Laura climbed the stairs to the bedroom with her heart racing, almost having a panic attack for the first time in her life. She didn't want to sleep in the same room as Marco, but she was too kind to let a simple, nearly uneducated woman like Raimunda lose her source of income due to her own weakness. At that moment, she prayed all the prayers she had learned, even against her will. Perhaps God might intercede for her. She didn't even know if she believed in an omnipotent God like her mother and sisters did.
There was so much tragedy in the world, so many people suffering, hungry, in pain, and desperate; at that moment, Laura wondered where God was to allow all this. But she knew there were things she couldn't understand as the simple human she was.
When she entered the room, the sight o
