Esperanza Rising
“No one doubted that. Alfonso apologized to Esperanza, but Mama graciously said that Miguel must have needed the money to get to northern California. Alfonso promised the money would be paid back, one way or another, and Esperanza knew it would be, but she was angry with Miguel. How dare he go into her valise and take what was not his. And after all her hard work.
Mama seemed to get a little stronger every day, although she still took many naps. Hortensia was happy that she was eating well, ...and every day Esperanza brought home just-picked fruit to tempt her.
A few weeks later, Esperanza stood on the shed dock in the morning and marveled at the peaches, plums, and nectarines that poured into the shed.
“How will we ever sort them all?” she asked.
Josefina laughed. “One piece at a time. It gets done.”
They started with the small white clingstone peaches and then the larger yellow Elbertas.MoreLess
Mama seemed to get a little stronger every day, although she still took many naps. Hortensia was happy that she was eating well, ...and every day Esperanza brought home just-picked fruit to tempt her.
A few weeks later, Esperanza stood on the shed dock in the morning and marveled at the peaches, plums, and nectarines that poured into the shed.
“How will we ever sort them all?” she asked.
Josefina laughed. “One piece at a time. It gets done.”
They started with the small white clingstone peaches and then the larger yellow Elbertas.MoreLess
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