Chapter 41

Conversing

The person who bought the coconut came and then cut it outside the house. The 19 pieces are already in the kitchen. Mommy Helena says it’s a reserve in case I search again. I’m glad because they take care of me.

As I watched the man slice, he was talking to me. “My wife, Ma’am is just like you. When she was pregnant, she wanted the pickles to be mixed with peanut butter. I even laughed at first, but when I didn’t give her what she wanted and just laughed at her, she cried. After I gave it to her, she didn’t talk to me for almost a week.”

I laughed at what he said because who else has a simpler life; they are still truly happy. After he cut the coconut in the top, he poured the water into the glass. I got excited after he cut it in the middle. When he was about to remove the flesh, I stopped him. I will put the ketchup in there. I ran into the kitchen. When Estella saw me, she blocked me. She warned me not to run because I could slip.

I smiled at he