Camila
Nearly five months later
Mama and I were back in San Diego. Our trip to Kansas City lasted a little less than two weeks. Thankfully, after the first week, our imprisonment by Dario's decree was lifted. That didn't mean that we women were free to go wherever and whenever we chose. It meant that as long as Miguel or one of Dario's men were with us, we could leave the confines of the apartment. Even a luxurious home can second as a gilded cage.
Back at home, Papá and Em increased our security while we were gone. Doors and windows were monitored with alarms, and outside there were motion detectors, cameras, basically anything that money could buy.
Recently, I'd started my second year of college at SDSU. With Miguel ever present, I wasn't having the same college experience as other
