“Every drop you spill shows that you’re not ready to please me.”

Your new Maestro- Audrey- is training you to assist them in their sacred daily ritual.
Every morning, around 6:30 a.m. you awake, just before her. You run her bath, make an iced lemon water, and begin the coffee machine. By the time the coffee is finished she has slipped into the warm embrace of the tub. You pour the coffee into the delicate cup, as per her instructions, filling it a half inch below the brim.
  Heavied, you place the cup on its saucer, and begin the precarious walk to Audrey’s watery chamber. With each step the liquid wobbles, threatening to overflow. You slow your pace to a crawl- your eyes focusing in on each ripple as you try to keep your feet steady with each step. Audrey’s earlier command suddenly slices through your mind-
“Straighten your back, eyes forward, just walk.”
You obey.
By the time you reach the bath, your mind is completely blank.
You carefully present the coffee, sliding it slowly onto the side table, before you slide yourself onto your knees. Head down, hands pressed together- it’s now time for judgement.
Audrey is silent for a moment, you hear the water parting around her perfect body as she sits up, the gentle “clink” of crystal as she picks up the laden glass, removing the cup to inspect the waiting saucer…
The tiniest hazel dewdrop encircles the saucer, lazily spiraling. Eternal, spinning, flowing.
You can’t see her face, but you hear a small sigh of disapproval, and your heart skips a beat.

“It looks like you’re not ready yet…we will continue your training tonight.”
Your mind and body can’t help but be a little excited.