The female barista

I approached the Barista cautiously. Each step felt like it took forever. A young man and his girlfriend were behind me, following in my footsteps impatiently.

"You gonna order or what dude" The man asked. I cleared my throat.

"Sorry" I said. It was now or never. I approached the counter and looked directly at the barista, except no words were coming out of my mouth. She stared back with a bored expression and shoved her phone into her pocket.

"Can I get you something?" She asked