CHAPTER 45 – Dulce de Leche Granizado and a Godmother’s Secrets

Point of View: Sofía Rojas

Sometimes, ice cream was enough to remind you that life still tasted like simple joys.

Sofía walked beside Lili, laughing as they admired the illuminated storefronts. The mall buzzed with voices, footsteps, and the warm aroma of baked bread and caramelized sugar. She wore a light coat over her belly — now visibly rounded — and for the first time in weeks, she felt something close to peace.

Or at least…