Phetai
After I saw that woman finish wiping down Pha phang, I spoke to her sternly and led her to her room, with her following closely behind.
"You're still asking what's wrong... Ah!" I angrily grabbed her arm and squeezed it tightly.
"You're still asking what's wrong? Do you think my niece's life doesn't matter? Is that why you didn't tell me?"
Last night, after she left my room, I couldn't sleep and heard voices talking. That made me leave my room to follow the sound, only to find both this woman and Aunt Sa-ang in Pha phang's room. That's how I found out my niece was unwell.
"Didn't Jaokha go tell you?" she asked back. But what good is that? Just going and not saying anything—is that what you call informing?
"If you had told me, I wouldn't have had to find out for myself that my
