"Howareyou,Winnie?Howareyou?"
SisterKaewistheonewhoaccostedher,andsheshowedakindsmile,butIdon'tknowwhyIthinkSisterKaew'ssmilelooksbarbaric,probablybecauseIalreadyknowthatSisterKaewisakindsister,butsheisalsoanorderlyperson.Maybeherfaintsmilealsomeansthatsheisreadytodealwithherhairinthenextfewminutes.
ButI'mjustanswering.
"I'mfine."
"He'sallright,andifit'snotgood,he'llgohomeaftergraduation.What,hewon'tcomebackaftergraduation,andittooktwoyearstocomebackuntilhewassolong.ButIdon'tcomebacktoseemom,toseeyou,it'sterrible."BrotherKim'svoicesuddenlysounded,andhiseyeslookedatmesharplyandreproachfully.
Idon'tmindherwords,becauseitiswrongformenottovisithome,butIalsohavereasons,becausebothchildrenarestillyoung,andmyhusbandismentallyretarded,soIlethimtakecareofthechildrenaloneanddon'ttrusthim,sohowcanIgoback?
"Don'tsayRoykindoubtedtherewouldbesomethinginAmericathatWinniewouldbefascinatedby."Mothersaidwithasmile.