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Off Screen Presence

And instantly he looked to his screen, avoiding any eye contact. Funny thing was there was nothing but a blank page shining at 50% brightness. He lowered it to a considerable amount. Now he enjoyed the subtle off-white ish view. He paired it with his headphones and opened a tab in his Google Chrome. On YouTube he played a Gorillaz album and beat the table with his fingers to express his admiration. He tried to sneak in a glance, just to check if things were cool again. She was still staring. He slowly panned his vision from left to right trying to signify the need to find someone. He then took the headphone off, got up, extending his act and walked to a certain somebody. He leaned to his bay barrier and said.   ‘Kya chal raha hai?’ ‘Kuch nahi yaar. Wohi **** kaam.’ ‘Bhai sab bakwaas hai yahan…’ ‘Shaam ko kya kar raha hai?’ ‘Kuch nahi. Bata?’ ‘Chal scene banate hain.’   He strolled to the cafeteria and fixed himself a cup of coffee. Holding...