THEY LOCKED YOU AWAY SO YOUR SISTER COULD MARRY TH…

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Francisco does not answer her.

He looks at you.

“Do you wish me to leave?”

You should say yes.

A wise woman would say yes.

A safe woman would send him away and avoid the punishment waiting after he goes.

But you are tired of safety that feels like slow burial.

“No,” you say.

Your mother makes a sound like something breaking.

By noon, the whole city knows.

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