He walks in and orders the same thing everyday
He expects to be remembered
He expects his name to be a medium coffee with milk and two sugars
He walks in ready to hold court
He has a steady quality
He is handsome in that way your brother might be handsome to you
His best years are behind him, but things are alright now
He thinks things are alright now
She remembers his order this time
Next time who knows
She’s pretty in a that way the unattainable might be pretty to you
Right hand left hand through hair
Uncomfortable pause
He thinks things are alright today
She thinks things are moving slow this morning
They are moving slowly
Almost so slow as to move backward
We expect our orders to be remembered
He expects something of this everyday ritual
She expects a paycheck and something else beyond the steam
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