Café Lempira Part 4/4

The last few moves

Cafe Lempira (4/4) by Jim Latham | Photo by Jim Latham

The toucan backed up his first piece with a second. Alain brought a cowrie forward from his second row. His first shell was now protected on both sides.

The waiter appeared behind the toucan and stood with his hands out of sight behind his back and his eyes locked on the table. I looked down. “This can’t be real.”