I walk back to my house after stopping by Luis' house. As I walked in, I saw my parent's sitting in the kitchen with Chano. Daniel was asleep in Mama's arms.
"Mi'ja, sit please." Papa tells me. I quickly sit down.
"What is it?" Asks Chano.
"Your papa has some news, good or bad, whichever you think."
I look at Mama & then my gaze falls to Papa.
"I've decided to move us to the U.S."
Chano & I exchange bewildered expressions.
The U.S.? I thought.
"We've thought about it well & we thought it would be a great thing."
This must be what they talked about weeks ago... Papa interrupts my thought.
"We have also talked to Sarah, & she too will be coming with us."
Luis pops into my head. Chano speaks up.
"When are we leaving?"
Mama answered, "In a few days. We have to leave everything here to travel lightly. Only what's important is what we can carry."
I kept trying to imagine it, but I cannot.
"Why?" Chano asks.
"It's what we were told." Papa says.
I feel tears roll down my cheek. I cannot leave everything.
"No llores, mi'ja. Don't cry, my darling." Papa comforts me. So this must be what they talk about at night, I thought.
"What about the house, Papa?" Chano was curious.
"Your abuelo is going to claim it when we leave. He is going to watch it." Papa softly said as he pats my head. We stood in silence.
KAMU SEDANG MEMBACA
Once Again
Fiksi RemajaIt was 1985. Marcela & Luis were best friends. They lived in a small ranch in Hidalgo, Mexico. When they were 5, there parents decided to come to the U.S. At the border they were separated & never saw each other again. Now, at the age of 15, they ar...
