cringing shadow figures roll darkling ***** of rubber in circles around me while i sit
perfectly
still
at my table, waiting and hoping they won't notice me especially the big one in the purple vest i saw his teeth in a yellow flash when he snapped out at one of the others a few minutes ago; they fell in line again, resumed the roll roll roll of ***** 'round and 'round my table but faster now
i don't know how they got in but i'll make a note to ask when someone comes along