‘It’s winter here in the UK and we need comfort!’ Tea, coffee, hot chocolate or . . .
Quite right Julia we do. Here is my response to her prompt.
Spiced comfort
‘Tea, coffee, hot chocolate or?’ these few words uttered by the softest voice were a pleasure to his ears. He chose hot chocolate.
‘Milk, dark, white, with marshmallows, cream on top?’
He frowned, ‘Just dark please.’
‘Mint, mocha?’ he was getting irritated, since when did a hot drink become so complicated?
‘No thanks,’ he sank into an armchair to wait.
She called across, ‘Spice? Ginger, chilli?
His mind whirled, spice? hang on, I remember now. . .
‘Don’t suppose you’d have cardamom?’
She gave him the thumbs up, ‘Two minutes.’
The rich, fragrant liquid permeated his senses and he relaxed.
Ahh, now I’m home.
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Lucid Gypsy 
Now that sounds delicious 🙂
Beautifully written, and I’m with him all the way!
I know that feeling of irritation and smell the spices in the coffee shop / cafe. You’ve captured that swing from fretfulness to comfort well. 😀
Love it although couldn’t face many of those flavours!
Love this story, Gilly, with cardamom bringing us a touch of the exotic and telling us so much more about the character. Great! You’re a master of words. 🙂
So many questions but at least in the end it reminded him of something he liked. Well written Gilly. You are a master of words indeed. 😀
Neat story, Gilly, and it’s sooooo cold here right now that I think I’d LOVE a cup.
Have you tried hot chocolate with cardamom? ★
No I haven’t, but it sounds good.
I feel that frustration at too many choices, Gilly! An intriguing ending that poses yet more questions ~ very skillful storytelling, in so few words! 🙂
Thanks Jacqueline I’m happy thay you liked it 🙂
Aahh, comfort food 🙂 Seems like just the right weather for that!
Not a fan of cardamom but I can relate. A familiar flavor certainly does the trick all the time. Thanks Gilly!
Wünsche einen schönen glücklichen Mittwoch liebe Grüße von mir Gislinde