Mi hermana gemela recibía golpes diarios por su marido abu.sivo. Mi hermana y yo intercambiamos identidades e hicimos que su marido se arrepintiera de sus actos.

—Let it go, you stupid girl!

He tried to slap me. I stopped his wrist before it reached my face and squeezed hard enough to make him groan.

“Raise your son better,” I murmured. “You still have time to prevent him from growing up like the men in this house.”

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Doña Ofelia hit me with a feather duster handle. Once. Twice. Three times.

I didn’t move.

I yanked the stick out of his hand and snapped it in two with a single pull. The crack sounded like a gunshot.

“That’s it,” I said, dropping the pieces to the floor. “From today on, there are rules here. And the first one is that no one ever lays a hand on that girl again.”

That night, Sofia ate hot soup without anyone insulting her.
Doña Ofelia and Brenda whispered behind closed doors. The nephew never came near again. I sat Sofia on my lap and let her fall asleep against my chest.

Then Damian arrived.

I heard the motorcycle first, then the door slam, then his voice full of alcohol.

Where’s my dinner?

He staggered in, his eyes bloodshot, with the cheap rage of a coward who’s only brave around women and children. He looked at Sofia, then at me.

 

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