THEY LOCKED YOU AWAY SO YOUR SISTER COULD MARRY TH…

Shelter. A name.”

“You gave Sofía love.”

Her slap knocks your face to the side.

This time, you do not cry.

You slowly turn back.

Her breathing is ragged.

“You were never supposed to have his name,” she says.

The words fall from her mouth before she can stop them.

Your ears ring.

“What?”

Your mother looks suddenly sober.

You whisper, “Whose name?”

She steps back.continue reading …