Pretense

Bringing you the experience of flirting.

She shed the smile ready for someone else. Too late. He came over. The wrong he, that is.

Distressed she rekindled the smile. He returned the fake spark with his yellowed whites. Definitely the wrong he. He didn't speak. She waited. He continued in not speaking. She nodded. He nodded.

Mind you, both are still awkwardly smiling. She stopped with her pretense smile and so did he. Eyes unlocked, they both again waited in line.