#3: People
15.08.2026
One loses something and won't stop searching.
One has found something and can't let go of it.
One writes about everything except for what matters.
One has everything and keeps losing it.
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Four girls are sitting around a table. They wanted to go somewhere private, but it was impossible to agree on a place, so now they’re at a teahouse.
Tara has already looked at the entrance door eight times during the last minute. Simona is watching Ivy tear a receipt into smaller pieces, and Ezra places a few empty papers on the table right between the filled cups.
“Ahem,” she says.
One paper moves to the side, and Ezra immediately puts it back.
“Can we do something already?”
Everyone turns to Ezra, except for…
“Tara!”
“What?”
“I’m talking to you.”
Tara finally notices the paper and slowly inhales, leaning back in her chair.
“Yeah.”
Simona picks up the cup in front of her and takes a small sip.
“…The coffee is suboptimal,” she states.
Ivy drops the receipt. She’s trying her best not to laugh.
Tara whispers, “Simona.”
“Yes.”
“We’re at a teahouse.”
“Yes.”
“You literally talked the worker into making something that isn’t even on the—”
“Stop!” Ezra cuts in. “Stop changing the topic, guys.”
Silence falls over the table again, and Tara checks the door for the ninth time.