toward the pillar at the bottom of the liquid. Charlie was being slowly pulled toward the epicenter of this vacuum. Suddenly a high pitch scream flew past Charlie as one of the other spheres was being slurped up the long straw. The sounds of the high pitch scream grew louder before it passed Charlie and was dragged off into the heavens where the noise grew quieter till it was silent. The current stop and Charlie was left hanging in the air as he slowly started to float back downward.

“What was that?!” Someone screamed nearby.

“Oh God, Sarah? SARAH?!” another voice cried out.

“What is going on?! What happened?!” another panicked voice cried out in horror.

Charlie wanted to tell everyone they were somehow in a drink, as some kind of spice or mocha ball or something… but would that help anyone? How would that change the situation? Instead he remained silent as he listened to the countless voices crying and complaining about the situation. All of them were worried and scared.

Then there was another vortex of swirling fluids and torrents that dragged everyone toward the epicenter of the suction.. Screams filled the whole space as the flow of tea dragged countless people toward the pillars’ opening and soon launched up the long tube. It was becoming more clear what was going on to everyone inside the cup, someone was sucking on that pillar, or straw, and dragging helpless people up the long tube to their possible doom.

The current of the vacuum didn’t last long, just for a few seconds, just enough to pull a handful of terrified people up and away. The current was dying down and Charlie was no longer being pulled toward the straw stuck in the cup. Looking upward, Charlie noticed how much space was between the liquid above and the empty air between the waters and the sky. It seemed whoever was drinking this concoction was thirsty as more than half the contents was gone.

Charlie observed the barriers of plastic that encircled him and how enormous the smudged looking object wrapped around it were. Charlie could only guess they were fingers, but they were massive compared to his body. If there was any doubt of where he was with the others this confirmed it. That along with the constant swishing and swaying that went through the ocean of tea made it clear they were moving with someone. Charlie could only assume it was someone walking to work or someplace. The constant swaying felt like he was in the sea or some large body of water as waves and currents of the liquid moved him around. Constantly toppling over someone else, Charlie felt himself drifting around the concoction of tea.

Just as Charlie was getting used to drifting around in the flurry of fluid, a sudden sucking sensation hit him as the current turned into that vacuum once again as the cries for help grew louder. Charlie was close enough to the straw to hear the panicked voices of people shooting up the straw at an alarming speed. Each cry rocketed up the tube like a rocket ship taking off, and Charlie could do nothing but notice how close he was getting to the large opening pulling everyone in. Between him and the remaining others, there was only so much tea to float in, and the line of tea was dropping fast. Whoever was drinking this cup of tea, was parched or needed the energy boost badly.

As Charlie desperately looked for a solution or a way to escape before the next suction, Charlie slowly realized it didn’t matter. Him and everyone else was gonna be eaten, and if not, would it be any better for the alternative? Whoever was drinking this tea would finish it all or chuck the last bit into the trash. Charlie didn’t know which fate was worse. What was even more horrifying was that he had no choice in what happened to himself. He couldn’t even swim around in the fluid he was submerged in. He was utterly helpless to his fate.

Dreading what would happen, Charlie soon felt the familiar pulling sensation. More shouts of alarm and fear filled the tea mixture as more squishy balls of Boba flew up the straw and into the hungry awaiting maw of their consumer. As Charlie felt himself being pulled toward the ominous object that looked more like a black hole than an opening to a straw, Charlie's fear of being consumed was acting up. Knowing there was nothing he could do, gave him the slightest sense of ease in the situation.

That ease soon vanished when Charlie finally crossed the threshold and was yanked upward the large tube with a few others. It was like taking a ride on one of those Drop Towers, but so much worse. Flying upward in the fluid stream was like being launched from a catapult. Charlie could feel his body shake and shiver from the violent force that yanked on him. As long as it felt going upwards, it didn’t last more than a few seconds. One moment Charlie was in a tight tube with liquid pushing in on him, the next he was launched upward into a large chamber full of tea and other Boba people. Charlie could feel more pressure building up as more liquid filled this open space, the sound of sucking filled the remaining air that was trapped in here with him.

After a few moments the sound stopped and there wasn’t any more pressure building up. Charlie was confused for just a second before he felt a rushing sensation and the chamber pressed in on itself and half the contents vanished as several cries were heard only to be drowned out by a mighty gulping sound. Charlie listened to the massive beast swallow half of them. Charlie felt the warm air filling part of the mouth he was sitting in. It would only be a few more moments before Charlie and everyone else inside the mouth would follow the last gulp and go down to where all food and drinks end up.

Charlie hardly had time to prepare himself as sure enough, everything was soon pushed together and shoved down into the back of the throat. Charlie wished he knew who was sending him to his doom, or at least if they knew about them. Sadly, Charlie wouldn't get any answers as he and the rest of the unwilling people were pulled down with a mighty swallow. Charlie was pushed up against someone as they were nearly mashed into one as the pressure was immense. The ball of tea and Boba balls were dragged and pulled downward in a might mass of slurry.

Finally after a very tight trip, Charlie was released out into a massive opening. The sounds of his fellow people screaming and begging for help filled the chamber as he entered the noisy room. The heat was atrocious, as was the heavy smell. The scent of the tea he had been swimming in was in the air, along with a stomach smell. Ironically, Charlie couldn't smell any food, so whoever just ate them had to have skipped breakfast, or they already digested it before drinking it. None of that did Charlie any good as he sat in the warm ocean of mixed contents. The cries of people filling the room grew louder and harsher. It wasn’t till Charlie heard the monstrous roar and growl around him, that everyone grew quite in fear. Soon things started to swish and sway harsher as the grumbling and groaning increased. The stomach was acting up. Maybe it was because it was the tea, or the emptiness, or their consumer was being active right now. Whatever it was, digestion was kicking in. Charlie was dunked and dragged around in the torturous turmoil, the soupy stomach slush soon became a raging storm.

It wouldn’t be long before he ended up like any other morning meal. He just wished he knew who he was inside of.

As if to answer his question he heard the most unladylike burp shake his tomb. Charlie couldn’t help but cures and swear at his fate of being digested by some fucking man…

Rose patted her belly as she sat back in her office chair and enjoyed the nice loud burp she expelled. Nothing like a nice morning tea to start the day. Sighing at the filled feeling of her belly having something to work on, Rose decided to get ready for the day. Tossing the nearly empty cup into her trash bin, she didn’t bother drinking the remaining tea and Boba balls in it. Too much of that stuff would add a little extra to her figure, and not in the good way.

Rose let out another softer burp as she could already feel her belly breaking all that sugar and sweets down. Rose made a mental note to work out a little extra tonight when she hit the gym, just to burn off the extra calories she consumed this morning. In fact, Rose would make sure to burn more calories, so she could go back to that sexy Brista, Amber, who makes a damn good Boba Tea.

Smiling, Rose licked her lips at the thought of such a sugary treat to enjoy early in the morning… oh and the tea too.