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, Alma, Dylan, Xiomara and Delfino sat in a circle in the living room.
On the living room couch, Xiomara listened to Eddie’a story, completely mortified. Even though he left out the parts about the blood and guts, she still turned pale and crossed herself.
“I told you not to visit that sports gambling bar,” Xiomara said.
“What?” Eddie asked.
“That bar on Messina!” Xiomara said. “You know, the one with the soccer betting. I told you not to go!”
“Mamá, that was three months ago.” Eddie said.
“You brought bad energy to Refugio,” she said. “To our home.”
“I’m sorry,” Eddie said. It was the first time he had apologized to everyone. “I had no idea this would happen.”
“What’s done is done,” Delfino said. “We’ve got to decide what we’re going to do now.”
“I’ve already done some resear
