Chapter 3: The Man at the Door
The world stopped.
The paper slipped from my fingers.
My brother.
Roberto.
The man who brought us groceries when we were struggling.
The man who cried at Arturo’s disappearance.
The man who hugged me at the police station.
The man I trusted with my son.
My throat went dry.
“No… this can’t be true…”
And then—
I heard it.
Keys.
At the front door.
Slow.
Familiar.
Confident.
My blood turned to ice.
Click.
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The lock turned.
The door began to open.