life on the ranch

Day 24

The Priest and Dr. Valencia were worried about Salvador and his split personality. They wondered what he was doing and how he was coping in the ranch considering the sophistication and the educational abilities he's displayed so far during his stay in the hospital.
Abigail was scolding Simon but he vehemently opposed the treatment maintaining he was old enough to have a girlfriend and would not want to be tied to Abigail's apron strings.
While complaining of how she was illtreated by Angela to Isabel, Valeria asked Rebecca what the argument was about and she confessed she went into the attics. Isabel rebuked her for overstepping her boundaries by going to the place that had always been exclusively for Angela. The old hag pretended to be hurt and fighting tears, said she did that because she was lonely and bored so Isabel took them out. While on the outing, Rebecca advised Valeria to emulate Isabel and learned to live but she said she was not emulating anyone and would not change. Not done, at dinner, they all attacked Valeria but she ignored them and only spoke when they wanted to throw out Abigail and the boys.
Angela was eulogising her father virtues to Antonio saying he was hardworking and enterprising. Seeing the way, he looked at her, she asked Antonio if he loves her and he said yes with everything in him. Rebecca came in and saw them so they decided to go and continue their conversation in the attic.
Salvador refused sleeping on the bed in the hut again saying he would be nut to do that after being aware that bedbugs had infested the mattress. He opted to sleep in the shed outside. He went in the morning to survey the field and Cantalicia rebuked his laziness and said that that was responsible for his being sick in the head and she was not going to take it. Eventually, after much scolding he tried fixing the fence to avoid Cantalicia's quarrel and that was when his 'arch enemy' according to his wife appeared on the scene with Machete. Salvador tried taking his way out but the guy refused and Cantalicia came to fuel the situation. The guy attacked but Salvador defended himself and disarmed the attacker. Cantalicia, the amazon and fighter called him lazy for not fighting but he maintained that violence does not solve anything. At home, he was talking Cantalicia out of confrontation when the family of the attacker came for a showdown. Salvador deceived them with an old newspaper claiming that was the Title Deed of the farmland so there was no need for fight. To be sure that Salvador can read, the old man gave him a letter from the daughter in the city to read and he read convincingly. The group dispersed but Cantalicia became frightened and ran to the altar to pray for protection from the being that has possessed him.