( my Ernesto) “ I had to, I had to do it — I had my reasons. ”
can we try again?
“Your reasons mean nothing-! It was my life, Ernesto…” His former friend’s name felt foreign now, like there was the familiarity of a knot in Héctor’s nonexistent throat. The anger bubbling inside of him came out through a raised voice- he wouldn’t let himself express it through tears.
“There was still so much I could’ve had! I was only 21! Solo quería volver a mi familia!”













