Summary

The story starts with Juan Carlos looking on at a man in a coffee shop, admiring the way the morning light changes his appearance. Juan Carlos visits the coffee shop every Sunday and notices the man drinking his coffee and reading a book. As he looks on, Carlos admires his fine features and makes up stories in his head. They never speak. Juan Carlos never orders coffee, but instead merely looks on as he waits in line for his newspaper every Sunday. He imagines one day he will walk up to the man and ask him about whatever book he is reading. While at the coffee shop, Juan Carlos reflects on everyone who stops him and asks him about his day and his work, the number of people who know his name. The knowledge that so many...