MONTHS LATERCASTELL DE SANT MARÇAL, BARCELONA The bridal suite smells like fresh flowers and something sweet~maybe the tuberose tucked into the corners or maybe the pan dulce Dona Alba brought with her from Buenos Aires.Cristian’s mother stands near the mirror, fussing over the lace hem of my veil like it is her own daughter’s wedding. My mother watches from the couch, one leg tucked beneath her, teary-eyed but trying to act like she’s holding it together.“Mi amor,” Dona Alba says softly, smoothing the sleeve of my gown, “in our tradition, the mother of the groom gives la novia un símbolo de bendición. A blessing. Something that carries the heart of the family.”She reaches into a velvet pouch and takes out a thin gold rosary, the beads cool and perfect between her fingers. “This belonged to Cristian’s grandmother. And I want to give it to you today.”I take it slowly, both hands open. “Gracias, Dona Alba. It’s beautiful.”“It’s old,” she smiles. “But the kind of old that still ca
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