“Is Mom mad because you brought me? Hospitals cost so much…”
I had to look away so I wouldn’t break down in front of her.
That same day, social services opened a case. The doctor confirmed negligence. My lawyer arranged everything. And while Miguel kept sending me messages from the high seas, I signed papers to ensure Sofía wouldn’t sleep in that house again.
But the twist that chilled me to the bone came in the afternoon.
A neighbor, l
