Krystalina ~“Baja el culo, Krystalina (Get your ass down.)"I groaned in annoyance and screamed into my pillow as my mother continued yelling angrily from downstairs. God, I hate her for ruining my morning sleep. I sat upright on the bed and, climbing out of it, walked straight out of my room barefoot while my mother kept cussing about how ungrateful I was and how I didn’t value time in Español.“No soy sorda, mamá, cálmate.”(I’m not deaf, mamá. Calm down.)I yelled back, my Latina accent more prominent in my irritation. My mother narrowed her eyes at me, her gaze slowly turning into a sharp glare that warned me I was already on thin ice.“Some fool is waiting outside, claiming you’re the only one he’ll talk to. And if you’ve crossed a line, Krystalina…” she paused, her voice darkening "prepare to face my wrath.”I frowned and headed toward the living room, unease settling in my chest. My mother hadn’t exaggerated a man in a black suit was sitting on our sofa, staring blankly at
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