One Page Short Series is a story series created by Matthew Eng. Click here to see the Rules.
Misha’s Cake
(12/7/14)
There is this old Chinese guy sitting in front of me. i don’t know him, but I think he may be the most interesting person in the world. Well, at least for today.
He has a long and bushy mustache that most Chinese guys can only dream of. He is like Lo Pan meets Burt Reynolds. Rugged. Learned. Handsome. He is sipping on a hot cup of coffee and tackling a slice of pumpkin cheesecake. Why is he so interesting? He is taking bites from the tasty dessert with military precision. One bite – 1/8 of a piece. Then again, then again. all the while, his eyes never drift from the paper he is reading. I know Asian people were majestic. But shit, are they even majestic when it comes to eating cheesecake?
The effort and concentration astounds me. Not a single crumb. Is this some sort of wizard cake? In the background, two men who likely turn on Fox News first after they come home from work are talking about Obama’s plan to “oversex” and “overpay” the military. I had to find out about that cake. Was he a wizard, or was it the cake. I went up to the counter and ordered a slice. I paid the try-to-be-hard Mumford reject and sat down. Me and the wizard locked eyes. Could he sense my fear? My hands gripped my plastic weapon, and I dug in.
The cake is a lie. Crumbs everywhere. The old Chinese man folded his paper like origami, smiled, and walked away. That’s how I met the cake wizard.
Delusional Thoughts From Fantasy Island 
Asians are majestic? What do you mean by that?
Asians (and I am one) have a sort of folklorish aura to them. I have relatives who look like they’ve seen everything and done everything. I always thought my grandmother was superhuman. She used to eat her rice with precision , which is where this short originated from. I was just in Misha’s, a coffee shop, when inspiration struck.
Either way, it’s a made up story. Also, Lo pan will always be majestic in my book.
I see. Interesting. Continue the writing!