Then the living room door opened again.
This time it wasn’t forced.
Doña Lupita entered first, her shopping bag slung over her arm and a thick folder pressed against her chest. Behind her came Rosa, Mateo’s most recent foster mother. Then came Don Chuy, two neighbors, a teacher from Diego’s open high school, and even the mechanic from the shop where he worked on Sundays.
They were all carrying papers.
They all looked at Patricia as if the moment to tell the truth had finally arrived.
Doña Lupita walked to the front.
“Excuse me, Your Honor,” she said firmly. “But if this lady came to talk about stability, then we’re also going to talk about what she did.”
Patricia turned pale.
And Diego understood that what was coming could change everything.
The truth was about to come out, but no one imagined how far it would reach…
To be continued in the comments
