Agnessa, born in Minsk to a climatologist and a ghost, had spent the last eleven years moving in straight lines. Efficiency was her religion. She could name three hundred species of lichen, rebuild a transmission in the dark, and predict a flash flood by the way sand shifted under her boots. What she could not do was sit still. So when Juan offered her a slice of mango and a place in his passenger seat, she said no. Then the storm swallowed her tent, and she said yes.
As the seasons changed, Agnessa and Juan realized that they had made a decision—to spend the rest of their lives together. It was a decision that came with its own set of complexities, given their families' expectations and the distance between their homelands. However, they were resolute, knowing that their love was strong enough to overcome any obstacle. agnessa and juan