The Girls Table

An ode to the girlies.

We sit around a table on a warm August evening, look at our surroundings briefly, before we become enamoured with each other for the next 4 hours. The sun is still high in the sky, beaming on us.

‘Can we have a bottle of your Sauvignon Blanc and the French cheese platter?’

Slowly, bags are put away, phones are turned over. Cigarette packets are out. Wine glasses are filled. Food is acquired. Candle lights are lit. Crammed around a small table in the middle of London, we stare at each other and begin to smirk.

All of us dressed to impress, that backless dress or that low cut top. That skirt paired with those gorgeous knee high boots. Low waist jeans. Slick back buns or blown out hair.

‘So what’s the gossip?’

HOUR 1: The Gossip

She didn’t even tell us about him.

He liked my story and what was I supposed to do about that?

I saw her walking with that friend of hers.

They want to go on a date and then do absolutely nothing about it

SHE’S ENGAGED?!

After all I did, she went behind my back.

Guys, it was OUT OF THIS WORLD.

If that was me, someone would end up in the hospital!

He's not my soulmate, what’s the point?

It’s just so selfish, I don’t understand

HOUR 2: The Debate

Magic Mike and strip clubs aren’t the same thing

There’s no way, vodka drunk is the worst

How are you picking potato over bread?

To be honest I think that restaurant was terrible

Bloody Mary is an elite cocktail!

You don’t understand, there’s something about him

She’s so beautiful!! ARE YOU BLIND?

That show stresses me out, that character is so stupid

I could go blonde?

It’s the best film in the world!

HOUR 3: The Filler

I want to get another tattoo

I think I need a bigger bag

You’re way too beautiful for him

You know those staple pieces?

Another silver ring would complete my collection

Cheers to that!

I read this insane dark romance book

Maybe I should open a cafe

I want to be retired by 30 you know?

You deserve better than that

Well we’re basically siblings

I love you so much

HOUR 4: The Holiday

We should go Mykonos next year

I don’t know we’ve been saying skiing for years now

Look the flights are £100

Does it have a pool?

Why wait for a man?! Let’s go Rome for your birthday!

Okay we’re buying our tickets to Bali in January

Wait should we do a weekend trip to Istanbul?

Oh god a little cabin for Christmas would be so cute!

It should have a hot tub

I just really need a sandy beach

St Lucia is so expensive!!

But does it have a hot tub?

Maybe Airbnb would be cheaper

Just book it on my Amex!

TIME 11:04PM

That will be £115.67, thank you.

The sun has set. Apple pays are beeped, empty glasses and bottles are left. Food is demolished and cigarette packets are put away. Lip glosses are reapplied, and the noise of the outside world begins to seep back in. The city blinks with bright lights.

We all slowly stand, satisfied with the last 4 hours.

‘Hey should we go to a strip club?’