You were about to wake up but when you heard two women with strangely familiar voices talking, you decided to pretend and continue sleeping.
“Why did you bring him here? He's not one of the family, he doesn't even look like he's from around here."
“Are you implying that he was one of the ones who killed dad? The Thousand Days War ended fifty years ago: he is just a boy, he was not yet born when all this happened."
“He looks like them. What tells you that he won't kill us all if you cure him?”
“Should I leave him like this?”
“At least he can't hurt anyone.”
“He has no weapons, he is just a civilian who we found unconscious and shrunken. What is his fault in being born in another country? What fault would it be if he was a soldier who was just following orders. You have to overcome your traumas, mother, if you remain anchored to the past, you will never be able to live in the present."
“Okay, do as you want. But don't let him get close to your daughters. When he returns to normal he will have to leave the house."
Alma leaves slamming the door. You pretend to wake up with a start from that noise, and you see her. Julieta Madrigal, a middle-aged but still beautiful and fit woman. She's gigantic, or maybe you're the one who's shrunk.
“Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you.”
“I heard everything. Your mother is wrong, I live overseas. I've never heard of the Thousand Days' War."
“My mother was always afraid of events that happened unplanned or out of control. Like when my daughter Mirabel didn't receive the gift. But this is another story. I am Julieta Madrigal. Everyone here in the family has a gift, my gift is to heal illnesses through food.”
“So, would you like to heal me with your gift?”
"Worth a try. Just know that even if it worked, you could stay here as long as you wanted. I imagine it must be difficult for you to find yourself in an unfamiliar country.”
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