We walked through the city and up to a square in which we found an outdoor photography exhibit. The stranger was still despondent, but I looked at each photo for a minute or two, sometimes more. The images were beautiful, I thought. Cold. Set on days unlike today. Transporting.On one end of the square was a building set apart from the rest. It was glassy and narrow and had an assymetrical roof. I wanted to know this building. So, I left.
When I neared the building I realized it was not set apart after all. It was just an embellished arm of a much larger structure, perhaps an office building. Something institutional. This disappointed me. I thought of many reasons why not and then thought "why not?," and went inside.
