RE: Fiction: Change of third (Cambio de tercio) [EN/ES]

Humans are adaptable in the face of challenges and new beginnings are possible. Faith is also important for both Arsenio and his wife. It seems to encompass the spiritual world that you richly describe as follows:

Lidia went to the room where Arsenio had built an altar to the 'Macarena de Sevilla.' The place had a large image of the Virgin Mary, surrounded by dim reddish lights. There was a pleasant smell of incense in the air. A cedar wood kneeler, upholstered with suede where the knees and arms rested, was placed at the foot of the sacred image.

This is a well crafted story and a joy to read.