table 5 to table 4

at café & té, calle de goya in Madrid, she sat again. not for the first time. maybe every day. she sipped her coffee and enjoyed a cigarillo. this time, i introduced myself to her. i asked if i could take her portrait. she looked surprised but, after a brief hesitation, told me her name was carmen and said yes. i edited the photo right there on my phone. from table 5, i sent it to table 4 via whatsapp (the café staff had numbered the outdoor tables, ignoring the logical sequence of house numbers). she thanked me, paid for her coffee, and left. perhaps until tomorrow.