in turn , she 'd invite him to come over and see her porch painted up , show off her new lemon trees . growing up in a small village with her parents and sister on a small farm , she 'd had plenty of humorous stories to tell him . i looked back and saw them staring at us , and i gave them a quick smile . darkness was around her and moonlight shone through the open doorway of the small rusted structure she had been led to to use . 