She waits under the marquee of the Estación Marítima . The rain doesn't fall—it drifts , sideways, as if the Atlantic itself is trying to push her back into the city. Behind her, the Casco Vello climbs the hill: narrow streets where, hours ago, you shared pimientos de Padrón and cold Estrella Galicia in a tavern that smelled of mussels and memory.
She kisses your cheek. Her lips taste of orujo and goodbye. despedidas en vigo
You hold her hand. It is cold.
You stand alone at the Calle del Príncipe , the neon signs of the Zona Franca reflecting in puddles. A group of drunk sailors laughs outside a tasca . Somewhere, someone is playing AC/DC from an open window. This is not a sad city. It is simply a real one. She waits under the marquee of the Estación Marítima