My mom cried into a handkerchief. Daniela wasn’t crying, but she looked at everyone as if she were the victim.
“We only want to protect her,” my dad said. “Protect Sofía and protect the family home.”
The family home. My house. My grandmother had left it to me. I felt everyone looking at me, waiting for my explosion. But I didn’t explode. I stood up slowly and took out the first sheet.
“Thank you for coming. Since my dad wanted an audience, I’m going to show evidence in public too.”
My dad took a step toward me.
“Valeria, don’t do this.”
“You already did.”
I held up the deed.
“This house is not a family home. It has been in my name for 12 years. My grandmother Mercedes left it to me.”
The room went still.
I took out the reports.
“These are 3 credit cards opened using my identity. Total: 453,000 pesos. These are the applications. The signature is my father’s.”
My mom stopped crying.
I took out Sofía’s document.
“And this is a card opened in the name of my 7-year-old daughter.”
Father Alonso stood up.
“Gerardo, is this true?”
My dad opened his mouth, but before he could lie, I took out the last document.
“And this is what he filed in court to have me declared incompetent and to control my assets.”
Daniela jumped to her feet.
“You don’t understand anything.”
“Then explain how much he promised you when they sold my house.”
Her face answered me before her mouth did.
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PART 3
Daniela remained standing, clutching her purse against her chest. Everyone was looking at her. The same people who 10 minutes earlier had seen me as an unstable woman were now waiting for her answer. My dad tried to intervene.
“She’s manipulating the papers.”
Father Alonso raised one hand.
