Coffee is my ritual

I was still in bed around 6:20 a.m. because it was Saturday and the earlier scheduled function I was to attend with my boss had been cancelled. I was totally free and had the plan to stay in bed till 10:00 a.m. because free Saturdays are not easy to come by, and to crown it all, there was electricity😎.

Then suddenly my phone rang. I checked, and it was my boss calling. I felt reluctant to pick because I knew it was going to be an assignment. I let it ring twice without picking, but I couldn't resist the third, so I picked.

"Hello, sir, and good morning, sir."

"Good morning, Kingsley, the function that was canceled last week has been rescheduled again, and it's starting in 1 hour(7:30 a.m.) We just need to be there. Please I beg of you, get up and start preparing," my boss pleaded.

"Sir, why the urgent call up?" This isn't fair. As a matter of fact, my clothes are not ironed, and you know that we are going on dress code" I replied with a frowning face.

"I know that, but I trust your capacity on what you can do; please dress up and meet me there by 7:30am." My boss said as he ended the call.

"Jeeez! "What kind of thing is this, na?" I lamented as I rumbled on my bed.

Well, I had no option and time was running so fast. I checked the time and it was 6:56 a.m. already.

I reached out to my wardrobe and brought out the roughened brown suit & white shirt. I plugged in the pressing iron and began to iron at the speed of light. The ironing process was going fine until the electricity was cut off. "Ooooooh!" I exclaimed so loudly.

I quickly rushed to the back lobby and turned on the generator to complete the ironing because there's no way I would wear a rough clothe; no, it's not my thing at all. I was able to complete the ironing in a jiffy, and from there, I jumped inside the bathroom to have my showers. To be sincere, I used just 2 minutes for bathing, and I didn't feel bad about it because I'm not food that's to be eaten 🙄.

It was already 7:06 a.m., which means I have just 24 minutes to get there. I wore my clothes, and just as I was about to put on my red tie, I remembered that I had taken a bath without brushing my teeth. I paused and began to contemplate whether to pull off everything before brushing or to take the risk of brushing with my clothes on.

"Let me just remove the top suit (jacket)." I concluded, removed the top jacket, dropped it on the sofa and I went to the bathroom, picked up my brush, and filled it with toothpaste and began to brush.
Mehn, you need to see the way I was so careful brushing as if I were carrying an egg.
Then suddenly, a drop of water from my mouth splashed on my white shirt. "Not again!" I screamed.

I was able to absorb the stain with water and a piece of cloth, and the spot was almost insignificant.

"I'll wear it like this; after all, the suit will cover it up." I said to my self as I moved out of the bathroom to the living room to put on the suit.

I checked the time again, and it was 7:16 a.m.

"Wait, does it mean that I wanted to leave this house without taking my morning rituals? Naaah! It's not possible," I said to myself as I rushed to turn on the water heater to make a cup of coffee. I did that within 4 minutes and sat down to sip it, without worrying what time it was.
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No matter what, I don't like taking my coffee in a hurry because it's my ritual, and how I do it matters to me.
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I was sipping in a very relaxed mood when my phone beeped. I checked and saw that it was an SMS from my boss and it reads;

So sorry Kingsley, the function has been called off again. I know that you must have been running helterskelter already. Please pull off and enjoy your day. Sorry for the inconveniences.

Heavenly smiles filled my face as I read that. What a relief!
Indeed, coffee is my ritual!