BEING ON THE LAM IS QUITE the funny expression. It was coined in the 1920′s, no doubt by some bootleggers, which we’ve come to know to mean running from the authorities, or laying low. Beatrice was indeed running & laying low, under a table, in fact. But not from the authorities, from some very bad people she’d rather not mention at present.
Heavy boots reverberated on the hard surface of the unhygienic diner as whomever they belonged to approached the table she was, still, laying under. Deciding it best to look inconspicuous, a word which here means not guilty or incriminating, she quickly reached for the fork she’d been saving for later before getting out from under the table, which, by the way, had at least half a dozen pieces of chewed gum stuck to it.
Beatrice was suddenly face to face with a very tall, very solid & severe looking stranger, only the width of the table separating them. She hoped he was just a passer-by, but these days, there were enemies everywhere.
Best to be sure.
“ I’m sorry, I didn’t realise this was a sad occasion. ”
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