The Heart of a Stranger (2003)
“She turned off the faucet, then heard voices arguing—an annoyed masculine bass and a sharp feminine pitch—penetrating the oak walls.
Juan and Cáco?
What in heaven’s name was going on?
She grabbed her robe and slipped it over her nightgown. With a quick hand, she smoothed her hair and headed to the living room, where the disagreement was taking place.
Juan and Cáco faced each other. She huffed out an annoyed breath, and he jammed his hands in his pockets and frowned.
He appeared to be dressed to... go out, Lourdes noticed. He wore the clothes he’d arrived in, right down to the mended tear on his sleeve. The bloodstains had washed out, but not completely.
Had he changed his mind? Had he called the sheriff’s station? Was a deputy due to arrive to take Juan into town?
“What’s going on?” Lourdes asked. Juan and Cáco had grown silent, neither arguing their case in front of her.
The old woman spoke up. “He thinks he’s well enough to go work with you today.”
To work? With her?MoreLess
Juan and Cáco?
What in heaven’s name was going on?
She grabbed her robe and slipped it over her nightgown. With a quick hand, she smoothed her hair and headed to the living room, where the disagreement was taking place.
Juan and Cáco faced each other. She huffed out an annoyed breath, and he jammed his hands in his pockets and frowned.
He appeared to be dressed to... go out, Lourdes noticed. He wore the clothes he’d arrived in, right down to the mended tear on his sleeve. The bloodstains had washed out, but not completely.
Had he changed his mind? Had he called the sheriff’s station? Was a deputy due to arrive to take Juan into town?
“What’s going on?” Lourdes asked. Juan and Cáco had grown silent, neither arguing their case in front of her.
The old woman spoke up. “He thinks he’s well enough to go work with you today.”
To work? With her?MoreLess
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