ADALIA’S POINT OF VIEW
“Miss Adalia... I...” The shaky voice of the woman makes me turn, and out of nowhere, I get another hug, which I reciprocate with a smile.
God, I got hugged today more than in the last two years. I hope I’ll get another hug... the most important of them all...
“I wasn’t actually going to work...” The woman says as she pulls back and barely looks at me.
“Ok...” I trail off, confused about why she’s telling me this, and after she wipes the rest of her tears, she continues with a guilty voice and guilty eyes.
“I switched shifts with a coworker, that’s why I wouldn’t have been able to spend Christmas at home... and today... now... I should have gone to... God...” She trails off as she looks away nervously, fidgeting with her hands, then she opens her mouth to contin
