Nancy by Bruno Lloret

Author:Bruno Lloret
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Two Lines Press
Published: 2021-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do. And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do.

Ruth 3:4–5

Once I was back we realized we could no longer be apart × Tío Aarón had left one day without warning, with nothing but the clothes on his back, and since then my old man’s only companions had been his calculation templates, the Latter Day Saints, the Word, and a bit of TV.

× × × I decided to become exactly the woman papá santo needed, the perfect daughter, a fitting complement for his love of the Word × I studied the Old Testament, the Pauline epistles, and the Book of Mormon with a feigned interest that soon turned into actual enthusiasm × I was so happy I wasn’t even thinking about Sandra, or Jesulé, or even Pato × Every time papá got home from work and found me reading, the table laid and the house clean, he said, looking emotional: There she is, my Every Day Saint × Sure, the calm was maintained by a troubling silence × One day papá santo said to me, as though he knew perfectly well that something had to be said: There are things it’s better to erase from your mind, mijita. This world is a desert of crosses. You just have to keep your head down, have Faith, be happy ×× Arm yourself like the Lion of Judah, walk calmly, without fear of pain or of making mistakes, until the Son decides: enough, enough now ×

×× It was such a pretty speech that I asked if I could visit the Church of the Saints as soon as possible × I don’t think you can if you haven’t been baptized, he answered, but if you’re really interested, for starters Sister Ruth can give you a tour of the temple ×

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× And so there we were: Sister Ruth and I. No images. Bare white walls, some flower pots, plenty of space and light × She said: Questions after the video × She pointed to a door to our right and in we went × × I sat down, accepted a glass of water, and spent the next twenty minutes learning about Joseph Smith × When it finished I couldn’t think of any questions and so we looked at each other in silence × × × × × × × Then she invited me into the only other place the

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