Elias returns the book. Their hands touch. A "spark" moment. Clara is relieved but guarded. She reveals she left it because she couldn't see the edges of the table clearly today.
They share a coffee. Clara explains her condition: Stargardt Disease. Her vision is fading into a blur. The notebook is her "Visual Anchor."
Elias is a man who fixes things, but he can't fix her eyes. He feels a deep, sudden protective urge
Clara admits she's giving up on her dream of traveling to the "Blue City" in Morocco because she's afraid she won't see it by the time she gets there.