Note: This is the letter that Sofía wrote to her mother.
It is a shame I could not be with you when it all happened, Mom. But I could not stop it. Was this my destiny? I am not sure. Did I really want to do that? Definitely. Why did I do that? ...
Perhaps the last question is the one that is hovering in your head right now, Mom. You must feel as lost as a child starting school for the first time. You need answers and who am I to deny you the entry to the nearest hell disguised as a paradise? Exactly: nobody. Just a small, insignificant lost soul.
I had never fit in with the others, to begin with. There was constantly a slight buzzing in my ears wherever I was, feeling like I was being watched from a distance. Weird, right?
It was slight discomfort, like a stone in my shoes, so I made t
