Chapter 83

"He left earlier. He's just going somewhere." My attention turned to ma'am Millendsy again. "Yes?" "My Son, he left early in the morning." "Ahhhh ..." I nodded. Where did that go? "Here," she handed me a plate of vegetable salad, "Have some veggies hija." "Thank you." We soundly ate breakfast. None of us want to interrupt the silence. I can"t think of anything good to say here. And maybe he is too. Isla, on the other hand, has a refreshing silence. Until the end no one speaks to us. I offered to wash the dishes. I didn't want to rely on my companions to do things, even though I was able to move normally. Ma'am Millendsy stayed with us for three days. He almost didn"t want to leave us. Especially Isla. The child was very dear to him. He really considers her a grandson. And that melts my heart. My Ayanna deserves to be love and accepted no matter where she came from and what memories she bares. "Are we going to stay in the orphanage today?" pren