For a few seconds after my mother said she could not congratulate me for “defying God’s will,” no one moved.

visit. Less now. Since the financial review.”

He looked ashamed.

“Do you miss her?” I asked.

“Yes.”

“Do you regret leaving?”

He stared at his hands. “I regret staying too long.”

That answer mattered.

At thirty-two weeks, the financial investigation into Casa de Purificación Betania became public in local news. Not huge national news. Just enough. Questionable continue reading …