Cafe Conversations

Table 12 – Rekindling

Hi … It is Laura isn’t it?

Well hello – You must be David – Haven’t  seen you in ages

Mind if I join you?

Please do

It must be twenty years since I’ve seen you

Yes must be, I think we were once an “item”, weren’t we?

I think we were!

How’s life worked out for you David ? -I heard you’d got married

That’s right – married then divorced after ten years

I’m sorry

Please don’t be – it should never have been

Much happier without her - What about you – Did you marry?

No sadly, it never happened

Never say die!

It would have been nice …..

Fancy another coffee?

Erm, No thanks

Look Laura, let me settle up here and then we have a stroll in the park

And catch up on the past twenty years?

Why not

That would be lovely

Come on let’s go then – the coffees are on me!

Table 8 – Career Change

I’m dreading going back again after lunch

What’s the problem?

Performance monitoring by the boss and he’s bound to find fault

I thought you liked it there

Used to

What’s changed?

It’s all target-driven these days – No fun anymore

All pressure and no reward?

 Yea – There must be more to life than this

Why not leave and retrain for something?

Like what?

How about teaching? – You’d be good at that

Do you think so?

Yes, I really do and they’re crying out for more

Maybe I’ll make enquiries

Promise me you will

I promise!

Table 5 – Treading the Boards

So Bob, how’s retirement?

It’s okay, but a bit boring especially in the winter since Dot died

What do you get up to?

Not much really – just reading and telly mainly

Is that all?  What about exercise?

Oh, I do go walking once a month with a group

A outgoing chap like you ought to have more interests

Like what?

I dunno ….  but I do think you should socialise a bit more

You know, get out of the house and meet people

That’s not easy when you’re an old geezer like me!

Look, why not join my drama group - I’ve been a member for years

I can’t act!

You never know till you try!

Must admit though, I was in a school play once

There you are then, besides there’s always set-building and lighting duties

Maybe I’ll give it a go

You should - Our next production is a whodunit

Oh yes?

There’s a part for a butler  - age above sixty

I could qualify

Come along next Wednesday for the play reading

Okay, but only on one condition

What’s that?

That you tell me now whether the butler did it

Not saying – You’ll have to wait until Wednesday

Okay!

I’ll pick you up at seven