Miatta

After our gardening task, it was already sundown. Elena led us back to the dark room, our hands on our shoulders on a straight file. I caught myself occasionally looking out for the helpful stranger but he had indeed vanished. I thought of asking someone if they had seen him too to confirm that he hadn't been a ghost or a trick of the light but remembering how they had laughed instead of coming to my aid earlier, I kept my question to myself. In the dark room, I was reunited with Addy and she received me warmly.

“So...how was your first day in the garden?” She shuffled to...