She was thr0wn out by his family—only for them to realize too late that the house was hers all along.

“Does anything hurt?”

She shook her head.

But her hand tightened around the backpack straps until her knuckles went pale.

Camila pulled free from my grip and stepped beside her.

“Mom, don’t ask her like that,” she said. “She gets scared.”

Teacher Lupita moved in quickly, her voice light and nervous.

“I’m sure it’s just a hygiene issue. We’ve already spoken continue reading …