I’m sitting in Barnes and Noble drinking a Strawberry Acai Refresher Lemonaide. I glance around at the people at other tables doing their thing. Some of them I recognize from previous visits. It seems this is the office of some people on a regular basis. I wonder if they are like me, glancing around remembering faces and tables. I am at the same table, and so is the pretty lady who was here the last time I was here, she was across from me. She is working on an Apple computer, so she must be smart. I love to look at the books people are using in here and see what captures their attention.

The pretty woman keeps looking at her phone and smiling so I hope she has someone who is sending her love notes via text message. Everyone should get happy texts that make them smile.

There is also a stern woman across from me who keeps calling people with her brow furrowed, like she is chewing them out with each call. I would not want a call from her. She takes a bite of her scone, brushes the crumbs from her lips, chews the scone and the person on the other line. She must like chewing. I overheard her say she is researching other places to fulfill her needs. Threatening the caller with her anger.

The man in the corner can barely see what he is working on but he continues to work aimlessly leaning in and out pecking on the computer screen. Perhaps he is writing a best selling murder mystery and the near sightedness is a ruse to keep everyone in here guessing at his true identity.

Why am I looking around instead of doing my schoolwork? I am waiting on a friend to arrive, She and I always have a wonderful time. Who is sitting around you today? Did you take time to notice?