February 2022
Eva (Three Dollars and Fifty Cents)
Some weekdays my mom would give me three dollars and fifty cents.
“solo para comida” she would say.
So I did as she said and bought food
and then with my extra 30 cents got candy at the corner store.
2 sour powers, and two swedish fish.
Some weekends the smell of my mom’s crepes and empanadillas would wake me
“hice una especial - solo para ti” she said pointing to the oven
the fresh smell of bread escaping through the cracks.
3 tuna empanadillas, a few pieces of tortilla and a crepe con nocilla
specially made - just for me.
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