Chapter 50

I wait for Clara and Sofia to enter the house. I don't want the girl to see her father's body again. There is an incredible commotion at the hacienda. Preparations for tomorrow's party are in full swing, and that's not going to change. If there's one thing I've learned, it's that you have to do all the celebrations, you don't know which one, or when, will be the last. They remove my friend's body and take him to one of the rooms downstairs. There, on the bed, he looks asleep. The anger I feel is no match for the emptiness. I am alone again. Yes, I am aware that I have Sofia, but I can't stop thinking that they have murdered each of my friends before my eyes.

"Out" I don't have to repeat the order. Everyone in that room came out making the slightest noise. I stare at my friend. Minutes pass and all I can think about is how much this man has done for me. I can't let Clara live what my daughter lived through wh