Translation · English
The juice sellerhas ice that is half melted,but he keeps shouting the prices.A man stops, asks,touches his pocketand leaves without buying.
The boy at the chewing-gum stallwatches me pass.I hold his gazea second longer than usual.He does not look down.
A woman tucksbanknotes inside her blouse.Another man counts coins in his palmbefore asking for the cheapest thing.The seller's expression does not change.The knife strikes the board.
The plastic cup is warm on the outside.The juice tastes of fruit and metal.I pay.The change is neither morenor less.
I squeeze the cup until it bends.A little of the liquid spills.
