I sat at the table and waited. When they arrived I could feel the tension. I never found an opportunity to talk. Each had plans that didn't include me.

Before long she returned to fetch them. Walking through the doorway a face like thunder. Venom dripped from the vicious words. Hearts and minds paralysed with confusion and fear I watched their dazed walk.

In the silence that remained I reflected.
Selfishness and self pity
Destructive and mean I thought.