At The Farmers Market
The farmer’s market was packed with buyers and tourists when Maya arrived. She went straight to the herbalist and laid out the herbs. She explained what was happening, asking the specialist if any of the herbs before her were dangerous to an infant.
The herbalist took her time with the herbs. She inhaled some of them while others she rubbed in between the pads of her fingers.
Others she daubed against her tongue, while others she outright ate. What was she doing?