Patricia finally spoke, her voice sharp and devoid of the sweetness she usually used at home. “The ‘grandchild’ would have been a burden! We are poor, Sofia! Do you know what that money could have done for us? It would have paid off the mortgage. It would have sent Valeria to a better school where no one knew her. I was saving this family!”
“By killing my child?” I finally found my voice. It was small, but it cut through the room. “You were giving me those teas every night. You told me they were for my nerves.”
I reached into my backpack and pulled out the small thermos I had carried with me. I had been about to drink it before the meeting. I handed it to the principal.
“Test it,” I said.
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