THEY LOCKED YOU AWAY SO YOUR SISTER COULD MARRY TH…

later, dressed in another plain gown meant to diminish you. But Francisco stands when you enter as if you are wearing a crown.

Doña Mercedes studies you from head to toe.

Then she says, “So this is the girl causing Puebla to choke on its chocolate.”

You blink.

Francisco coughs.

You almost laugh.

Your mother does not.

The visit begins stiffly.

Your father sits continue reading …