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Chapter 86

           TogetTuttiback,Wayanhadtohirealawyer,whomshepaidwitheverysinglethingshehad.Imean-everything.Shesoldoffnotonlyherfurnitureandjewelry,butalsoherforksandspoons,hersocksandshoes,heroldwashclothsandhalf-burnedcandles-everythingwenttopaythatlawyer.Butshedidgetherdaughterback,intheend,afteratwo-yearbattle.WayanisjustluckyTuttiwasagirl;ifshe’dbeenaboy,Wayanneverwouldhaveseenthekidagain.Boysaremuchmorevaluable.

           Forthelastfewyearsnow,WayanandTuttihavebeenlivingontheirown-allalone,inthebeehiveofBali!-movingfromplacetoplaceeveryfewmonthsasmoneycomesandgoes,alwayssleeplesswithworryaboutwheretogonext.Whichhasbeendifficultbecauseeverytimeshemoves,herpatients(mostlyBalinese,whoareallonhardtimesthemselvesthesedays)havetroublefindingheragain.Also,witheverymove,littleTuttihastobepulledoutofschool.Tuttiwasalwaysfirstinherclassbefore,buthasslippedsincethelastmovedowntotwentiethoutoffiftychildren.

           InthemiddleofWayan’stellingmethisstory,Tuttiherselfcamechargingintotheshop,havingarrivedhomefromschool.She’seightyearsoldnowandamightyexhibitionofcharismaandfireworks.Thislittlecherrybombofagirl(pigtailedandskinnyandexcited)askedmeinlivelyEnglishifI’dliketoeatlunch,andWayansaid,"Iforgot!Youshouldhavelunch!"andthemotheranddaughterrushedintotheirkitchenand-withthehelpofthetwoshyyounggirlshidingbackthere-producedsometimelaterthebestfoodI’dtastedyetinBali.

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