CHAPTER 13 – Where the Light Hesitates

Narrated by Sofía

Dawn slipped slowly through the window, as if even the sun were afraid to disturb her. The city was beginning to wake up, but inside that apartment, time seemed suspended between sighs, doubts, and silence.

Sofía hadn’t slept at all.

Isabel had—at least for a couple of hours. She lay on the living room couch, a blanket covering her legs, as if the weight of the world had finally surrendered along with her. Her face looked peaceful, yet