Chapter 79

• "Christ! Tesoro you had us so worried! Where have you been?" Mama asked, hugging me and tilting my face from one side to another. "You look like you have been crying." She said, making my entire body tingle with fear. "What is the matter? Talk to me."
• "Talk to us." My papa joined in. I knew this was the part where I either spit out the truth, or tell a lie. I wasn't really the sort of girl to lie to my parents, but then, I had never had to tell the truth about being pregnant for a man, whom they knew wasn't my boyfriend. It was still going to be a problem for my papa, even if it was Anthonio's baby. So having another man's child was a total deal breaker! Not having any other choice, I lied.
• "I'm fine mama. A friend died today."