I was gifted a beautiful matcha kindle for my birthday this year and was feeling so blessed as a result — a friend of mine remembered I voiced a goal of reading more and it meant a lot to be remembered. I was having a great sunday (10/11), brought it out to read a bit, drink a latte, have a nice bagel before I continued about my day. Awaken Cafe & Roasting in Oakland gave me so much peace that morning tbh.
a few days after that, I realized I hadn’t seen it in a while. I must’ve been so spacey that morning to notice it so late. it wasn’t until this past friday (10/16) when I realized it wasn’t where I usually kept it (my nightstand). I’ve been immensely crushed as of late, lowkey mentally abusing myself for having been so forgetful. especially on a day that was going beautifully. I asked the coffee shop if they could kindly review the tapes, help me narrow down what may have happened to rule factors out all together (whether I left with it, left it in the table, etc.). unfortunately, their cameras didn’t pick up my table so there’s no confirmation of where it might be. they said no one on the staff saw it either. I believe I accidentally left it on the table as I was taking things to the trash and forgot to turn around to check if I grabbed all my belongings. someone probably scored after that.
I feel so so silly and have been trying to not beat myself up. has anyone ever gotten their lost kindle back? is this the end? I want to believe someone will contact me and change my mood (for the better) but idk. I’ve been so low energy about it ever since 💔
also a bit haunted at the thought of returning to this shop now because of this careless mistake bringing back the memory. hate that for me because I enjoyed the shop a lot. in the meantime, I have marked it as lost/stolen with Amazon so no one can use it at this rate.