Oblivious
BE4UTIFUL
She pushes the half bitten sushi around her plate, smearing the soft wasabi against the ceramic surface in swirls of lumpy green goo. She hears him whispering endearments on the phone as he shifts in his seat and stares out the window with a distant gleam in his eye. No one in the restaurant seems to notice the lumpy goo that's spread out on her plate, and she wishes she didn't either.
He hangs up eventually and calls the waiter for their check. That's when he notices. He calls out her name and cocks his head to the side to look into her eyes. She meets his gaze tentatively, only to glare away when he asks her if she wants to help him pick out his girlfriend's anniversary present.
"I can't. I'm busy," she lies. But he doesn't notice.
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