Lattes, Reggae, and Chocolate Chip Somethings

Bookshelves line up along one wall in Arsaga's. Another wall is windows overlooking students walking from the Union to the library and back. Some of the piping in the ceiling is visible, but painted, with light fixtures hanging. There are parts of a ceiling jutting out from various corners, held up by a column. It's fairly bright, being so early in the morning. The few students here are reading the newspaper, studying, or eating breakfast. It's silent as everybody drinks their coffee in an attempt to be energized. The coffee grinder is the only thing to interrupt the silence. I order a latte and the guy behind the counter mumbles back at me. He's wearing overalls and his shaggy hair is a mess. He mumbles to the girl behind the counter and I think she starts fixing my drink. I have to ask him to repeat himself a few times to understand my total. They start playing some kind of funky, reggae music behind the counter. I'm wondering if the law students are enjoying the music while they try to study. I would think I would want silence if I were trying to study law. I take my latte and sit down in a leather chair, trying to capture conversations without being noticed. I feel a little creepy. There are a couple of men by the windows talking over coffee. They are talking quietly and it's hard to understand them. The reggae music stops. The coffee grinder continues to make its annoying noise. I hate annoying noises so early in the morning. I hear a female voice ordering a bagel with cream cheese. A man tries to convince her to let him buy her a chocolate chip something. She comments, "this is the last week." Whatever that means. Coffee guy in overalls actually speaks up to tell coffee girl a story. "So she starts following the guy and the guy pulls over on the side of the road and is like 'why are you following me?!' and she's like 'because you have my tire!'" He speaks clearly and with a lot of enthusiasm in this story. Far cry from the mumbles I got before. The girl laughs, "that's crazy..." He starts mumbling again and the coffee grinder interrupts. Once again, they start playing music. This time it has a much slower tempo. It's a girl singing "do you have someone to hang out with...do you have someone to hug and kiss you...are you alright...are you alright...is there something bothering you...are you alright..."