The One You’re With...

I don't make a habit of eavesdropping but watching the interaction between people can be one of the most informative and entertaining pastimes...

The resturant was relatively quiet and I was enjoying a large cappuccino with cream when an all to familiar sound caught my ear.

"Tik tik tik... tik tik... tik..."

An attractive young gentleman dressed smart casual in blue jeans, white collar shirt with blue blazer and smart black shoes sat opposite an equally beautiful young lady in a loose flowing white dress and white heels.

"Tik tik... tik tik tik... tik..."

I quickly scanned the room. No one was watching me watching them. Taking another sip I returned my attention to the couple.

"Tik tik tik... tik tik..."

The gentleman smiled as he pushed send. Without taking his eyes of the bright screen of his phone he lifted it and turned the glow of his device towards the lady opposite him. She barely flicked her eyes at the screen presented to her unable to remove her own gaze from the conversation she was having with her smart phone.

"Tik tik tik... tik tik... tik..." She replied with a smirk on her face.

The gentleman, seemingly happy with her reaction, pulled the screen back and returned to his own conversation he was having with his phone.

"This younger generation has forgotten how to talk to each other." I laughed as I looked down to answer a WhatsApp message.

"Can you please put your phone down and look at me." My wife said in frustration.

I lifted my screen up so that she could see the message I had just received, "Look at what Peter sent me."

"Honestly!" She grunted.