1.34 CAROLINE

"Then she became pregnant about a year after marrying our father. Our mom cried for two hours straight when she found out about being pregnant. She knew that while it would keep her beatings at bay, it would also mean bringing a child into this world that would be put through the same thing."

"Imagine her surprise when she gave birth to the two of us." Antonio reaches into his pocket and pulls out his wallet. He pulls out a small picture and hands it to me. I let go of their hands and grab the picture. There's a beautiful young girl laying in a bed, holding two blanketed babies and smiling widely.

"She loved us so fucking much. She always said that we were her one true love. We were home schooled, just like all the men in our family before. Our mom did her best to take the blunt of our fathers anger, but we got a lot of it, too. He would lock us up in the basement, no lights on and no food or water. Claimed he was preparing us in case we were ever kidnapped by his enemies."

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