The Ticking Watch
She sat awkwardly ankles crossed, glancing frequently at her left hand. Was she early or was he late? Her immaculately manicured fingernails strummed edgily on the half empty lipstick stained chardonnay glass.
"Another glass of wine ma'am?" said the waiter, nodding his head condescendingly.
With a fake smile and the shake of a head she brushed him away and returned to her job of actively waiting for her date to arrive. Surrounding her table the restaurant hummed with the gentle sounds of chatter and laughter accompanied by the mellow tunes of the jazz quartet playing in the corner. But all she heard was the persistent beat of her ticking watch. Feeling somewhat nervous she took another sip of her chardonnay and re-adjusted the clip in her hair, which in fact made no difference what so ever to her appearance but somehow protruded a sense of satisfaction on her face.
Couples were all around the restaurant, encircling her table. She sunk a little in her chair so as not to draw......
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