Distraction

I'm actually working on a longer piece that I thought would be done by now, but it's not ready. So I give you a Fiction in 58 - just a slip of fiction in 58 words:

Distraction

“You know what your problem is, don’t you?”

He hated rhetorical questions, but played along.

“No, please tell me.”

“You’re disconnected and it’s a distraction.”

“For you or for me?”

“For everyone. Jesus.”

She pursed her lips, picked up the wine glass, circled the rim with a finger.

He slammed his drink, picked up his mobile, perused Twitter.


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