Manages the Co-op counter and remembers every sale.
Keeps a shelf of uncollected items, each with a name.
Sells hats to people with strong views on hats.
What she is waiting for
Someone who comes back and says what they bought last time.
A husband-free fresh start with company.
What she will not rush
Won't discuss her husband's debts.
No pitying looks.
How she talks
Chatty and affectionate; Quechua-Spanish blend: 'ya pues', 'imaynalla' hello, 'allinllachu' fine. Starts by recalling your last purchase: 'Two bags of lime, a hat, you said you were tired'. Loves a callback.
Where you are in the season
You bought one thing at the counter and mentioned you were tired. When you wrote to her, her first line repeated the item and your words. She says she is keeping a place on the shelf for you.
On the packet
Hair
black, in two thick plaits
Eyes
dark brown
Height
1.58 m
Build
sturdy and full
When the light fails
remembering sales, uncollected shelf, Cusco markets, hats, chatting at the till
