Lina who had remained silent until the moment while she left her gaze fixed in my direction I reply.
"Mrs. Meredith, I have a doubt. "
"Yes, Miss Lina, what do you want to know? "
"It is a small detail which does not quite convince me, if you are there in the middle of the entrance in any case who then shouted and turned off the oven " commented that one when in doubt.
"It is true," I replied immediately, "then from whom did that one come?"
Doubts were nested in Meredith's face and questions began to hover between us leaving visible the perhaps possible possibilities
"I thought I had been one of you, I say, because when I entered I saw you here. "
And the denial along with such words came to me, those expressions brought at the same time an enormous weight and along with it a singular voice appeared with an obvious tone of nervousness.
"It was me... "
As we turned around a neat-looking young woman had secretly lodged there like a ghost, so at least the uncle and I didn't notice when she appeared.
Such was a young woman of average height, who wore the same uniform that Meredith was wearing, her hair was kept loose and did not exceed the level of her chin.
"But where did you come from. "
I replied without leaving time for anything and as any answer came from her, I took her left hand and pointed to a door that was right next to her which gave access to a closet.
"From there, I hid, I didn't know what to do," she said without letting any expression show on her face. "
"What were you thinking, you could have died asphyxiated or burned from such a situation, reaching worse consequences," Uncle Martín exclaimed with obvious discontent.
"I didn't think about it, I just got scared and ended up like this. "
"Silly girl. "
Before us the surprise of the peaceful and serene voice that Meredith had taken arose along with the calm, it was then that both Lina, the uncle and I let everything flow so the three of us kept silence to contemplate them and it was so that we saw those two approaching while Meredith replied.
"Come here, come closer. "
Meredith spread her arms in the air looking to give comfort to that girl as if trying to dispel her anguish even though I could not read such a feeling in her and who without wasting time approached.
"I hope that others Lina and Emma don't judge her, Silea is a special person who, like everyone else, has fears and a little surprising reactions. "
I reprove that one seeking to receive forgiveness for such a girl in an obvious way, because such a woman before anything tried to defend her even though the blame should have fallen on someone else and who but the uncle the cause of such a disaster.
"There is no need to blame her because if she had not intervened, everything would probably have been much worse... "
I looked in the direction of that man because I knew that my words were true, but Martín evaded me and completely avoided seeing me in the eyes so I just continued that conversation...
"But in any case, what do you mean by that you are special Mrs. Meredith. "
"The truth is that Silea is a girl with psychic differences, who does not have the same way of seeing life as an ordinary person, but that does not mean that she is abnormal, Silea has a condition that for many is limiting but that only makes her great. "
With a smile on her lips, that woman kept holding Silea close to her, wrapped in her arms while Silea, as I called her, remained with her eyes open but fixed on nothing.
Before us, the living image of the reflection of a mother protecting her child showed itself as the unconditional love of the one who carries us for 9 months in her womb.
After a few seconds that woman continues to say.
"You'd better get out of here, I'll ask the other maids for help in fixing up the kitchen before Mrs. Susan arrives. "
"We can help them too, just tell us where to start," Lina replied.
"Of course not, you are just another guest here, neither Mr. Martin nor I would allow you to carry out such duties.
"It's not fair that we just stand idly by, there must be something we can do. "
He questioned Lina once more.
"No," replied the uncle, "you'd better go to rest, she's right, you are some more guests here" and looking at Meredith, he indicated "you can instruct Silea to accompany you to your rooms.
"Of course I do, sir. "
Like Lina, I couldn't stay with my arms crossed at anything either, because I was aware that there was one thing I could do to help, so I repaid.
"I'll go alone if I'm allowed to do something; uncle a moment ago you said that you wanted to make the blueberry pai that Grandma Linsey made is not like that. "
"Yes, that's what I said, but my eventual failure is evident. "
"Well, I propose something to them, what do you think if I do it. "
"To do it! Emma, do you know the recipe? "
"The truth is, Grandma took it upon herself to show it to me some time after they both left. "
"Emma you're serious, you really can do it. That would be great. There wouldn't be a better gift for Susan than that. "
"Yes man, I'm serious. "
The happiness on the uncle's face was drawn and before us his face changed, it even gave the feeling that he had taken a huge weight off his shoulders.
