Did she tell you why we look different?" The question betrayed much that I hadn't deduced.Did she tell you why we look different?" The question betrayed much that I hadn't deduced. If Alicia hadn't dazzled me so much, I probably would have noticed the differences sooner. I answered her question: "No." "Our uncle had a young assistant in Manila. Our uncle knew the role well, for he had filled the same role not many years before, in Manila." "For your mother." "Yes, before she was too old for his customers and ran away to marry." She looked down at her hands, then back at me. "Livinia and I have different fathers. Mine died in a logging mishap. Hers is...not known." She glanced away for a second. |