Talking Hands

At lunch I saw two women sitting together talking in sign language. I hope they didn’t notice me watching, but I found the scene fascinating. Their hands made small, subtle gestures and large, grandiose waves, but their faces were the most fun to see. They puckered their lips, rolled their eyes, raised their eyebrows, and just made every expression a face can make without actually verbalizing anything.

They could fork food into their mouth with one hand and sign with the other. But then when one looked away at something, the other one had to repeat her gestures when she looked back. They talked and talked and talked. I don’t think two seconds passed without one of them signing something.

It was the quietest gab session I’ve ever witnessed.

Bullgrit
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