nd raise crops. Manú, a very old lady, thirteen years after the episode, died working on his herbs. A heart attack took her suddenly. It was Sarati who found her in the morning,
light around G
our father and brother. We h
trong, it's not possibl
d, with a louder, irritated tone of voice. It was the way she fou
t before closing the tomb, placed a bracelet on her mother's arm. No one had ever seen that artifact, but that scene remained fixed in Sarati's memory, as the young woman, once again, saw a light emanate
to your grandmother, it was a gift from your grandfather. I no longer
uty and the light that came
dfather had great taste and loved
h the ritual
s legacy. A thoughtless attitude from his parents that, in the
She was a spectacular woman and left a legacy of charity for the few neighbors who lived in the region. There
proposal
ways and raised
at woul
for the moon party,
Jacob asked. "The cub
nds who won't mind taking care of everything
miss her. The last time we went to this party was when Sarati was seven years old, a year before..." Ané stopped mid-sentence. He only realiz
to go?" asked the brother. "I was excited. Like D
n't remember when I went
hter?" Ané asked. "Let's
something was going on in that heart. However, it w
small towns met there to sell their products and celebrate one of their moons, which always came closer to th
he was seven years old, a fact that she only remembered at that family dinner. Exactly one year before the star was seen. It was a four-day trip, and, to sleep, they camped along the way to rest. To enjoy the party in Laidé, well, it took two to three days to stay. The party filled the small town with families. There
she was 21 years old, she still received a visit from her mother every night to talk and receive a goodnight kiss. That night in particular, Ali looked beautiful. There were moments when the mother seemed enlightened, it was as if light radiated from her body, but Sarati did not comment
scripts today, daughter?" Al
them as many times as I want. I was just thinking a little a
. These only exist because your grandmother kept them under lock and k
why they ar
nder doesn't like us knowing things about
mands us and watches us, he even sends his soldiers to frighten us.
. In two days, we left for Laidê. For you and Jacob, it will be a new city,
. "It's as if she heard us smiling and directing us and for a brief moment, admiring her, we felt Manú's presence.
t at the time I announced we
u under
smiled brightly, w
of sensations and people that we are going to m
you mean,
ion. I see a boy, riding a horse. It's beautiful and
Our trip will
a perception tha
mm
I spoke about a simple dream with a boy
just an impression and it is wron
ht mom. S
h, her mother was hiding. He continued seeing the s
se little stars. Tell me, in a dre
way from the disappointment of not seeing the young man's face, once again. The movement of his father and brother, who got up early to prepare the cart, created enough chaos to raise a city, in addition to the smell of baked bread coming out of the
woke up late or dad an
usual time, daughter.
es
o to the shed, pack some t
s and tunics for clothing. Despite not having a scorching sun and the sky being light gray, the heat did its job, drying and removing the smell of dust that accumulated. Ali was folding the clothe
iss grand
left. She loved that party. He brought memorie
t Grandma
r had come back from a trance and was quite sh
e. Your grandmother was born h
feeling that you're hiding some secret from me. Since seeing
e went through with those soldiers. They were after the child
p we went through, but why?
k why, ju
ner desperation, sudden
ore dinner, when I proposed going to the part
ng to hide something. In her soul, she knew they were protecting her, but she was an adult and would never tell anyone anything. Th
o get the trun
rati, we're done here, let's just p