all the pretty things

“Oh. Good gossip?”

“I’ll know after I heard it.”

Alexandra was trying to find somewhere to sit when she approached a girl sitting down at the table. “Can I..” She stopped talking, glancing behind the girl. “Oh.. Okay then..”

“Ugh.. now they’re whispering.”

“I’m so sorry.”

“Whatever. It happened now.”

“My bad.. What are you trying to listen to?”

“Wow thanks. Now everyone knows.”

“Sorry. Just wanted to know if this seat was empty.”

“Just sit and listen.”

“Can I buy you a new one?”

“I have been on a waitlist to get this. You can’t just buy it.”

“It does feel like everything is always closed on Sundays, huh?”

“It’s the most boring day for me.”

“I’ll take a happy kid.”

“Do you like being a dad?”

“Is there anything I can do?”

“I don’t think so.. I can’t cut out the stain.”

“Yeah I guess that would be a way.”

“The worst thing about Sunday is when the shops are closed.”

“Oh, I’m sure we can still find some like that at one of our many stops.”

“I think the shopping centre should offer something like that in general.”

Alexis moved her hands towards the napkins on the table. “Here, let me help clean you off.”

“I don’t think that’ll do it.” she sighed.

“Yeah? How do you get away with that?”

“Is there a way how you can not get away with it? I mean I don’t work, so it must be that, right?”

“It happens.” Kane shrugged, looking over at Ava. 

“Well he looks happy at least.”