Chris
No one expects the office coffee maker to become the center of a slow-burning drama, but that is exactly what happened when one PhD student brought in her own machine to survive the grind of grad school.
At first, it quietly served its one true user through early mornings and late nights. Everything was peaceful. Then Anne showed up.
Anne arrived with a friendly-enough smile and an uncanny ability to detect free coffee. She stopped brewing at home. She started lingering by the machine like a caffeine fairy with strong opinions and an endless supply of small talk. What was once a personal life-saving device became a communal caffeine station powered entirely by one student’s generosity and patience.
Now that graduation is around the corner, the student is facing an oddly satisfying decision. Do they take the coffee maker with them and finally end Anne’s reign of casual mooching? Or do they leave it behind as an act of mercy for the next poor soul who will endure Anne’s daily speeches on workplace bonding and dishwasher etiquette?
Decisions, decisions…
Source: spiteful_frog
