Chapter 76 - 75 - Confusions

Maria fluttered her eyes open, staring at their roof that was made out of a woven lattice of wooden strips called wattle that was daubed with wet soil. For some reason, she felt so tired despite just waking up. The exhaustion that she was feeling was different from when she had a long day in the market or when she helped her father with their crops. The exhaustion was accompanied by a non-existent pain just below her chest. Non-existent because when she moved her hand just below her chest and put pressure on it, she didn't feel any pain just like what she was expecting. It was a weird feeling because it looked like her mind was making fun of her, but at the same time, no.