Chapter 131. Living for Living

She was on the road hitchhiking. The sun was beating down on her, but she didn't care. Her idea was to go into the woods and live hidden there. But that nice fat man met her on the way. He said he was coming to that end of the world and made no secret of the fact that it was a desert. She thought it was perfect.

When she got there, he said he'd take her back in a few weeks, and until that day came, Giovanna started helping him take better care of the bar. She washed everything and tidied up. When she'd finished, the bar was decent and it didn't feel like eating there anymore. When weeks passed and he said he would take her back because he needed to restock, she didn't want to go.

He got scared. He said she was too young to end up in that bar, but she said she had nothing better to do, and he, anxious to have some company, let her stay. Even with all that distance, Giovanna recognized when a customer came back. Some became constant. Every time t