ANEIRA
"Why didn't you tell me that Father killed Rafael's parents, Mom? If you don't get me out of here, Rafael and his sister will kill me. Please, you must get me out of here," I whispered, talking on the phone with my mother.
I kept pacing up and down in my room, ignoring the shooting pain in my ankle. I couldn't sleep at night, thinking of everything Polly had said before she left.
I had tried to call the hospital several times, but no one wanted to help me talk with my father. I was afraid that Polly would do what she said she would do.
"If Narra were still alive, she wouldn't be whining like a child. You shouldn't call me at every inconvenience in your marriage. If Rafael's sister wants to kill you, what do you want me to do?"
"Mom?" My chest tightened. "How could y
