I took my time getting dressed, the motions automatic, as if my body knew what it needed to do even if my mind didn’t. I called for a cab, waiting for it to arrive, but my thoughts kept circling back to one undeniable truth.
I’m the only one who can save her.
If I turn myself in, this nightmare ends. No one else will be hurt. Roberto’s family will be spared, and he won’t ever have to choose between me and them. It’s all up to me. I can’t let this drag on any longer, not when lives are at stake. What’s one life when weighed against so many others? It’s not even a question. Not mine, not anyone’s.
The cab finally showed up. I climbed in and shut my eyes, feeling the lurch of the vehicle as it pulled into motion. Maybe this would kill my father, losing me like this. That was one of the man
