THEY LOCKED YOU AWAY SO YOUR SISTER COULD MARRY TH…

court.

Doña Carmela selects a gray gown with long sleeves to hide the marks on your arm. She pins your hair too tightly. She powders your face until you look paler than you feel.

Sofía stands in the doorway watching with red eyes and a cruel little smile.

“You should be ashamed,” she says.

You meet her gaze in the mirror.

“For dancing?”

“For stealing.”

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