Proximity

It was time for lunch
Almost too late

At the junction
Hesitating for passing traffic
An alternative caught his eye

Not Fate, but the waiter
Brought them together
(Or possibly the couple
Who cancelled after a tiff
Steeped in weariness
That left a vacancy)

You know how the French love
Café tables too close together?
It’s to encourage conversation

She opened him up
With a simple 
Affaires ou loisirs?

He confessed the latter
When in truth
He was on the run

~

n.b.  NaPoWriMo 2024 Day 8, prompt: Chance meeting.

CLP 08/04/2024