I Gotta Get My CHAI!

Malachi S. - 7th Grade

It was a nice morning, and I was going on my daily bike ride to the nearest coffee shop. The shop’s name was Pinwheel Coffee and they had my favorite chai. I would always get an orange chai. Ever since Pinwheel opened two years ago,  I had never missed my morning chai. Before leaving the house, I put in my AirPods to listen to the morning news.

 I was on my bike and I felt a little shake in the ground. At first, I just ignored it, but then it kept getting worse and worse. As I was thrown from my bike, I heard the news reporter say, “The earthquake has reached a level 10.” I had lived in California my whole life so I was kinda used to the earthquakes. I was just focused on getting my orange chai. Then I lifted my bike up, hopped on, and got back on the road.

I got to the coffee shop and it was a disaster in there. There was coffee all over the floor and everyone was freaking out. I really wanted to get my chai and nowhere else had as good a chai. Pinwheel’s chai had the perfect mix of spices.  Peppercorn, cinnamon, clove and just a hint of orange. Delicious! I went in and they said everything but the milk spilled because it was capped. So I didn’t get my chai because all the chai mix spilled and mixed with all the coffee and iced tea mix. Since everything spilled, there was no chai or coffee that I could get.

I biked to the next nearest coffee shop, and they said that they had just run out of their chai mix. I ended up deciding on a hot chocolate from the second shop. My day wasn’t that great because I didn’t get the usual drink that I get.