Chapter 58

• Katalina
• The first two days after such punishment are always awkward and slow. My knees, having gotten used to crawling, were taut and achy when I finally stood on my two legs. The change in eye levels also made me feel disoriented for some minutes before I adjusted to being able to see the sky without throwing my head backward. The most embarrassing of it all is the spontaneous instinct to bark when Huracio does something that could be an order to a dog.
• Like this evening, he returned and joined me in the kitchen, where I was preparing dinner. The moment he called my pet name; Kitty, my reaction was to bark. Fortunately, I caught myself on time and stopped. He chuckled, came over, and smacked my butt.