Abuela embraced her granddaughter and stroked her face, reassuring her with strong words, “She wanted to take you with her, Nieta. Truly she did. But Amador, my selfish son - God forgive me for saying - had her removed against her will.”
“It’s not fair! It’s not fair! I thought he loved me. Why would he do this?”
“Adults are irrational and cruel at times. Even though he was doing it for vengeful reasons to hurt your mother, he does love you. He just doesn’t know how to show it.”
“What can I do, Abuelita?”
The older woman wiped the tears from her granddaughter’s eyes. “Stay calm, stay strong. I am here for you and one day it will all work out. In the meantime, I will keep you and your mother in contact, secretly.”
“Maybe if I went to a doctor and got better...”
“In time, Dear
