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[SUP][SUB][H3]Momma May's Cafe & Bar[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][sup][color=silver]Around 1p.m. | [@Cio][@queenoftheages][@Eviledd1984][/color][/sup][/INDENT]

While waiting for service Ravi did his best to survey the area discretely. It was... quaint. All right let's be frank. This place was a real shithole. The furniture, as well as the decor, looked as if it stumbled out of a 1950s Home & Garden at best. The staff did not look hospitable at all. In fact, they looked like they would rather be anywhere else in the world. Even some of the locals seemed as if they wanted to take Ravi outback and put a bullet between his eyes. 
But he didn't care. This town was away from reporters. Away from interviews and book signings. Far, far, away from any obligation or strict schedule. And he loved it. Deep down his introverted self was doing cartwheels. Cartwheels over a rainbow into a freakin cotton candy explosion. Finally this overwhelming sense of freedom. A freedom that he had not experienced since his rise to fame. He had missed it terribly, and only now did he realize how much.

[color=fee46b]"Hi! Such a lovely little place you have here. Do you serve anything cold? A frappé maybe?"[/color] A lyrical yet perky voice spoke right next to him pulling the writer out of his reverie. The shock caused him to practically leap out of his chair. Next to him was a petite young woman with hair that reminded him of the sunrise. She seemed to be talking to the waitress at the other end of the counter. The waitress who had spent the last few minutes gossiping with a co-worker. The chef maybe. The server glared at her, her eyes shooting daggers.  Probably due to the fact that she had interrupted the conversation that took precedence over her job. The awkward silence hung in the air for a moment stifling the energy in the room.

[color=fee46b]"Yeah... Point taken. Just a lemonade, then. And you? Did you want to order something?"[/color] The girl spoke, a whirlwind of energy. Turning so fast that Ravi thought she had bent time and space in order to face him.

Her large chocolate-colored eyes watched him eagerly as she waited for a response. One that he was not particularly prepared for. Glancing around he noticed that all eyes seemed to be focusing on the blinding ray of sunshine next to him. 

[color=9e0b0f][i]Not good. I need to blend in.
If word gets out that I am here then Hector will find out and-[/i][/color] 
Ravi gulped thinking of the armageddon his publisher was sure to deliver once he got back home. 
Moving away from those thoughts he realized that he had not answered Sunshine's question yet.

[color=9e0b0f]"I suppose a sweet tea would be alright... But honestly, I was looking for a place to-"[/color]

[color=f7976a]"Ravi!"[/color] A voice shouted from across the eatery interrupting him.

[color=9e0b0f][i]No.[/i][/color]

[color=f7976a]"Hey! What're you doing all the way down in Coalfell?"[/color]

[color=9e0b0f][i]This. Cannot. Be. Happening.[/i][/color]

Slowly, almost painfully, he turned in his seat. His heart had stopped and immediately began a rapid pace that was definitely an unnatural rhythm. Eyes wide and pupils slightly dilated, he stared across the room at a woman he had never seen before.

[color=9e0b0f][i]God dammit.[/i][/color] 

His mouth felt dry as he stared at her momentarily. Sort of in a frozen trance, unable to move and unsure of what to do. He noticed that a male patron had been staring intently, glancing back and forth between the two of them. He was definitely listening in on the conversation. His face looked as if he had sucked on a lemon.
Drawing his attention back to the source, Ravi contemplated on what he should do from here. With his vehicle out of order he had no way of leaving this town. And if word should get out that he was here...
He had no way to escape.

[color=9e0b0f]"Excuse me."[/color] He murmured politely while cautiously rising from his seat.
[color=9e0b0f]"I'll... um... I gotta..."[/color]

He cleared his throat before shaking his head and striding across the restaurant. In doing so he attempted not to look to startled. To make his pace seem normal and unhurried. He failed.
Taking her arm firmly but in a way that did not hurt her, he pulled the ebony tomboy to the side where no patrons were present. After all this place was practically a ghost town.
He did not ignore the incredulous look on her face. Her shocked expression was palpable. But he didn't care. He needed to get his point across.

[color=9e0b0f]"Look. I know I have never met you before."[/color] He stated throwing all propriety out the window.
[color=9e0b0f]"And I know how you know my name."[/color] He paused for a moment in an attempt to slow his breathing.

[color=f7976a]"Of coarse I do![/color] She spoke with an impish half-smile.
[color=f7976a]"You're Ra-"[/color] Before she could finsih her sentence he interrupted her by placing a finger to her lips.

[color=9e0b0f]"SHHHH!"[/color] He frowned looking up at nothing in exasperation.

Turning his head, he glanced around the diner once more to make sure that no one had noticed the commotion. Other than a few curious eyes, no one seemed to be in ear shot.

[color=9e0b0f]"Okay. Listen. I'm here because I DON'T want people to know where I am. Understand? I need a break from all that... recognition. I would be eternally grateful if you could just keep my identity on the down-low for now. Okay? At least until my car gets fixed and I can leave this dead-end town."[/color]

Noticing how close they were he muttered something unintelligible under his breath and pulled back effectively releasing her. Aggravated he rubbed his face with a heavy sigh.

[color=9e0b0f]"Look. I'll sign whatever you want. Just... please? Do me a solid."[/color] He didn't look her in the eye. Instead Ravi stared at the floor as he waited for her response.