Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 100

           Itwasn’tthatIdidn’ttrustWayan’shealingprowess,it’sjustthatthiswasreallyseriouspain…

           Shesaid,"Youdon’tneedWesternpills."

           "Butmaybeit’sbetter,justtobesafe…"

           "Givetwohours,"shesaid."IfIdon’tmakeyoubetter,youcantakeyourpills."

           Reluctantly,Iagreed.Myexperiencewiththeseinfectionsisthattheycantakedaystoclear,evenwithstrongantibiotics.ButIdidn’twanttomakeherfeelbad.

           Tuttiwasplayingintheshopandshekeptbringinglittledrawingsofhousesovertocheermeup,pattingmyhandwithaneight-year-old’scompassion."MamaElizabethsick?"Atleastshedidn’tknowwhatI’dbeendoingtogetsick.

           "Didyoubuyyourhouseyet,Wayan?"Iasked.

           "Notyet,honey.Nohurry."

           "Whataboutthatplaceyouliked?Ithoughtyouweregoingtobuythat?"

           "Foundoutnotforsale.Tooexpensive."

           "Doyouhaveanyotherplacesinmind?"

           "Notworryaboutitnow,Liz.Fornow,letmemakeyouquicklyfeelbetter."

           Felipearrivedwithmymedicineandafacefullofremorse,apologizingtobothmeandWayanforhavinginflictedmewiththispain,oratleastthat’showhewasseeingit.

           "Notserious,"saidWayan."Notworry.Ifixhersoon.Quicklybetter."

           Thenshewentintothekitchenandproducedagiantglassmixingbowlfullofleaves,roots,berries,somethingIrecognizedasturmeric,someshaggymassofsomethingthatlookedlikewitches’hair,pluseyeofwhatIbelievemighthavebeennewt…allfloatinginitsownbrownjuice.Therewasaboutagallonofitinthebowl,whateveritwas.Itstanklikeacorpse.

           "Drink,honey,"Wayansaid.

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