Disappeared From Sight

The couple sat staring at nothing and, at the same moment, glanced up to the left. Their faces were the same reddened tan and when they moved to get up, their hands grasped the same edges of the table. No words, just the bustle of the old city square around them.

Down the street they walked side by side, strides matched with no thought. He always left just enough room for her when weaving through the strolling crowds, and vice versa. When the sun set they unlocked the iron-wrought door to their building, stepped inside together, and disappeared from sight.