Four Cafes
My work took me one winter to a small sea-side town where I lodged
myself in a high up apartment with a window opening on to a narrow alley
that had a few shops, the most prominent being four cafes in a row that displayed ‘open whole night’ signboards. This intrigued me because I failed to comprehend how the café cluster could attract customers the whole night in the remote part of that small town.
On a cold January night I looked down from my apartment window, and saw
the road lights flickering in the mist created a mysterious exterior for the cafes. I then saw a man appear from the dark and enter the first café, but came out hurriedly, skipped the second and entered the third. After a long while, he walked out unsteadily with a girl to enter the fourth one. I didn’t see them come out as long as I was awake, but I realized I was in the red-light alley.
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March 4, 2023
Contest : Four Cafes
Sponsor : Julia Ward
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