Imagine my shock when the person turned around and faced us. She is actually a she, not he. My eyes watered, looking at her totally unrecognizable face. But my heart knows who she is. Her eyes never lie.
" Mamu?" I whispered, shaking uncontrollably.
" La mia bambina," she replied in a very hoarse voice. I broke down and ran to her. I knelt at her feet and hugged her middle. I remember that scent. I will never forget that scent.
" Mamu, what happened? Who did this to you?" I cried in her lap. I felt her hand caressed my hair.
" He did. That bastard beat me pretty bad and left me for dead. After you left, I thought he would change and save our business, but he got worst. Every day he goes out to gamble and come home drunk. We lost everything, including our house." She narrated painfully
