They sat across from each other. The man looked up at her occasionally, but only because he was sure she was doing the same. She was not.
He put his hand on the table. Someone ordered something. He turned to see who it was. She was fat with purple eyes. She might have been smiling. He couldn’t tell. He turned back and looked at the woman across from. Did you hear that man hiccup earlier?
She looked at the man for the first time. No.
He laughed at this, one sharp, piercing bleat, and then looked down. I didn’t either. And he grunted after he said this.
She stood up. I was waiting for a drink. She didn’t look at him when she said this.
I know, he said. But in fact he hadn’t known. I am too.
She sat back down. They waited for a drink together, though neither ordered one. The drink was simply expected, or rather it was assumed. Sitting, both thought, should result in a drink. And so they sat together waiting.
After a time the man looked back over at the woman. Do you play cards?
She didn’t. What about chess?
Yes, she did play chess, though she wasn’t in the mood.
Neither am I. He put his head down. I was just… but he didn’t continue. He scratched his face with his hand.
Finally one of them coughed. I must go.
Yes. Fine. Ok. And as the woman got up from the table the man put his hands in his pockets.
He put his hand on the table. Someone ordered something. He turned to see who it was. She was fat with purple eyes. She might have been smiling. He couldn’t tell. He turned back and looked at the woman across from. Did you hear that man hiccup earlier?
She looked at the man for the first time. No.
He laughed at this, one sharp, piercing bleat, and then looked down. I didn’t either. And he grunted after he said this.
She stood up. I was waiting for a drink. She didn’t look at him when she said this.
I know, he said. But in fact he hadn’t known. I am too.
She sat back down. They waited for a drink together, though neither ordered one. The drink was simply expected, or rather it was assumed. Sitting, both thought, should result in a drink. And so they sat together waiting.
After a time the man looked back over at the woman. Do you play cards?
She didn’t. What about chess?
Yes, she did play chess, though she wasn’t in the mood.
Neither am I. He put his head down. I was just… but he didn’t continue. He scratched his face with his hand.
Finally one of them coughed. I must go.
Yes. Fine. Ok. And as the woman got up from the table the man put his hands in his pockets.
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