Sins and Lies

holly the place is countryside, no wonder thieves hide out here as the whole way I couldn't see a town near

r color. This time I have brown hair and I can use my real eyes. I'm st

seem so bad. The clean streets, trees and plants on the sidewalk

he outside, my backpack and suitcase dragging, besides, my face was

ike that. Wives who joined the women's club to talk about the

't be surprised if the mayor of the neighborhood came up to probe me

alog and went directly to a gues

k facade. The glass door is closed, but I can smell food, w

r the place already heari

e hall and come face to face with the reception of the place, which is not ex

are upstairs, and beside me doors

older than 40, and she must own the place. She has beautiful light blue

quickly, th

can I

ed a

ow many days y

ny problem

res with

the front desk and walks

the room, making me wonder what

the rooms have balconies in front and

ling a large room with

te tones. A well-appointed bathroom. What surprises me is that there is a balcony in the place, which shows m

is served at six and taken off at seven, lunch at noon and taken off at one, and dinner at eight and taken

I say. "I

sm

he examines it. "I knew it wasn't from around here." I get a question mark on my for

be a struggle, but I just need to b

and American mot

and where exotic

thdraw my applicatio

voice. The girl looks like a cartoon, she's so pretty, I have to admit. Thick lips, very diff

!" she says loo

es and today I found

e nods in m

ize that she hadn't seen me before. She looks at me

are you

ceiving complim

tenant. she looks at me. “

ng a foreign contact with me that I'm

ot that I'm not, but when you're not

insists on knowing by dissecting me. “I

eg

ssing through. I answer and l

er. "She menti

n't mind, I want

" She pushes her daughter

y, I a

onfront the light ceiling of the

fore they find me, but I can rest for a few days and the

or a moment and

15 yea

papa!" I cried in fear, be

at never, no one would listen to me and if they we

l to their capo. The frightened

ys afraid of him, becaus

where men were tortured daily for dif

ike death and made

't leave

who grabbed my hands t

here the light didn't touch his face, as

ands behind his bac

m, no matter how much I was screamin

iff my nose still shaking my chin. “What

t is their funeral wrea

at did

ith tears, but I don'

on him and le

hen people don't fo

e excuse me, I wo

little girl. A S

.

air on the towel and

hours, it's already n

dinner is over, so I choos

ince I arrived, I have noticed that there are no

ther bringing a tray and

he says. " I took a while

glasses and a juice an

ne else?" I as

st never stop here. Some stay for one night, some for days.

eling my st

l, which smelled good and

I sat and enjoyed a meal without havin

There was a lot of stuff in there, something I didn't want to leave behind, I was afraid I would have to tear

g from there, naively I ho

s hands, I had to be brave enough t

e forever, but a few days will

myself in a luminous city. The guest house is on an even more rustic

ting is good, helping me to notic

h and watch cautiously

nd some places give

and waved briefly, takin

thinking about how it wou

k, and make my husband's coffee. Then I would walk our animal

rged in this, this life is

pt with many men, I've broke

till theirs and m

nce of luck for me, and I