The person who bought the coconut came and then cut it outside the house. The 19 pieces are already in the kitchen. Mommy Helena says it’s a reserve in case I search again. I’m glad because they take care of me.

As I watched the man slice, he was talking to me. “My wife, Ma’am is just like you. When she was pregnant, she wanted the pickles to be mixed with peanut butter. I even laughed at first, but when I didn’t give her what she wanted and just laughed at her, she cried. After I gave it to her, she didn’t talk to me for almost a week.”

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