Part 2- Chapter 38

Marias pov-

I felt deflated as I walked away from the living room. It felt as if I was stuck in mud, my life was at a standstill, firmly encased with no hope of escape.

What was I to do with my life now? I couldn’t leave until my brothers where sure it was safe for me.

I was angry at them, and I know it is not their fault and that I shouldn’t take the bad set of life cards I was dealt and put the blame on them, hell they were pretty much dealt the same deck of cards as I was, the only difference being was that I had been born female and shielded from the part of our name that I’m most certain holds more darkness then I can ever imagine.

Our name seemed to be a curse. Whether I want my surname or not, it still won’t change the fact that I am indeed a Valdez. Maybe that’s where my life has gone wrong? Maybe I’m not meant for a life of freedom and the normal American woman’s dream life of a white picket fence and a d