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everyone inside the restaurant to sleep so they could have their way with
them and not have any witnesses.
I looked through all my windows to see if there other figures but I didn’t
see any. I knew I had to get out of there. As quietly as possible I opened the
door. I thought of taking the car but the noise of the engine might have
attracted attention. I then thought of just running to the next town,
Boquerón. I didn’t even open the gate. I slowly went through the barbed
wire that marked the estate next to me and form there I got to the street. As
soon as I set foot on the road I heard the restaurant door opening. I froze; I
couldn’t run. From inside came one of the employees with the trash. When
he saw me standing there like a statue he said: “Hey Amaury how are you
buddy? I was able to thaw out and I crossed the street. Sighing I asked if
everything was all right inside. He said everything was fine and asked me
why I was whispering. I told him I just thought I heard a noise coming
from inside. He repeated that everything was well and invited me inside for
a soda. I came up with the excuse that I was looking for one of my cats so
he went back inside. I then peaked through one of the restaurants windows
to make sure nobody was watching me. I could hear the Spanish music
coming from inside. Inside was the little creature with a woman. “His
mother?” The damn figure turned out to be a seven or eight year old child.
But then what was he doing in front of my house and how did he know my
name?
I observed the boy with whom I could only guess was his mother as they
ate in one of the smaller tables for two people. After a few seconds I
crossed the street feeling like the biggest imbecile in the world. I splashed
some cold water on my face and sat on the hammock waiting for them to
come out. They came out about a half hour later and both looked at me.
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