Note better; 2nd Trilogy Liam Being a boy in a Latino familia isn't easy, especially when your papa always expects you to fail and reminds you every day that you're flawed. I wake up to the sound of mi papa yelling. I don't know if he's yelling at me or one of my sisters. Since mi'ama left to go take care of my ailing grandparents back in Mexico six months ago, he hasn't figured out that freaking out for every little thing doesn't solve any of our problems. I've learned to tune him out. This morning is no different. I'm pumped it's the first day of my senior year. I should graduate in June, but I'm not one hundred percent convinced it'll happen. Listen, I'm not bragging about bein' a straight-C student in my core classes, but I take pride in the fact that I've never flunked a class. I

