THEY LOCKED YOU AWAY SO YOUR SISTER COULD MARRY TH…

mother locked you in.

The door has been repaired.

The lock removed.

You stand in the doorway for a long time.

Then Francisco appears behind you, carrying your daughter, little Isabel, who is four and already too curious for everyone’s peace.

She points into the room.

“Mama, why is this room empty?”

You look at the bare walls.

The moonlight on the floor.

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