***Emiliano***
An uncomfortable silence fills the car as we arrive in Monterrey, all of us mentally preparing to go our separate ways. Valentina squeezes my hand as we pull up to a car lot where we would officially split up until we could reunite with Sofia.
Tears spill down Valentina's cheeks as she sits frozen in her seat, unwilling to move. Celina and Aurora sleep beside us in their car seats, oblivious to the fact that they were about to be separated. Valentina and I have never been separated before and this would be the longest we would ever be apart. While she annoyed me in her sisterly ways, Valentina has been my partner in crime from the beginning of time.
"Vale, we have to move," Danny pleads, collecting Diego and their luggage. "We have to go."
I squeeze Valentina's hand
