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- Was already occupied ..
- Are you OK ..?
I asked her directly , while studying the café ' s menu .. She wasn ' t her usual self and I could sense that .. She lit a cigarette answering :
- Yeah ..
- Sure ..? You don ' t look like your usual ..
I let go of the menu and looked at her again confused .. Not used to her that serious and silent ..
- Believe me , I ' m fine ..
Her firm cold answer came so I didn ' t ask more .. It wasn ' t like I was going to die if I didn ' t know what was bothering her after all .. I asked the waiter who stopped by our table for a cup of heavy Nescafe .. I was feeling sleepy , and tiredness was killing me .. If I didn ' t have Some caffeine right now I ' d fall asleep in less than five minutes .. Maybe if I washed my face with cold water I ' d wake up a little ..?
- I ' ll go to the bathroom till the order comes ..
I rose as I told her that , and without waiting for her answer , I headed across the tables towards the bathroom ..
- OK ..
Her faint answer came , while I was avoiding two young boys racing , doing my best not to shout at them .. I hate kids at this damn age ..
Inside the bathroom , all I could think of was how to convince her to talk to me about " Khalid ' s work and how to get rid of him , without being too obvious ..