Natalia
"I heard you were back from your journey. Your neighbor told me that, but I didn't believe it, and decided to check things out for myself."
"Oh Gus," I give him a small smile, before I step aside to let him in.
"I learned that you traveled for a while, which is weird, because it was so abrupt, and you didn't mention a thing."
" Well actual-"
"Enough with the formalities," he says, pulling me in for a quick hug before leaning back to study my face. "How was your trip? And more importantly, how have you and the kids been?"
"The kids... were taken." I blurt out, the words leaving my mouth, as if they're flaming hot lumps of coal.
His eyes blaze with sympathy. "By their father?"
I shake my head, "Someone else."
"They were kidnapped?" He shouts, "How the hell did this happen?"
