Hang Wire
“He’d magicked up a shirt of white linen, which he thought went with the faded jeans. His feet were still bare. Some of the patrons in the busy cafe recognized him and whispered to their friends. Others, never having seen Bob before, were less impressed.
At the back, Benny was waiting at a corner table. The cafe’s piped music was loud here, and most of the coffee drinkers and cake eaters and those tittering or tutting at Bob’s unorthodox appearance were toward the front, where the plate glass wi...ndows let in the San Francisco sunshine and people bustled around the busy counter and the harassed baristas.
There were two cups of coffee on the table. Bob sat and raised an eyebrow; Benny indicated the drink was for him.
“What is it with you and coffee?” asked Bob. He reached for the cup, turned it one hundred eight degrees by the handle, then sat back and didn’t touch it again.
Benny sipped her drink. “I like it. Tangun likes it too. Guess they don’t have Colombian free trade roast where he comes from.”MoreLess
At the back, Benny was waiting at a corner table. The cafe’s piped music was loud here, and most of the coffee drinkers and cake eaters and those tittering or tutting at Bob’s unorthodox appearance were toward the front, where the plate glass wi...ndows let in the San Francisco sunshine and people bustled around the busy counter and the harassed baristas.
There were two cups of coffee on the table. Bob sat and raised an eyebrow; Benny indicated the drink was for him.
“What is it with you and coffee?” asked Bob. He reached for the cup, turned it one hundred eight degrees by the handle, then sat back and didn’t touch it again.
Benny sipped her drink. “I like it. Tangun likes it too. Guess they don’t have Colombian free trade roast where he comes from.”MoreLess
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