"Goodnight Sweet Pea," Enrique said, giving Rosa's forehead a platonic kiss.

"Night Papa," Rosa replied, giving him a hug.

"Now, don't you go sleeping with your window open. You know it's not safe to leave windows open at night in a bungalow," he warned.

"OK Papa," she called back, but of course she had no real intention of heeding his advice. This heatwave had been so intense, and without the air conditioning working she knew it would be impossible to sleep with the windows closed.

Since her parents had separated, Rosa lived with her mother in the city, but she often liked to spend weekends in the country with her...