for a moment julia could not anything wxcept his own heartbeat

“and you lied every birthday. Every time I asked why I didn’t look like Manuel. Every time Amalia came near me and you pulled me away. Every time I said I wanted more and you told me people like us should not dream too high. Was that love too?”

Rosa began to cry. “I was afraid if you became more, you would leave me.”

He stared at her.

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