“Rat-a-tat-tat.” Debbie was startled by a sudden knock at the door. It was already well past her usual sleeping time and she wondered who could it be at this ungodly hour. She had just unzipped her down jacket. She had no choice but to zip it up again.

“Who is it?” she called out.

“Young girl, it’s me.” It sounded like the voice of the village head’s wife.

Her guess was right. When Debbie opened the door, she saw the village head’s wife and her handsome son standing outside.

The woman smiled pleasantly on seeing Debbie and asked, “Young girl, did I wake you?”

Debbie shook her head.

“No, it’s okay. I hadn’t slept yet. Is everything okay?” she answered, confused as to why these two were paying her a visit at night.

her son. He immediately lifted up something

warming fan. My mother and I have brought it to you so that you don’t get cold,” he told

moved. As far as she knew, there was not even a water heater in the village.

none of it and straightforwardly asked her son to carry the fan into Debbie’s room. Before Debbie knew how and what, the boy had already plugged

if I keep the

If she had guessed right, then this might have been the only electric warming fan

responded, “We’re used to this weather, young girl, but you’ve come from the big city. You can’t fall asleep at night

she held her son’s hand and they left together,

room was soon filled with a

the edge of the bed in her thoughts, Debbie even forgot to

confused. ‘Why does the village head’s wife treat me so

I have Carlos. If that’s why this whole special-treatment-thing

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