Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 95

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           Iadded,"AndLizwasbeggingherfriendstopleasehelpWayan,too!"

           Wereturnedtotheshop,foundTuttijusthomefromschool.Wayandroppedtoherknees,grabbedhergirl,andsaid,"Ahouse!Ahouse!Wehaveahouse!"Tuttiexecutedafabulousfakefaint,swooningcartoonishlyrighttothefloor.

           Whilewewerealllaughing,Inoticedthetwoorphanswatchingthisscenefromthebackgroundofthekitchen,andIcouldseethemlookingatmewithsomethingintheirfacesthatresembled…fear.AsWayanandTuttigallopedaroundinjoy,Iwonderedwhattheorphanswerethinking.Whatweretheysoafraidof?Beingleftbehind,maybe?OrwasInowascarypersontothembecauseI’dproducedsomuchmoneyoutofnowhere?(Suchanunthinkableamountofmoneythatmaybeit’slikeblackmagic?)Ormaybewhenyou’vehadsuchafragilelifeasthesekids,anychangeisaterror.

           WhentherewasalullinthecelebrationIaskedWayan,justtobesure:"WhataboutBigKetutandLittleKetut?Isthisgoodnewsforthem,too?"

           WayanlookedoveratthegirlsinthekitchenandmusthaveseenthesameuneasinessIhadseen,becauseshefloatedovertothemandherdedthemintoherarmsandwhisperedsomereassuringwordsintothecrownsoftheirheads.Theyseemedtorelaxintoher.Thenthephonerang,andWayantriedtopullawayfromtheorphanstoanswerit,buttheskinnyarmsofthetwoKetutsclungontotheirunofficialmotherrelentlessly,andtheyburiedtheirheadsinherbellyandarmpits,andevenafterthelongesttimetheyrefused-withafiercenessI’dneverseeninthembefore-tolethergo

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