Fhear

“Did you hear?”

“What was that?”

“So clearly no.”

“How do you know?”

“Well, did you?”

“Did I what?”

“Did you hear?”

“What?”

“I said —”

“Yes!”

“Oh. Okay. Interesting.”

“How come?”

“It means something!”

“What?”

“It may mean a slouch, maybe a trend.”

“Perhaps.”

“Your hearing has become quite bad.”

“What!”

“See!”

“I’m talking about the paper.”

“You are?”

“I am.”

“The matter still stands.”

“Slouches, really.”

“Maybe.”

“Perhaps, truly.”

“No, really.”

“I know.”

“Lord, do I know.”

The coffee grows cold in the quiet cafe.