It was the only one not taken.Placing my cup on the little table I sat back and relaxed.I like to people watch so I looked around at the other custome...s. There were couples chatting, a group of four at one table, a couple of singles with laptops, older people, younger people, they were all there. I wondered about their lives. I was as oblivious to their existence as they were to mine. It is strange but you can be totally surrounded by happy, smiling people and yet still be alone.Then, I saw. "What if Mayor Prescott was to turn State's evidence on his son?" askedDaddy."The, the mayor could salvage his political career at his son's expense.But it'd be a costly one as well." Meaning that he might lose the next election," I observed."Not if you campaigned for him," added Daddy." Other than not stopping his son's criminal activities the Mayor hasbeen a good leader. Could he be ignorant of what Chad is doing?" You're right Daddy. Chad is so smart that he could be keeping him inthe dark. She wondered how many days it would be before anyone even noticed that she had not returned. I knew I would die all alone, she thought. A large paw pulled Natalie out of the water, setting her on the cool floor, she choked and coughed and spewed out the water she had swallowed. With shaking hands she pushed the wet hair out of her face and looked up. Looking down at her was a red gryphon shaking its head at her, "that was a foolish thing to have done Talie." it rumbled. "Falkworth?" she choked. The same model of grey andbrown asics but they had a slightly higher heel. I was relieved to seethat Marion wasn't already in the room. This gave me a chance to sit,catch my breath and prepare for her to see me."On, my!," Marion tried to sound sympathetic but I could hear the slightamusement in her voice. She tried to recover, "I'm sorry, I know thismust be hard for you. But part of me finds it funny and another partfinds it kind of sexy." You think this is sexy." I replied."Well maybe more.