In the dim light of the bodega, Mateo realized the truth: his were once strangers, his friends were once strangers, and every stranger was simply a friend or family member he hadn't invested the time to recognize yet. By morning, the snow began to melt, but the walls Mateo had built between his worlds had already vanished.
When a rare blizzard shut down the city, Mateo found himself trapped in a small, overcrowded bodega with Elena, two of his oldest friends who happened to be in town, and a dozen shivering strangers—including the woman in the red coat.
tells the story of Mateo, a man who spent his life compartmentalizing the people around him until a single, snowy night in Madrid forced them all into the same room.