"Oh, goodness no. I just wanted to give you something." She pulled out the cloth bag and handed it to Yuki.
Yuki looked at the bag and took it but was careful and acted like it was heavy. "Wow, this is a bit heavy!" She giggled and looked inside. "Is this a watermelon!?!? I can not wait to try this, thank you so very much." Yuki curtsied to the lady.
"Oh dear, you do not need to bow to me. I just wanted to do something nice for you. You are right though it is a watermelon. You are so polite and made this man so happy. The last time I saw him here he was so forlorn and depressed." The lady smiled at Yuki.
"I will do my best. Cedric is the most important person in my life." Yuki smiled and looked at the bag in her hands again.
“I might have gone a little overboard today buying some new spices- I swear I can spend all day at the supermarket. I especially love the one in our neighborhood that brings in ingredients straight from the island. I get to walk the aisles and pick up herbs and peppers from all over the world, thinking of all the ways to remix my favorite dishes.”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, With the Fire on High