"Wonderful, but someone is going to come up short, later," I replied, sighing."Tomorrow is another day," Nana replied, lightly."I guess it is. Time to... get hot and dry," I announced. I got up and got out, grabbing a towel. All three women followed me, but Graciela didn't like the sauna. "It's hot! Why do this?" You sweat out the poisons of the day," Nana replied. "Go on -- watch the children. Marcus will want for nothing." The three of us entered and I stretched out my towel on the upper bench.. Her fever had risen and she was in full delirium. He sat next to her bed and took her burning hand in his. Maria was sponging her forehead with cool water. Nathan looked at the housekeeper and told her to go get some rest, that he would tend to her. The older woman left and Nathan took up the sponge, bathing her lovely face, trying to keep her cool. She was turning her head back and forth, muttering. She mumbled his name and his hand stilled for a moment. He couldn’t make out what she was. Realizing that, I dumbly picked up my arm, and began crawling up the beach. I had to keep moving. Lying still meant death. I stumbled over bodies and body parts, crawling through fields of shrieking wounded clutching at their opened flesh. They called for me like I could save them, reaching out with blood-stained hands, begging me with bulging eyes. A foot struck me in the back, and I was flattened. Another foot struck my wounded shoulder, and a spear of pain twisted into me. I screamed into. I made myself the last drink, and I was in my balcony smoking a cigarette. All I could think of was who this enigmatic lady was? Where was she? Was she real, or was she just a mirage?I slept and, on Sunday, I was at my parents’ place. I decided I won’t take the bus anymore as it is not very convenient for the next week. I still wondered what on earth could I do to get hold of the mystery woman. I was randomly searching online – Facebook, Tinder, Linkedin, and all the other hosts of social media.
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