Rose-
When we arrived, my mother sat in my father’s office with Leo, going over some papers. We walked through the open door as the room grew quiet. I had never seen my mother look so broken. She did not have her usual look of annoyance when her eyes met mine, instead I saw nothing but heartbreak. “Louisa, it’s been too long,” my mother said as she nodded at my grandmother. She sighed, “Would you two please give me a moment with Roselia?” I stood awkwardly in place as I watched my mother fumble with the things on my father’s desk, aimlessly reminiscing how he used to use them as he worked on pack issues and waiting for the others to leave the room. “Rose, this wasn’t your fault,” she said as if she could read my mind. A sob escaped my throat as I felt my body growing heavy, “How can you s
