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The Coffee That Stopped Time

It was an ordinary Tuesday morning when Lena ordered a cappuccino at her favorite café, Zeitlos. Nothing about the day hinted that her life was about to take a wildly absurd turn.

The barista — an old man with eyes like melting clock hands — smiled at her and handed over the cup. “A little magic on the house today,” he said with a wink.

Lena chuckled, took a sip — and everything stopped. Literally. The spoon she was dipping into the sugar froze mid-air. The guy by the window paused mid-yawn. Outside, a bird hung in the air like a badly paused video.

Only Lena could move.

Confused, she walked through the streets. Everything was frozen. The world was a still image.

Then she found it: a small note in her jacket pocket that definitely hadn’t been there before. It simply read:
“You have one hour. Do something you’ve never dared to do.”

She thought for a moment. First, she stole a croissant — pure curiosity. Then she climbed to the roof of a hotel she'd always dreamed of photographing the city from. Finally, she sat in an abandoned vintage car, placed her hands on the steering wheel — and imagined herself just driving away from everything.

When the hour was up, the world resumed. The spoon clinked into the cup. The bird flew on. And Lena was back in the café, her cappuccino still half full.

The barista nodded. “How was it?”

“Unforgettable,” she said — and she didn’t mean the coffee.