this morning #1333.

this morning, i watched as she walked in, saw me sitting at a table in the corner & turned right back around. walked right back out without ordering a thing. once the shock wore off, i thought about it, gathered my belongings & hurried after her. stepped out onto the sidewalk but couldn’t see which way she’d gone. i had to make a choice so i opted to head left. checked around the corner. not a trace. i turned around. didn’t see her in the other direction either. then i heard her cough. bent down & saw her feet peeking out from beneath a car parked a couple spaces away. i shouted out “hey.” she stood up & made a break for it. cut through traffic to avoid speaking to me. i just had to let her go.