Chapter 24. Streaks of Change

Hermione

Vito gave us different jobs to work on since we were done tilling the ground and preparing it for planting. We were asked to make some beds so that we could put some seeds in it.

It didn't come as a surprise when he delegated me to work on a very large piece of land which was almost as big as the land that the pack house was built in. But in no time, I finished my work, happy that I was able to get some water amidst working.

Evening came again, and I remembered the young lady whom I'd tried to help the previous day. I wouldn't have been bothered if I didn't sense her genuine need for help.

I decided to talk to her one more time, and if she pushed me away, I'd forget about her completely. When I got to her own side of the field, I found her bent over and throwing up, her neck red from exertion.

My hand reached for her back and I began to massage it slowly, the contact making her jerk in surprise. She gasped for air when