Chapter 12 The long journey
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He walked into the house and saw Rinradie sleeping comfortably on the soft bed. He stood with his arms crossed and looked at her with both pity and concern. He knew that she was tired and exhausted. He'd better let her rest and wake her up before dinner. Then the young man withdrew from the woman, stripped the clothes in his backpack, and went to the bathroom.
Rinradie felt someone's cold hand touching her. The sleepy girl opened her eyes. The young man stood in front of him and handed her a new, bulky traditional dress. The girl began to feel the cold air that she had to hug her shoulder. The outfit he gave him should be perfect for the cold weather here.
“Go change your clothes. We have to go to dinner at my friend's house, Don Juante, who brought us here.”
“Oh, yes.” The girl nodded. She saw that Kevin looked clean and had changed into a new outfit. The girl took the dress and went into the bathroom. After a moment, she came back out. He looked at the girl with a pleasant smile. She can wear traditional clothes. Gather the long hair behind the back with the leather strands that the teacher should have prepared. She looked as cute as the native girl here.
He walked in, held her hand and led her out of the house. and traverses behind They found another house that was bigger than the house where they were staying. Kevin brings her in until he meets a middle-aged indigenous woman. She guessed that she was Don Juante's wife. The girl looked over Don and Marianna. So she greeted everyone.
“Good evening”
“Ilysia, this is my wife Didi,” the young man suggested with a blank look. The girl turned and stared at him with big eyes as he had made her a wife. without asking her a word
Ilysia walked in and hugged the girl. and held both of her hands warmly in her thick, rough hands.
“It's nice to meet you. You don't know how happy I am that my young father has settled down.” They smiled at her words. The girl just smiled faintly and followed the water.
“Don't waste your time. Let's have dinner. When finished, we can go to rest. I know you've been tired all day.” Everyone dispersed and sat on the chairs surrounding the dining table. Maria looked at them with admiration and happiness. “It is unfortunate that Rico didn't know you were coming. Otherwise he will be there to welcome you. He's been wanting to see you for a long time, Kevin,” Mariana said of her husband, who had just traveled abroad to deliver goods.
“I'm sure we'll have a chance to meet. I might be stuck in the mountains for a month. until the matter is silent So we can continue our journey,” said the young man. They began to eat. A young woman looks at local food similar to Mexican food in front of her. The young woman was already familiar with the food in front of her. They ate and chatted happily. Sometimes they laugh too. don't care much about her Most of the time, they spoke in a native language that the young woman couldn't understand. So she was only interested in the food in front of her. after dinner The young man immediately got up and demanded to return. Don stopped talking to him. So Ilysia turned to her and hugged her goodbye. “Tomorrow I probably won't be sending. Have a safe trip On the mountain it might be difficult. but you have to be patient This is the way of our Indian tribes. She probably wasn't used to it. But I'm sure she will adjust quickly.”
“Huh, Indians,” said the young woman, never dreaming that she would come this far. as if in another world Kevin is taking her away from civilization everywhere. She was going to become a lost person soon. The girl lamented her misfortune.
When returning to the accommodation through the door into the house. Rinradie immediately opened the scene to him.
“Why did you tell them I was your wife without asking me a word?” But he ignored him and went to his bed.
“Will you tell me if I abducted you or not?”
“No, there should have been a better word,” said the woman angrily, “like friends, relatives, whatever.”
The girl saw him take out a book he borrowed from the library and went to lie down and read, ignoring her. “And how will it be different? He still understood that we were husband and wife anyway. Look, the bed is wide enough for two people. When you're sleepy, you go to bed."
“No, I'm going to sleep in that chair.” The woman pointed to a long bench.
“As you wish, the night air is very cold. You may need a blanket which I am not willing to give to you.”
“I know you're a heartless person.” Suddenly the girl cried out, “Elysia said you would take me to the Indian tribe.” The woman looked at him impatiently. pretend to cry He glanced at her.
“Yes, my father is up there. We're going to rest with his tribe for a while. until the matter is quiet Tomorrow Don will come to wake me up at 3 am. You keep it It's time for me to wake up I know you won't get up early, sleepyhead,” the young man teased. The girl cried out in frustration.
“I'm so tired of traveling like crazy right now,” he chuckled.
“This is the result of your actions that troubled us. You deserve it.”
The girl cried out in frustration twice. before walking to the long bench and then lay down trying to close his eyes to sleep. Sneak peek at Kevin who is sitting comfortably reading a book. It made her even more indignant. 'God, you didn't imagine that he was an Indian. That's right, he looks like a bastard. But she couldn't figure out what race he looked like. She also remembered the strong breastplate that was devoid of hairless mites.
like a common westerner He was like Apollo, the statue of the museum that she liked to visit often. Such a warm, unexpected feeling. What the hell are you thinking?’ The woman shook off her highs and tried to close her eyes. Fortunately, during this time he didn't mess with her, the young woman knew that he was still angry and even held a grudge against her. This must have been an indirect revenge plot against her, only hoping that he wouldn't be so furious that he would kill her in the middle of the forest. because no one would know that she had come this far
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