Chapter Forty-eight [Having obligations as a child]Teddy and Ericka observe that the visitors have already begun switching partners, so the two pals join in and start dancing on the dance floor."It's my first time doing this with a companion like you, wait."Ericka said. they both laughed as they taught each other how to dance with a partner while enjoying a lovely melody. Teddy smiles as he immediately wraps his arms around her waist and places her two hands on either side of his shoulder.Teddy softly said, "This is how to dance with partner in the sway balance, Ericka," as he skillfully guided Ericka's body into a graceful sway to the music. Adding,” Then you sway your body gracefully with shoulders and move your feet with the legs while I touch your waist and hips like this.”Teddy is smaller than Ericka made him laughed loud catching the attention of John and Randy who also practicing how to dance with sweet love song sounds of music and other younger children of the invited g
Chapter Forty-nine [ Symptoms of the puberty stage]Darwin looks at Teddy to make sure he understands what he is trying to educate him about the development of personality.“We already have everything you need here, so you strive to avoid sharing what they have. If you can't find anything here, wait for your mother to buy it. However, try to avoid eating at other people's houses as much as possible. Tell them you're still full, that you just finished, or that you shouldn't eat with them since there are things in our kitchen that could deteriorate if left unfinished.” Darwin continues,“When they invited you to lunch with them, try to think of any reasonable justifications you can give them so they won't be offended or ashamed. The purpose is to assist you in maintaining your image as a responsible individual and to make them aware of the necessity for you to spend more time at home and only see them when they are available.”Darwin continues as Natalia sets up the breakfast."Even tho
Chapter Fifty [She possesses the illusive look]The following morning, just before the sun rose in the east, Ericka attempted to follow her mother's example of getting everything ready on the table before the sun rose. She just covers it with a screen and dashes into the bathroom to change into brand-new, clean underpants after giving herself a short wash.When her parents enter the kitchen and see that Ericka made everything, she beams. Despite her physical anguish, Ericka didn't mind them, as she had to go to school early that morning.They have to wear the school uniform—a pink skirt and white blouse—that day.As per usual, Ericka feels comfortable and confident despite her monthly period because she rarely has large blood clots and doesn't worry about discomforting herself with embarrassing stains.The instructors and staff of the school are required to leave their students with a caregiver until the conclusion of the general staff meeting on that particular day.Given that Ericka
Chapter Fifty-one [ Healthy Habits]That afternoon, after eating, she wanders around the yard to see if anything needs to be put in order. She grabs some guava fruits and loves the fresh air blowing through the atmosphere as she quickly climbs the tree's branches and sits down on one limb to ponder, chewing on the brittle, semi-ripe guava fruits.She feels as if she is regaining her strength after suffering from her monthly period sickness when she suddenly spots the small green snakes slithering on one limb again. She trembles with fear as she quickly jumps over the top of the guava tree branch down the ground.“That's quite pleasant!"Ericka yelled as she walked curiously toward her parents' piggery and chicken flock, questioning each species as she saw it move and their eyes on her,“Dear roosters, chicks, and chickens, how is life treating you as our tamed fowlers, and how about you chubby, fat hogs? You appear to be growing quickly now. As soon as the buyers chose to take you for
Chapter Fifty-two [An ally or foe]Around midnight, Ericka stayed in the freshly constructed comfort room by the water pump and heard laughter coming from there. She looked out across the rugged landscape and saw a great number of army guys on horseback.The lower part of her tummy still hurts.Even though she is already exhausted, she allows her imagination to run wild before shutting her eyes because the pain has become intolerable for her. Convincingly, she closed her eyes and shook her head as if the back of her brain instructing, "My imagination creates fantasy, and what I heard is not fact. All of these things are the result of my imagination, and my emotions have deceived me. ""I am a beautiful young woman becoming a real woman who was created by God with a complete female gender and a woman nature capable of acting, thinking, feeling, and sensing what a female gender develops."Ericka says, concentrating intently."I accept and love myself completely, including my body parts,
Chapter Fifty-three [The discipline taken by the parents]John, who is walking behind her mother, simply listens as Elaine delivers a stern lecture that may cause her to cry in private.She is well aware of her mother's concern for her and her willingness to pay for her college education. However, her cherished mother is unable to comprehend her behaviour when her happy moments occur, and she is unable to make informed decisions because she does not yet possess sufficient knowledge to weigh the pros and cons for both herself and others as long as the event will bring her joy.During that particular event, for all the students and teachers who aim higher to receive an award, she excused herself to her mother by having her uncle replace her in fastening the ribbon and medal to her neck. She also blamed her mother for being late, even though she was aware that Ericka needed her at those critical times.”Because you came late and the speaker was pushing me to step down after calling my na
Chapter Fifty-four [The difficulties faced by the younger generations]To relieve their stress and exhaustion after work, Ernest speaks that evening in front of Elaine and other female farmworkers gathered at their dark dining table to sip coconut saps.He draws parallels between Ericka and her slothful female cousins, who prefer to laze around doing nothing while their parents are at work on the farm and refuse to do any housekeeping."Because her mother, who often gripes about Ericka's diligence at home, has benefited greatly from her assistance." Before others, Ernest showed Ericka affection, compliments, and favorable feedback.But Elaine often complains about Ericka's cleaning techniques, saying,”She doesn't adequately clean the underside. I can still picture dust on the floor and the odor of the clothing she washed. How could she think that I would benefit greatly from it?"Thus, Elaine concludes that Ericka's work is unsatisfactory since her cleaning technique is still not ele
Chapter Fifty-five [ Identifying the three cross pathways]In the back of her tired mind, Ericka thought sarcastically that those interesting boys were trying to get rid of her till she left the school grounds for a semester break.But Ericka also lacks peace because her parents are focused on staying in the rice fields all week long, and her female classmates are idle and bother her while she is thinking in the farmhouse. They cheerfully invited Ericka to join them for a gang visit to swim in a remote waterfall with her male classmates, and she couldn't say no. Ericka is aware that she will face new difficulties as the gang will undoubtedly watch to see which of the girls will draw the boys to the swimming competition.“No! Since nobody will be left to watch over our residence here, I am unable to go to such a swimming party!”As one friend responded, Ericka's eyes widened and turned round.“Because you have amazing dogs that faithfully bark occasionally when something moves around