#captured
A short story about social media, digital vanity and the strange moment when capturing the perfect photograph becomes more important than enjoying the meal.
it’s lunchtime.
they sit at a small round table waiting for the quenelles de brochets served with sauce mousseline. the restaurant is quiet. the waiter strolls over pleasantly, placing meager plates before them.
how beautiful it looks she said. you’re right said her friend as he shoved the android into her chest. now this will look brill on my Instagram – snap the picture he said.
tearing his mouth open wide, porcelain veneers gleaming, she pressed the screen and that fake shutter sound captured the food going cold. the waiter had already walked off.
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