Nightfall
“The way Roxie went home in her scrubs had never made sense to her. Carrying all that death and illness home with her couldn’t lead to anything good. She tucked her scrubs into a white bag with symbols and blessings stitched around the opening. She drew it tight with a prayer, and then tossed it into her bag. Her underwear felt clean and safe, so she went ahead and pulled on jeans and a lightweight tank top in a bright red shade.
It was always the first test when she went to an appointment in her role as curandera. If someone expected her to be wearing a headdress or something, and couldn’t handle denim, then working with them wasn’t going to be a good idea anyway.
Mamà was constantly pressing her to get officially licensed, so that she could work properly and even bill for the work she did. Some insurance companies in Texas even paid now. But it just wasn’t what she wanted to do. Mamà would jab her between the ribs if Izzy ever mentioned it in front of her, but while doing... the work of the curandera was fantastic, it wasn’t what she wanted to do with the rest of her life.MoreLess
It was always the first test when she went to an appointment in her role as curandera. If someone expected her to be wearing a headdress or something, and couldn’t handle denim, then working with them wasn’t going to be a good idea anyway.
Mamà was constantly pressing her to get officially licensed, so that she could work properly and even bill for the work she did. Some insurance companies in Texas even paid now. But it just wasn’t what she wanted to do. Mamà would jab her between the ribs if Izzy ever mentioned it in front of her, but while doing... the work of the curandera was fantastic, it wasn’t what she wanted to do with the rest of her life.MoreLess
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