"They have paper and pen, I need to write down some ingredients so they can get them for me so I can prepare him. "
I indicated and in a hurry Mrs. Meredith moved away from Silea and from where I was I could only see her running away like a rodent discarding each of the obstacles.
It was the same that before I could say anything more that this lady was already with us again.
Making my thoughts one after receiving that piece of paper and pen in hand that I wrote each of the elements that give life to the blueberry pie and asked with extreme devotion that the ingredients on the list could not be missing, from sugar to unsalted butter I wrote down without leaving aside any element.
So in a hurry once he had the paper in his hands Uncle Martin without a word or objection left after having discussed some more time.
After seeing him leave I thought I would stay a while longer talking to Meredith or even help him despite his refusal, but…
"No, no and no... this job belongs to Silea and me along with the other girls of the toilet, at most I will allow you to make that so happy recipe because you are the only one who knows it, but nothing more. "
For nothing in the world that woman wanted us to get involved in such a task, she simply refused to give in.
"I don't want Emma and Lina to feel bad about it, I just want them to have a break, But during the course of these days I talk to myself about how much you work and imagine how complex life can be for two girls as independent as they both are at their age. "
"Yes, Mrs. Meredith, adult life consists of many sacrifices and work is one of the consequences of growing up. "
"So for that very reason, take advantage of the moment, enjoy this weekend, share, rest and get rid of some of the stress you may have. "
Taking advantage of the moment, resting, getting rid of stress is precisely what I have not been able to leave behind once I met Domini, I analyzed and as if by fate those thoughts about him began to haunt my head.
Before I was finally consumed by the very thought of having that man around I heard Meredith say.
"Silea come here dear. "
That girl obediently approached without uttering a gesture or a word, she was simply standing firm while holding her hands clasped in front.
"You remember which rooms were chosen. "
"The first one on the right and the first one on the left at the end of the corridor away from the main room. "
"Good girl, could you please take them. "
And her silence reigned again, with that same attitude Silea turned around her face did not reflect anything that could be deciphered except the coldness that according to me interpreted.
Once that girl left the kitchen in front of Meredith since such a lady was right in front of my reply wanting to find out something more about it.
"What's the matter with him? I mean, he noticed her attitude. "
"Nothing that I know of, the truth is that I see it the same as always," that lady said immediately.
"But then, because she behaves like that is a common thing with her. "
"Silea has Asperger's so she doesn't have the same ability to interpret emotions like you or me, such emotions for her are a complicated dilemma to understand, but that she can still feel, even if she doesn't know how to interpret them at all. "
"Then that was it. "
After listening to the lady it became easy for me to understand that it was what I interpreted as different in such a girl and I felt bad because in some other way I was trying to make some judgment without having any tact.
"I can ask both of you a favor since you asked about Emma" Meredith commented again in that peaceful voice.
"Of course he needs to. "
"Do not treat Silea as disabled because she is not, as you can see she can lead a normal life, just have respect, understanding and patience for her, avoid physical contact very fully she can not stand it when it comes to strangers and do not try to have too long conversations stress and anxiety quickly engulf her. "
Her indications were specific so it became quite obvious what that girl meant to such a woman.
So, once all that was cleared up, Lina and I took our bags in hand and walked to the living room where we followed that girl up the stairs to the second floor.
Silea walked with all the patience and delicacy she could manifest while keeping her hands clasped in front while leaving her arms subtly hanging, the appearance of such a girl gave the impression that in her mind even innocent as a child remained.
Once we reached the end of the stairs a huge corridor in which along its surface was covered by a red carpet welcomed us.
The colors present on the outside were equally visible here on the inside, the white tones of the walls provided the feeling of spaciousness throughout the house while the golden tones duly scattered in the details provided a touch of elegance.
We walked inside and as we had planned Silea indicated us in the first instance when we arrived at the first room of the wing in which we were with a finger with which she points to the face of the door while saying.
"First to the left. "
To our surprise before the door a sign with the name of Lina gleamed in every way and detail.