I laughed with contempt.
I thought to myself:
“Good. That way I don’t have to support her anymore.”
I signed the papers without hesitation.
On the day of the court hearing, Lucía asked for nothing.
No money.
No house.
She only asked for custody of our son.
Holding the child in her arms, she slightly bowed to my mother as a sign of respect.
Her eyes were full of sadness… but also determination.
I watched her walk away with her thin, silent figure.
And inside I thought:
