Annie
I feel terribly bad. The girls look at me with pity, and that only adds to my pain. The joy I felt about daring to contact my family again is gone.
"Hey, girl, now we feel guilty. That cockroach and his flea had to show up at that exact moment." Tears still fall from my eyes, but I am calmer now.
"Please, forget it. It's not your fault that I have such bad luck. But it's good that I found out, because now I know they're getting married soon. So, I've made a decision." Both of them look at me with sadness in their eyes, as they already know what I've decided.
"Think it over, girl. Angelito is not to blame. He will need his father." My friend's gaze moves me. They understand perfectly what it feels like not to have a father, as theirs abandoned their mother and daughters to chase a
