Chapter 11Of course it would be his parents who would come along to upend Beto’s world, just when he thinks he couldn’t be happier. He arrives at Abuela’s after a shift with flowers in hand and some pastries to share for breakfast, hearing familiar voices in the backyard before he realizes who they belong to.
“Dad?” he says, unable to keep the surprise from his voice when he walks around the house, almost dropping everything he is holding on to.
Patricio Cepeda, Beto’s father and the constant voice in his head telling Beto how wrong he is doing everything, is a proud man who stands like he is still a serving soldier. Even here in Abuela’s backyard he looks like he is preparing to inspect his army unit instead of waiting to have coffee with his family. His hair, darker brown than Beto’s o
