Two months later.
In Tasnil.
The city in Tasnil was hot and humid all year round, even when December was just around the corner. Still, in her short- sleeved and shorts, Sharon was sitting in a wheelchair as she thought to herself, "It must be winter in Beachmarsh City now. I wonder if it's snowing."
Although Seamus and Sadie were three years old, they had never seen snow before. It snowed once in the year they were born, but they were still young, so they didn't know what snow was. In the following two years in Beachmarsh City, it had never snowed during winter.
When Mario walked out of the kitchen with food in hand, he saw Sharon was sitting in front of the window as she stared at the scenery outside in a daze.
"Miss Cruz." After he placed the food on the table, Mario walked toward her and called her name.
When Sharon heard her name, she turned o look back at the eighteen-year-old boy, who had healthy, wheat- colored skin due to geographical reasons, and his facial features were still slightly immature. A row of white teeth would be revealed whenever he smiled.
"I've prepared some lunch. You must be hungry, so you should come and have some."
Then, Mario pushed the wheelchair toward the table.
As Mario pushed Sharon's wheelchair, she couldn't help but sigh because, since the night from two months ago, when she had jumped off the cliff and injured herself, she still didn't have the strength to stand up.
The young man Mario was hired by Shawn. A month ago, when Shawn brought her here from Beachmarsh City, he realized that she was not used to the dishes here, so he hired a local person who could speak English and cook western dishes to take care of her.
"Shawn told me that you had no appetite these days. I was thinking, perhaps you might be craving spicy food, so I added some chili in the dishes." As Mario served her the food, he passed the cutlery to her and said, "Miss Cruz, enjoy your meal."
However, after Sharon picked up her fork, she still had no appetite at all.
"You still don't have an appetite?" When Mario saw her actions, he couldn't help but worry.
At that moment, Sharon glanced at him twice when she realized that this young boy really cared about her. Then, she smiled as she picked up her fork again and took a bite. When Mario saw that she was eating, he grinned happily.
"Have you ever eaten hot pot?" Suddenly, Sharon asked.
Confused, Mario shook his head and asked, "What's that?"
"It's very delicious food on our side, especially in this season. A cold breeze is blowing outside. The whole family gathered around and eat hot pot." Sharon was all eager, "If you like spicy food, put more chili in it. If you like light food, the bottom of the pot can be light. Anyway, everyone will fall in love with hot pot."
After that, Sharon smiled at him and said, "I'll take you to have a try in the future."
In fact, Mario had never left his country, and he had never even traveled far away from his own country. Although he did not know anything about what Sharon had said, when he looked at the expression on her face when she described it, he felt that what she said must be very tasty.
After two bites, Sharon decided that she couldn't eat anymore. The first reason was that the weather on that day was hot and she really didn't have an appetite. The second reason was how she was supposed to have an appetite in such an environment?
Every day at noon, Sharon would rest for about an hour, and Mario would take her out of the wheelchair and carried her onto the bed. After Sharon thanked him. He gave her a bashful smile and went out lightly.
As soon as Mario left, Sharon lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling with her eyes wide open.
After a long time, she closed her eyes. At first, she didn't want to sleep, but as time went by, her eyelids couldn't hold on, and she slowly fell asleep.
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