Useless

[Tamara Sulik]

Tamara didn't mind Maya’s silence to be honest. She welcomed it. Let the waiters deal with her even if she seemed to be nice with him on purpose, as if answering Tam’s question that way. She was just toying with her and Tam only had herself to blame for this. She threw herself in that woman’s trap, fell for it and now she had to suck it up.

Somehow, no matter how delicious the food seemed to be in her place, Tamara had but a little appetite. In other circumstances, she’d be impressed by this blind woman before her able to do things as if she had no sight impairment at all. Of course, since said blind woman was the devil, Tam was not impressed. She refused to admire anything about her.

“Uptight?” she let out with clear disbelief in her voice. She never thought one would use that term about her. Her elbows on the table, she rested her chin in her hands for a moment as she stared at Maya. “Honey, that’s just for you,” she assured. Her tone was almost sweet as she said that but there was something that would tell you it was poisonous sweetness. “How about we eat and ignore each other? I think everyone will love it,” she said. And her tone proved she was not only suggesting it.

[Maya Deveraux]

It was adorable how the woman seemed to think that she had any choice in the matter. Her 'suggestion' made Maya laugh behind her hand.

"What are you talking about? I'm loving this immensely. You're the one that has a big problem with it." She said through her chuckle.

She knew she had to let up before somebody got hurt but Maya never knew when to quit. Especially when she was doing so good at keeping herself in control.

[Tamara Sulik]

What annoyed Tamara the most was the fact that Maya had a point. She was the one suffering here, Maya had fun with this. And whatever she said to try and give it back at her didn’t seem to work. It only made her angrier. She’d groaned if they were not in a restaurant.

Tam started to look around at a way to get even. The woman might sense it if Tam tried to spike her food with something. Or someone might spot her. How about switching the salt and pepper? Even better, switch sugar for salt. That was puerile and in retrospect Tamara knew she’d be ashamed of her behaviour and this was the reason why she didn’t do it in the end.

“I knew Americans are known for thinking they are the only ones that matter but I don’t think I had it been told to me like that,” she replied. It was hard to tell that Tam was foreign as she picked a relatively good American accent in the decade or so she had lived on American soil. “Aren’t you tired to have everybody dancing on hot coals because they pity you? You sound like an independent woman. I know I wouldn’t like that,” she added. It might sound almost like small talk what they were doing, but there was just a little bit too much of tension in her voice, too much smirk in Maya’s smile, for this masquerade to get past a closer view.

After that, Tam decided she would care only about the meal in front of her and ignore Maya. She had some hotheads at school who thought they had the right to question her authority and all. She couldn’t let Maya get more onto her nerves than she already did.

[Maya Deveraux]

The distinction of being the American in this conversation made Maya laugh. She supposed she didn't have to question where the other woman was from, it wasn't necessary because it didn't matter to the blind woman in the end.

"Pity? Lady, the only pity comes from me and to all you mundane cretins. There's nothing about me that is pitiful." Maya rolled her eyes as she cut into her food, enjoying it immensely.

The other woman's silence, to Maya, signalled her defeat and Maya smiled lightly. She didn't normally let things go so easily but she figured the woman needed a bit of reprieve. It was the least she could do. It will pick up again sooner or later. And it will be brutal.

[Tamara Sulik]

Nothing in her that was pitiful? Tamara begged to differ. Playing on people’s discomfort over her handicap, using it to her advantage, she found it very pitiful. She had no respect for that woman and she didn’t care if people said she was being heartless or something because of this. Keep hitting people and at some point one will turn back to hit you. Tam was tolerant for many things but that kind of behaviour was not one of those. Secretly, Tam wished the woman was not to be some new teacher or something. Even though she barely ever dealt with teachers and trainers, she didn’t want to deal with that woman ever again. As soon as she was done with her meal, she will beg for the check. To hell with the dessert or the coffee or even digestion. She’ll have it all elsewhere.

What annoyed Tam the most was this feeling that she couldn’t do anything against her. Had she not been blind, after insulting her like that, Tam could toss her glass in her face or something with people thinking that woman upset her and probably deserved it, in a way. But now, Tam knew she’d be in the wrong and she didn’t want to be wrongly accused when all she did was to try and enjoy her meal.

Maya was quiet now however. She was eating as well. No more comments about her uselessness or how short a fuse she had. She wished for it to last even though she doubted it. She noticed they let some people in and directed them to a table. Tam tried to get someone’s attention. “I thought I was supposed to get a table,” she said. The waiter stared at her, his face telling her what she dared not say. She was at a table. “Never mind,” she said with a sigh and asked for more water. Like she thought, since they managed to place her with another one at a single table, they had no intention of placing her elsewhere.

[Maya Deveraux]

Maya couldn't help laughing, quietly however, when the other woman actually asked a waiter, presumably, for another table. She supposed she was rather victorious in making this woman so uncomfortable with her. The smile remained as she finished off her meal, humming her appreciation.

"What a beautiful day it is. Nothing like cutting down another person to make you feel fresh and rejuvenated." The blind woman leaned back in her seat and smirked. "Aren't you done with your food?"

[Tamara Sulik]

Tam tried to ignore the other woman. It was no easy task but she forced herself to focus on her food. Those guys won’t get tip at all. In fact, they should consider them happy if Tam paid at all for what they just did. She was also tempted to make Maya pay but it was not like the people here would really trust her words if she said it was only one bill and left before she did. One thing for sure, she will not eat there anymore.

The food had some trouble going down, since she was in such a bad mood. She was not one of those women who munched on food out of frustration. “Oh believe me, I’m not staying for dessert,” she replied to Maya. That woman enjoyed herself way too much. Oh, if she could only shove the entire cutlery down her throat! “I should thank you. Compared to you, whatever students might throw at me will sound like a five year old’s insult,” she added. Although she had no desire to thank her for her. She had yet finished but she didn’t care, she told a waiter she was done. She had enough for the day. “Pleasure meeting you, hope we never will again,” she told her as she paid for the meal.

[Maya Deveraux]

"Aww, too bad. I was hoping to split a Tiramisu." Maya held back her laughter this time, cutting it down with a forced pout.

But it didn't last long especially when the other woman tried insulting her one more time, not at all hitting the target. "Oh my, you've wounded me. Maybe you can make a hologram of me being wounded. Wouldn't that be nice?" Maya held a hand up and waved before raising another hand for a waiter to come so she could order dessert.

"Oh I'll be sure we do." She said, mostly to herself.

[Wrap?]