I was outside when Spy Number Two came out of her house. I remember thinking, Again, this pest. What does she want now?

“Walk with me. I don’t want to walk alone,” she said.

“Where are we going?” She didn’t answer. I kept asking, “Where are we going?”

“Just walk, just walk with me,” she kept saying while taking my arm and holding onto me to persuade me to go with her. Her demeanor was apprehensive, and I could see she felt very uncomfortable with what she was about to do.

She kept brushing my questions aside. We finally got to the corner of Aricochea and crossed the street. I was thinking, I am not going to get you any more oranges. That’s for sure. My God, we are almost to Grandmother’s house. Where are we going!

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