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muddy from walking thr

nter the yard. The fence was made of bamboo,

d at him as he came down the stairs. He stared at me intently, as if trying to recognize who I

my gran

ediately helped hi

ouldn't help but feel emoti

me happy. We sat on the bamboo bench. The sink w

e you,

Lolo, how a

ere. Your father has been wai

the real Anya's father had passed away w

yet?" Lolo Ron

t," I r

en anything since I

ill alive, we had electricity, but I had a hard time paying for it, so I just had it cut

as obvious which houses had ele

d me and recognized me as Anya right awa

electricity here?" Because all I saw were r

arming. Their house is up front, that's why you c

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p on the table and got

myself." Anya was taken aback w

s was her first time having this kind of dish. Even when she was youn

a dipping sauce made fro

can make you a spicy dipp

y, don't bother

me eating this kind of food, but she was very full. After they finished eating, Lolo told her

the only light came from a gas lamp. The first things she saw were the balcony and th

Ronaldo said, pointing to the right. "It's

was breathtakingly beautiful, like something out of a fantasy world. She busied herself organizing her things. She wa

ll have electricity too. It's not the harv

o," Anya replie

ome money with her, and if she wanted to, she could use it to

d her phone. It was already 6:30 pm, and she want

can I get a s

grandchild." Anya thought about the surname

for a bit to

, but it seemed like she would have a hard tim

e spot where the tricycle dropped her off earlier. As she walked,

ere the tricycle stopped earlier. But she didn't know whe

ses were located. She walked further and ahead, she saw a

in front of their house. What about here? What if

up the road. She didn't even notice that there was someone sta

d her, and in her surprise, her foot slipped. She thought she

ly, but the flashlight from her phone illuminated his eyes, which were a grayish colo

ped her cellphone. The man who caught her also let go of her. An

n the man walked past her, surpassing her. He s

al over there?"

king for a while be

o.

olo said there's a sig

him. She arrived at the well-lit

what amazed her. It was the small bridge with tiny fairy lights. She could also hear th

to be amazed by her reaction. But he qui