Chapter 22: Birthday party for Luis and Clara

The instant Lisa's question registered in Susan's mind, her heart skipped a beat, making her buckle,

“What!”

“No, what I meant to say is, Antonio and I got engaged when we were little,” Lisa explained, giving her the benefit of the doubt.

“Yes, Susan, Lisa is the surviving daughter of Don Luis,” Don Antonio said.

“Wow, Lisa,” Susan exclaimed excitedly, “ it turns out I was right about you.”

“What do you mean?” Lisa asked, puzzled.

“When I first saw you, I thought you looked familiar but I didn't know why, now I know why,” she grinned. “Martina, it's me, Susannah, your friend, we both attended grade school, we ate and shared our lunch, we were always together in school.” Lisa smiled and said,

“I'm sorry Susan, I do not remember that, but don’t worry I’ll try to remember,” Lisa said and they embraced each other.

“Don Antonio, earlier, you said you wanted to talk about something?” Lisa asked.

“Yeah, about that,” Antonio sighed and made a gesture with his hand, implying that they sit down