Anthology of wounds - Arct

Anthology of Woundshad been a guerilla too. So they were interned. Gjonimothers the guerrilla old wife, didn’t move. They lefther in Tirana. But she could not leave alone withouther son. She was old, lonely and had no money so shewent with her son. She was a wise woman but verystrong. She cooked for all the family, did housework,and all the other time nevertheless she suffered fromhigh pressure of blood she passed on the garden, evenhot, near the tape, where she planted vegetables for somedays. I told her that it was dangerous to work underthe sun but she didn’t hear until she got sick.She tried to help the son that had five children. Twolittle children were born in internment. The oldest girlshave had excellent results in school in the Bilisht agricultureschool. But the only work given to them wasdigging. The oldest girl, Kristina, began to work halfillegally sowing not only for her family but also for theother interned and villagers around. She was wantedas tailor especially for the girls that prepared their bridewealth. The Council threaded to take the sewing machine,but they didn’t do it. The last chairman, a youngfellow, wanted to sew a pair of trousers for him. Thesecond girl Angjia, worked on the field with her mother,and the third girl Leta a smart girl that was a very goodpupil, she was Ana best friend. They were in the sameclass and fellows. In the same house had lived evenYlvia, interned from Tirana in 1975, together with herson Shpetim because her daughter construction technicalwas sentenced for agitation and propaganda. Evenwhen she had come out from the prison and turned backin Tirana, her mother and her brother had not given thepermission to return. Only when retired Ylvia went toher daughter in Tirana, while Shpetim, although tried a59