Before New York City shut down completely on March 22nd, our lives were completely different. Even though we can still communicate and still form connections, things just do not feel the same. It is like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole.
Joey and Andy loved going to Cafe Lalo because of their favorite movie, "You've Got Mail." There is something about the Upper West Side, big cups of coffee, endless desserts, and twinkle lights that just makes their hearts happy. It could be after any kind of dinner or after any kind of night and the pair will find themselves at a table for two at Cafe Lalo.
It was their happy place. It still is. There is something so oddly nostalgic about the cafe and they could never be Joey and Andy without it. It is a part of their existence, a part of their ritual.
They don't get to go as often now, or at all. But they still walk past the cafe to feel something.
What has changed?~Picture is free to use and change from Pexels~