I looked at the time on my watch; it was fifteen minutes past nine in the morning, and I was sitting on the bed in my room. Normally, at this time of the day, I would have been with Lucy on my way to Doña Esperanza for a work assignment.
It was either I was finishing up someone's leftover job assignment, or I was assigned to somewhere remote that was hardly seen. I had always assumed the reason for the latter was because of my outburst at Mr. Montoya's weekly party I first attended.
Anyways, since my rough attempt to satisfy my curiosity the previous day, I had been quite jumpy and nervous. It was also because of the call I got last night. Lucy had reached out and passed on Doña Esperanza's message. Doña Esperanza instructed that I was to stay in my room until I was summoned.
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