The Bond Between Us
to fool me?” Salma was still skeptical, repeate
must be real. If you don’t believe me, you
e door and continued, “I just asked you to go on a blind date and get to know the guy f
ot bad looking…Anastasia mentioned her interactions with Herman, saying, “He seems gentle, and his par
l with future mother–in–law issu
e, she was torn about whether she was right to push her daughter into marriage. She kn
date again She worried that when she passed away Anastasia would be alone with no one to care for her, no one to help her out,
in stone, there was no us
sat down and said, “Even though you’re legally marr
, Anastasia said. “Mom, I have to go to work now. It’s too hot outside
left for work. She ran a stall at the Night Market on
car. She set up shop every day at 5 o’
e about ten grand a month. It was mor
little shop when no jewelry company would hir
usy. Anastasia took the opportunity to text Herman, “My mom wa
e a reply. A customer approached, and Anasta
undred dollars. She packed up at 11 on the dot. Sitti
business trip in Crescent Bay. I’ll arrang
rrence for corporate employees. Anastasi
, her life was no different from before. In the following days, she was a
. It started raining, and her car br
This used car had given her trouble a few times before. Whil
of a used car was equivalent to half of her annual
ng
o to the mechanic again. This would cost her hund
d it was late into the night. Anastasia had to leave the car on the roadsid
eded to be processed, and some were brought by custom
with a big box in her arms, her clothes h
who had just returned from Crescent Bay, was w
terred by the storm. When her umbrella was blown away, she was completely soaked, bowed her head, holding the box, a
umbrella, instructed his driver to return to Sa
sta