Magdalena
Magdalena walked straight into the living room as if she were at home, and the two women sat down on the soft nice sofa.
“I’m listening, Magdalena,” Alberta said impatiently. “What did you want to tell me?”
“Alberta, I’ll tell you everything right now... You know how much I love and respect you. You’ve done so much for me and helped me in so many ways. That’s why, at first, after that terrible incident happened, I didn’t want anyone to know about it. I begged Uncle Carl not to tell anyone. I was trying to protect you. But he turned out to be a gossip, and apparently he told the whole neighborhood. People started coming to me one by one, asking what had happened. I had to lie to them, but I’m