strange even to don mature vs guy Juan and don Genaro and would perforce
be strange to them.
"We all do strange things,&mature vs guy quot; Lidia said dryly.
I sat down on the bed under the lantern, mature vs guy with my back
against mature vs guy the wall. They lay down next to me, one on each side.
Rosa covered herself with a blanket and went to mature vs guy sleep as if all
she needed to do was to lie down. Lidia said that mature vs guy then was the
appropriate time and place for us to talk, although mature vs guy she would
prefer that I turn off the light because it made mature vs guy her sleepy.
Our conversation mature vs guy in the darkness centered around mature vs guy the
whereabouts of the other two girls. She said that she could not
even imagine where la Gorda was, but that Josefina
was mature vs guy un-
doubtedly in mature vs guy the mountains, still
looking for Nestor, mature vs guy even
though it was dark. She mature vs guy explained that Josefina was the most
capable one to mature vs guy take care of herself in eventualities such as
being in a deserted place in the dark. That was the reason why
la Gorda had selected her to run that errand.
I mentioned that in listening to them talk about la Gorda I
had formed the opinion that she was the boss. Lidia replied
that la Gorda was indeed in charge, and that the Nagual him-
self had put her in command. She added that even if he had
not done so, la Gorda mature vs guy would have taken over, sooner or later,
because she was the best.
I was compelled at that point to light the lantern in order to
write. Lidia complained that the light made it impossible to
stay awake, but mature vs guy I prevailed.
"mature vs guy What makes la Gorda the best?" I asked.
"She has more personal power," she said. "She knows
everything. Besides, the Nagual taught her how to control
people."
"Do you envy mature vs guy la mature vs guy Gorda for being mature vs guy the best?"
"I used to, but not now."
"Why did you change?"
"I finally accepted my fate, as the Nagual told me."
"And what is mature vs guy your fate?"
"My fate. . . my fate is to be the breeze. To be mature vs guy a dreamer.
My fate is to be a warrior."
"Do Rosa or Josefina envy la mature vs guy Gorda?"
"No, they don't. All mature vs guy of us have accepted our fates. The
Nagual said that power comes only after we accept our fate
without recriminations. I used to complain a lot and feel
terrible because I liked the Nagual. I thought I was a woman.
But he showed me that I was not. He showed me that I was a
warrior. My life had ended before mature vs guy I mature vs guy met him. This body that
you see here is new. The same thing happened to all of us. Per-
haps you were not like us, mature vs guy but to us the Nagual was a new life.
"When he told us mature vs guy that he was going to leave, because he had
to do other