I leaned forward, elbows on the table, trying to meet her eyes.
“It’s just what?” I asked, hoping to coax more from her.
She shook her head, a small, tired smile playing at the corners of her mouth.
“Nothing,” she said, but I could see the truth lurking beneath the surface, like a shadow hiding from the sun.
We sat there in silence, the world outside moving on without us.
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