Possessions of a Father
Syeira and Rawnie Lacatus watched in silence as their father’s linen wrapped body was carried toward his wagon. The two young women held onto each other, moving as one behind the men that carried the last male of the Lacatus family, Ion Lacatus. Few words were spoken by the leader of the caravan as the burly men of the troupe climbed the steps into the vardo, a brightly painted and carved wagon. They laid the lifeless body on Ion’s empty pallet. No words were given to the girls as the majority...