part 2 The man who spent eleven years blaming me for our childlessness threw me out of our home9-008v

ten minutes before the ceremony was scheduled to begin. Lucia wore a pale yellow dress and insisted on carrying a tiny purse containing one crayon, two crackers, and a rock she considered lucky. Mateo wore a gray suit and looked deeply burdened by the boutonniere. Elena wore blue because she said it felt “quiet.”

Gabriel came with us but stayed slightly continue reading …