We submitted the medical records, the psychological evaluation, and the video files to the state prosecutor, and filed for an emergency order of protection barring Gloria Varela from coming near Aurora or Elodie.

It was granted.

My mother was removed from our home that same day.

In front of two officers, I packed her clothes into her suitcases and rolled them into the hallway.

Chapter 25 — A Partner, Not a Servant

She wept and grabbed my arm.