An Awkward Sobremesa

Another 100 word story update.  Trying something new and experimenting.  Slowly catching up to the late date stories.  Another word similar to Mangata (Swede) that doesn't have a direct English word translation for it.

Sobremesa (spanish)- the time spent after lunch or dinner, talking to the people you shared the meal with.

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12/10/2013 (Tuesday)- An Awkward Sobremesa

               “How’s work?” I asked, placing my spoon and fork at the five o’clock position on a near-empty dinner-plate waiting for the waitress. 

               “Christmas.  Snowbirds.  Y’know?” she replied.

               “Preaching to the choir,” I said, folding the cloth napkin back to its original shape. 

               “It’s different for you.  You’re far away from bedside and patient interaction, squirreled away in a sterile—“

               “We’re just as busy,” I interrupted.  “We don’t deal with just 6-7 patients like a nurse, we handle every patient.”

               “—look I’m just saying.  We’re both different.  Sometimes…”

               Silence. 

               “How’s work?” she sighed while playing with her untouched food.