Beth had a two hour break from the clinic before her evening appointments. She'd arranged it that way. One night a week she offered appointments to those people who had to work all day and thus were unable to get there during regular office hours. But she needed to give herself time to regroup and take a breather before seeing more people, which usually amounted to a very ... very long day. She'd stopped at her favorite cafe and bought a sandwich and bag of chips and a diet coke and then headed to the park to find a place to sit and enjoy being outside before heading back to the clinic.
She approached the person who was sitting on the bench nearest her and smiled, "Is this seat taken?"