CHAPTER 18
FISHING FOR ANSWERS
When Blanca stepped into the house that night, Juan and Maria were whispering in the kitchen. Turning towards her abruptly, they looked as if they’d been caught committing a crime.
Her aunt pressed her lips together and rubbed her hands. “How was your sightseeing, dear? You were gone a while.”
“Carlos took me to dinner after showing me the sights. I called, but no one answered. I left a message.” She stood awkwardly. “What’s going on? Did I interrupt something?”
Maria and Juan rose from their chairs and stared at each other, both quiet. Something was going on. Had she interrupted something?
Julio cleared his throat. “We got off the phone with your father. He was asking about you. I told him you were out and he was worried.”
Blanca’s father had always b
