Jorge’s mother was an easy woman to please, she was happy as long as the family could sit down together for one meal a day. Jorge stood up to help his mother;
“Here, let me help you.” Jorge reached out to take the basket from her.
“Don’t fuss, I can do it. You have been at work all day, you should clean yourself up and rest before dinner.” She turned away from him with a flourish of skirts.
Jorge smiled, he took a deep breath and could smell the delicious aroma wafting out of the house.
Celia was a marvelous cook, no matter how little they had, the family always had a wonderful meal on the table and they never got bored with her cooking. Jorge called out to the children to come and wash their hands for dinner.
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