For a moment, the sound of car horns and the buzz of the crowd fade away. It is as though time slows down, leaving only her, the wind, and that man strolling casually down the street, as if he is simply getting to know the town.

Suddenly, the pedestrian light turns green, and people begin hurrying across the crosswalk from both directions. The crowd blocks her view, and Catarina loses sight of him. Realizing she has stopped in the middle of the sidewalk and is getting in everyone’s way, she sta