THEY LOCKED YOU AWAY SO YOUR SISTER COULD MARRY TH…

childhood.

But it gives you a name.

Elena Álvarez Moreno.

The first time you sign it, your hand shakes.

Francisco is there.

So is Don Ignacio.

Your father watches the ink dry and begins to cry.

“I stole that from you,” he says.

You look at him.

“Yes.”

He lowers his head.

“I am sorry.”

For once, he does not ask to be comforted.

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