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Rosa pushed back on her hair, s the wild tresses away from her face "Dios mio"

"You come here You force the boy on him" Mario waved a waitress away "What else should we think?"

Rosa pushed Manuelito out the end of the booth "You are a bad man," she said to Mario Then to o to test I will be there"

She shoved the boy’s ar, not sure what I was ry about, Mario’s heavy-handed behavior or the situation itself When the door jangled, I ju up with them on the sidewalk "Halto or alta or whatever"

She stopped and turned around with eyes that et and glistening "You never learn Spanish well at all, Gavinito"

"I’ out for ed on her hand "¡Paleta! ¡Paleta!"

Rosa reached into her bag and produced another round lollipop Manuelito grabbed it and struggled with the wrapper

"I do not like him He act like he would send me back"

"It’s not an easy situation to explain to people"

She took the lollipop back froed off the plastic He stuck it in his

"You must see him a lot for him to be so close to you"

"He is a very happy boy He trusts people"

"Are you okay for ?"

"I have a cousin"

"Is it near here?"

"I can take bus"

All I had was my bike, and I couldn’t exactly put both of them on it "Okay I will call you later, when I find a place to do the test"

"Okay, Gavin" She hesitated "I do not wish to…snag you"

"I know"

"I just want the boy to have a father His father Letty’s irlfriend" She stared at the ground, and I re me she was not a prostitute for anyone but me

"What about you? No boyfriend? No one?"

"I have not This--" she patted Manuelito’s head "This is hard enough"

"What about that cousin guy? Has he bothered you?"