A Couple Arguing In McDonalds
May 28th, 2014, 11am
It was 22°C with few clouds. The breeze was light.
He was laughing and trying to bring her around with jokes and ideas of what they could do at the weekend, but she didn’t respond. He kept trying, but he smiled less and his face became paler. He took a few small bites of his hamburger, then put it down on the tray. His last attempt was to put his arm around her and rub her shoulder, but she gently moved away.
Then they sat in silence, but he never took his eyes off her.
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