She couldn't hear as she was not close to the riverbank, but she knew they were saying something.
She passed by a green-painted bungalow, and a cherry elderly woman in overalls and an apron waved at her.
The woman sat on a long bench, selecting anchovies.
"Hello" the woman greeted, smiling. Ava returned the smile and the greeting. She waved at the woman and rounded the corner just after the house.
She was amused by the woman's cheerfulness. She was the only person in the village that had offered her a smile, and actually greeted her in English.
She wondered if she understood English really well.
Suddenly remembering she was supposed to head back before evening, she checked the time and was surprised to see it was quarter to four.
She'd lost track of time. She turned
