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CHAPTER THREEAs they waited for the police, Ernesto couldn’t remember his mother being so angry in a long time. Juanita was in her arms, and even brave little Katalina was wide-eyed with fear. “Luis,” Mom commanded, “your first obligation is to your family—the safety of your family!”
Maria Sandoval was shocked by the attack on her home and her family. She was frightened for her husband, her children, Abuela. Ernesto didn’t blame his mother for feeling as she did. Yet he sympathized deeply with what his father was trying to do. Ernesto now regretted telling his parents what those punks on the street said. He felt he shouldn’t have said that they were ticked off at Dad, that they resented his walking the streets and talking to kids. Ernesto realized now that saying those things was l
