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man in the yellow blazer handed me a few bills and waved me off back at the bar i washed a few more glasses and heard them talking in low overtones i had turned the radio off a half hour ago as soon as the news was over and the two older guys were sitting quietly at the back so the young couples voices carried well although i could only hear the odd word at first i didnt know what it was but some thing bothered me about them maybe it was the difference in age i was about to turn the radio on again when i saw the two men leave and decided i would clear the table they had o ne of my special sandwiches and four bottles of beer each i kept a mental track of what every customer consumed and tried to find a common denominator between that and their appearance but so far there was none business was normally slow at this hour and only a few strays seemed to wander in i wondered what the man and girl were doing here now she could normally be in school and he working maybe i was wrong and they were on holiday or something if there is one thing ive learned in this job its that you just cant read people as i passed by them carrying the large stray loaded with the dirty dishes they stopped talking and started up again as i reached the bar married the sound almost made me drop the dishes as it broke the silence it was the girl ssh keep your voice down he returned somewhat nervously she did but it was still loud enough for me to hear why didnt you tell me you were married would you have gone out with me if you knew i was of course not he shrugged his shoulders and looked into his glass proving his point but why would you ask me out i never showed any interest in you you were the one who went out of his way to be noticed he said something i couldnt hear that seemed to quieten her he signalled me for another drink which i made and brought over the girl hadnt even touched her glass he said something as i walked back to the bar but i didnt catch it the girls voice started up then again and thats my fault no of course not then why because i love you neither was caring how loud they were now how much eddy she asked do you love me enough to leave her i couldnt hear his mumbled reply but knew it was no there was silence for a few minutes and they were making me feel uncom fortable so i turned the radio on loud enough to drown out their voices if they started again they didnt though i looked up from the sink and saw her looking at him a different expression than when they had first come in he was studying what was left in his glass she stood up suddenly and left him sit ting there he didnt even look at her as she left i thought she looked older when she passed me one thing that really surprised me was there wasnt a tear in here eye rather they appeared more steady firmer not hating exactly but more determined maybe she was older he signalled me again after she left and i thought you bastard oh well you meet all kinds in this business i carried a fresh drink to him one day im going to sell the place editors note this concludes our entries for the 1991 fiction con test the winner wfll be announced in the coming weeks