Invisible

Me: Hi.

Her: Hi.

Me: I'm Ruth.

Her: Judy. I'm Judy.

Me: You just move in?

Her: Nah. Been here a coupla months.

Me: Like it?

Her: It's alright.

Me: Cool.

(silence)

Her: You ever lived in Elburg?

Me: No. Visited there.

Her: You look a lot like a friend of mine who lives in Elburg.

Me: Yeah?

Her: Yeah. A lot. You really look like her.

Me: Hm. What's her name?

Her: Sally.

Me: Don't think I know her.

Her: Hm.

(silence)

Her: You lived in town for a while, eh? A few years?

Me: Yeah, about fifteen.

Her: Yeah. Me, too. I seen you around town a few times.

Me: Yeah?

Her: Yeah. Downtown. I remember seeing you a few times.

Me: Hm.

(longer silence)

Her: Nobody's ever said that to me.

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