I enjoyed the story and I enjoyed your writing. I love the line "Nature doesn't care a thing for the pace of human life". This is very true. Animals live all around us, even in the midst of big cities. It's amazing when they do enter our worlds, they always make us stop and take a second to reflect. They do impact our lives and it's exciting when we are able to help them. I think you most certainly had a purpose in that cafe that morning and I'm glad you were able to fulfill it.
Michal Jordan (CSUS)