**Elena**
“Tell me what’s really going on,” I asked sternly.
Lauren looked at me, her hands trembling.
A few wildflowers brushed my shoes as a light wind moved between us.
“Unless you want to disrespect mom's graveyard by lying,” I added, my eyes locked on hers.
Her lips parted, then pressed together again like she was holding back the whole world.
“Tell me what the f**k is going on, Lauren,” I snapped.
Her hands flew up to her ears, and she let out a small scream. “I made a big mistake,” she cried. “I shouldn’t have married Adolfo. I was blinded by love. I thought he’d change.”
She kept fidgeting with her hands, rubbing them together so fast I thought she’d tear her own skin off.
I moved a step closer, my heart thudding in my chest.
“He’s a f*****g monster,” she whispered. Her w
