Elena’s
MarriageI don’t know why, but sometimes when I look at Elena I think I’m looking at my future. Not that we resemble each other because we don’t. I don’t want to be like her because most of the time she’s just not here with us and I think that’s sad. She smiles her dreamy smile as if she doesn’t know what’s happening around her.
Emil told me she’s pregnant and that’s why she and her Lola Auring came to stay with us. Mama didn’t even know they were coming until yesterday when they showed up at our gate. Elena was carrying a blue suitcase that she set down beside her in the living room. The suitcase was a little boy’s blue. Her Lola Auring did all the talking.
This evening Elena made dinner. Mama kept saying no, she didn’t have to, but she did anyway. She made soup and adobo. I thi
