Canudos

Canudos in 1978 war

Sister Beatrice, and yes that is okay. Sisters please give them what they need and leave the stuff for their companions to get it from there, she added pointing to the small wooden table that is seating in front of the community hall’s front porch.

            The young militant soldiers, about eight of them fetched the food consists of breads, cheese, tomatoes, honey and wine bottles. The remaining men and women holding rifles and 24 calibres just stood to protect their comrades. To protect their comrades from innocent and sweet looking sisters who just stood and looked at them silent and unmoved.

            Graci, Sister, I will be looking forward to talking to you some other time when I am not that busy. Adieu!, Commander Fonci said gallantly. Men, let’s go!

            Yes, sir!, all said in unison.

            Sister Beatrice stood against this commanding officer and all was calm until the Canudo Militant group left, now driving further away from them.

            Haaaahhh…. F*king soldiers. I wanna cut their throat, if you hadn’t arrived, I must have slit that arrogant Luca’s throat right here and killed him, Sister Jona said still angry with the group who took their food supply which is a week’s food for the orphans they take care of and the sisters ration.

            Don’t worry Sister, we will get by. I know God will provide, sister Beatrice said holding sister Jona’s hand.

            Hell yeah you’re not! You shouldn’t have done that Beatrice, why would you do that? They stole our food and wine, what will we eat from now on?, Paula cried angrily.

            Ah.. that’s what we need to pray and work hard for, starting tomorrow, ahahaah!, I just said and now thinking what we need to do to get by for the weeks ahead for food.

           What to do?, Sister Beca thought. Hmm….maybe we can ask for donations or benefactors to help us and provide for our needs like food or aid for our foundations?

            That can work but we have people and organizations that help us now, yet we are far from making this community financially secure. Though we can make products and plant them since the soil here is good enough for tomatoes, potatoes, lettuce carrots, watermelons and onions…., Sister Jona added and her eyes widened when she saw Sister Teresa's reaction.

            Yes we can ask the kids in the orphanage and the young teens in the ghettos to help us in the planting!, Sister Jona added excited.

            Yup that could work! Let’s do it as soon as possible!, I said happily and smiling at Sisters Jona and Teresa. Sister Paula is still skeptic but would want to try to do her best to make this possible. She was thinking of another way like asking her dad to help their community but it would really be huge  that he might ask something in return for the favor. Her family isn’t that really generous, her mom is a kind soul but her dad is a business man that he only helps when he can earn from it. Hmm….maybe yes, or maybe not. Let’s just see how this goes. I hope that our crops would really grow unlike the last time that insects and raccoons made a feast out of our harvest. And that is a big disaster alright!, Sister Paula argued in her mind,

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