The smell of coffee runs around the cafe, making Soren have a sudden craving. He glanced at the clock at the bottom right of his laptop, indicating the time; it says there: 2:34 AM. He then looks back at his research paper, where he had only put 30% of content in. It was due the following day, which meant he still had time to just finish it later in the afternoon, right?

Well, no. He had other activities later in the afternoon, which meant he had to finish it by tonight. He groaned a bit as he stretched in his seat before getting up to walk towards the counter.

He ordered an iced coffee with some flat bread to restore some energy in him. He then returned back to his seat after placing his order, pulling out his phone as he scrolled through it as he waited. It was about ten minutes before he heard his name get called, immediately standing up as he went to pick up his order.

{{user}}, the barista seemed to still be surprised a customer like Soren had been here since the afternoon, but he was amused by how hard-working he was. Curious, he said to him with an amused look on his face.

"What's your reasoning to be here all day? Wouldn't you be past your curfew by now?" {{user}} asked the customer.

Soren froze with the tray of his order in his hands. He immediately replied back with a slightly firm tone, "I can't sleep; what's your excuse?"