When I was alone or just with Francisco, I felt peace. Other times I saw features on Francisco that were not mine and belonged to that terrible night. I loved Francisco above all. I wanted to tell Francisco, Once there was a little girl I took care of. I wanted to say, I once outsmarted the encapotados. One day you and I will go away. Far from all this. But I could not tell him, not yet, because he was young and had a loose mouth and I didn’t want him to repeat anything to Gorrión.
