Short Story: Waiting In Vain
Written by keysinunez.com on 8/13/2006 – 7:20 pm - 2,019 ViewsIn the bright lights of the restaurant, he eyed couples with contempt as they smiled, held hands, flirted, or just had dinner. He was getting tired of watching these people. He had been sitting in the L’Enoteca Fuori Porta for a little over an hour, waiting for the blind date that his friend setup for him.
He had already absorbed the posh bedecking in the Italian restaurant where they were to meet. It was located near the upper class wharf, just five minutes away from the Palm Villas. There was a light, blowing breeze as he looked around the place. He could taste the salt in the air as he eyed the little round tables covered with simple white table cloths, napkin, plate, glass and silverware neatly arranged on top. The tables were set as if only couples favored the place. In fact, as he looked around, he only saw couples seated close to each other whispering as if the wind carried their conversations about. He stared at the floor, richly decorated with paintings of Dryads, and Naiads, some frolicking about, some bathing in the stream, while others were just looking up to the sky. “The owner must be a fanatic of nymphs,” he muttered to himself, and shoved the thought away.
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