Chapter 22

Yes, I'm from the province but I'm still changed by our sudden return to San Roque. The silence is deafening and it's still very hot! It was sad and boring to eat even though Marian's cooked food was delicious.

One morning, while I was watering the San Francisco plants that Marian had just planted, I felt very sad. I feel as if the whole world has fallen on me. Who is not sad about what happened to me? My child is still young but has been traded and left by her husband.

“Good morning, Kylie, why are you frowning?”

I didn't have to turn around to recognize the person who spoke because I knew Jericho was my guest even though the sun hadn't risen yet. I forced myself to smile at him even though I wanted to be a snob. “Isn't it allowed?”

“Hmmm not really but it reduces the beauty,” said the man. “Grandma is asking if you want a Tableya? Because we had a lot of harvests last month, so there is a lot of Tableya done,” explained the man.

“Or where is it?”

“In-h