... Desperation Diner table chairs set food arrives the couple look scan eat look turn heads look back around never at each other look chew drink scan the room no words said eat look scan pause he reaches for the newspaper folds and folds coffee bites chews reads and reads she stares into space working the fork taking a bite slow long sigh looks out the window both get to a stopping point with their food slow body language for a bit moving this, sliding that positioning the salt/pepper/sugar still no words said one last body movement finally, eye-to-eye with a slight signal time-to-go he pays as she heads for the door gliding both gliding sailing along together[alone] he winks at the cashier as he turns to leave out the door _________________________________________________ * on the verge of panic - spiders and goats in the weed .