AHOTE
I gave it a few days before I decided I was ready to talk to Aponi. Even when I decided on today, I had been hesitant around her all morning. Making excuses to myself like 'there are too many people around' and 'she looks busy.' In the late afternoon when I decided to go out for some fresh air, I spotted her in the garden picking bell peppers and pulling out weeds.
Before I could walk away, she stood up, wiping her hands on her work apron before looking over at me.
"I'm done," she said in a matter of fact tone. I licked my lips, looking from the basket of bell peppers to the neat pile of weeds that had formed at the side. She was alone, and my brain couldn't come up with a justified excuse to ignore her.
"I wanted to talk to you," I got out after staring at he
