A few minutes earlier, Simon Reed had been sitting with his boss at the coffee shop across the street while the man painted.
Whenever his boss finished treating patients, he liked some quiet time to decompress and process the negative emotions that came with the work.
But today, his boss was having an unusually rough time. He tore up sheet after sheet without producing anything he liked.
Then his boss caught sight of someone outside the window.
Following his gaze, Simon saw a small figure outside the neighboring bakery.
The child looked strangely familiar.
As Simon wondered where he had seen her, the man picked up his brush again and began painting rapidly.
This time, every stroke came smoothly, with hardly a pause.
Within ten minutes, a complete portrait appeared on the page.
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