At long last, the two women were finally done with the humiliation. Perhaps, they were too angry. However, that had nothing to do with Lucia. She put her hand down and turned around to walk towards that small box.
“Rainy, come to Mommy.” She stretched her hands out. She might have been beaten, but towards her daughter, she was always smiling.
“Mommy,” Rainy called out to her softly as she made her way out from behind the box. She dropped Dolly on the floor and embraced Lucia’s neck with both hands.
“Mommy, does it hurt? Let me blow.” Rainy started blowing at her mother’s cheek. A layer of tears had clouded her bright eyes.
“It’s not painful for Mommy. Rainy, you can stop now.” She wiped her daughter’s tears off her little face before picking the doll up from the floor. She placed the d
