Chapter 3: The Recordings
Chapter 3: The Recordings
"I have something else to show you," Valeria whispered.
With shaking hands, she reached beneath the mattress.
She removed a small voice recorder.
"I started recording everything."
Alejandro pressed play.
Doña Esther's voice filled the room.
"A child like yours doesn't deserve the Aranda name."
Another recording.
Marcela.
"If you lose the baby, maybe my brother can finally marry someone worthy."
Another.
Laughter.
Insults.
Threats.
Then...
One recording made Alejandro stop breathing.
His own voice.
"Mom doesn't mean it. Just ignore her."
Valeria quietly lowered her eyes.
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"Every time you stayed silent..."
"They believed they had permission."
