uate who was in her mid-twenties hurried along the congested sidewalk with her diminutive frame barely avoiding the oncoming cars. Although it didn't do
all days, why today?" "I'm soaked like a lost
bag was clanged over her shoulder, Camila
pe was this job interview at Café-Sol that she was going for. She had only a few cents left in her c
mila would have to start making c
e combined with wet roads while the sellers managed to remain under plastic covers and calling out
umbrella took a flight out of her hand and landed in a mud. The impact she h
claimed while mas
stood before her while also trying to shake off water from his
ave him the appearance of someone important
s or are you just having a differen
me? You're the one in
oss his wet dark hair. "I was on my
ng up. Her soaked dress was cold and
ing. With an irritated sigh, he pulled of
wned raccoon," he mu
tated. "I d
d. "Before you freeze
self. It smelled like expensive cologne, clean and
," she
aid with a sly smil
t ready to launch. A middle-aged man, probably in his fifties, opened the window. "Mr. Alejandro Monte
enegro? She studied the man more intentl
not to run into any more strangers toda
, and as she turned to leave, something heavy fell from the jac
sleek black wallet lying on the
ued because Ella opened the wallet, her eyes
o! She exclaimed an
he was holding the wallet of one of the ric
d. "This guy is going
ooked around, as if someone wou
she run after him? or should she try to
down, a strange feeling
Montenegro and his lost wallet felt b
mila turned the wallet over in her h
t a folded piece of paper
canned the words,
t a note. It appe
e hammered a frantic rhythm. The note was concis
t hours. I'
ecipient? Could it be who she was thinking of- Alejandro Montenegro? Or ha
was becoming increasingly obvious-th
she was no longer a passive observ