The Spill
Dr Koffee sat in his laboratory which was at the basement of his house with a hot cup of coffee, tired, unmotivated and dejected after the thirtieth trial on the perfect coffee recipe for the cure of polio failed.
He is a scientist who grew from a lineage of coffee farmers and has dedicated part of his life in experimenting with coffee on the perfect recipe that would bring an end to the endless health issues in the world and especially to his daughter Maya who was born with a polio defect that left her unable to walk. Already he has over five special recipe that cures different ailments like insomnia and hallucination all from his quest on finding a lasting solution to his daughters ailments.
He sat there gently rubbing a finger round the hot steaming cup of coffee he had. He glared at the little portrait of the Power Puff Girls his daughter had drawn for him as a means of motivation whenever he felt unmotivated. Maya was a staunch fan of the Power Puff Girls who believe that one day she will be like them. Strong, powerful and standing on her both feet and that was what Dr Koffee was trying to do to make his daughters dreams come true.
Out of anger he threw his cup of coffee at the laboratory apparatus he was working with, spilling both the chemicals and a bag of coffee over the already boiling pot of water at the feet of his work table.
Grumbling and swearing he stood up and made his way to the inner chambers of his workroom to get a mop to clean it up. He got back into his laboratory to meet Maya already down at his laboratory with a cup of hot brewing coffee in her hands. He wasn't aware when his daughter wheeled herself into his laboratory while he was getting a mop stick.
"Hey, baby, when did you get in here?" He asked her.
"Just in time to get a taste of this beautiful black gold. Is it a new recipe because I swear it tastes different" she asked, holding up the cup to her face and staring at it like she could tell the ingredients just by looking.
"No, no Maya, did you drink out of that pot?". He asked, pointing at the pot of boiling water with the spilled chemicals.
"Yeah"
He quickly grabbed the cup from her and threw it away then he offered her some nuts to chew. "Here this will help neutralize the overdose of chemicals you've consumed already."
He kept a close eye on Maya for hours incase of any reactions but fortunately there were none till they retired to bed.
He was woken by a loud knock on his bedroom door and he wondered who it might be. Must be Maya, he thought. But she barely wakes by this time. He walked to the door and opened and standing on the other side of the door was Maya.
"Maya?" He called wiping his eyes with his palms. "Why are you… wait! How are you standing on your feet?". Now he was aware of the change in his daughter.
"I don't know Dad I just woke up and I felt this strength on my feets and I can walk".
"But how possible is it because I tested it and .. Must be the overdosed coffee you drank" happily he lifted his daughter up " I found the cure".
And just as he has predicted the accidental spill of the chemicals into the brewing pot of coffee was the key had been looking for in the new coffee recipe he has been working for. He dedicated his life making thousands of the new recipe and shipping it to all the parts of the world with kids living with polio.
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