Leandre is no longer too young to be perplexed by his mother's actions toward Uncle Lazaro. He could tell they had a special bond. If they are friends, they are always treated as if there is no conflict between them but based on his mother's reactions at the time, there is. They arrived at his mother's house an hour later. Leandre was the first to leave and enter the house. He discovered his mother sitting in front of her flower crops outside the house. She gave him a wide smile, but it quickly faded when she noticed Uncle Lazaro at his back.

"Why are you with that man?" his mother...