And a mask, however long it has been worn, does not hold up against a record.

Chapter 36 — Santiago’s Testimony

Santiago asked to testify, and the court allowed it, and he did not raise his voice.

“Giving someone a roof,” he said, looking at his aunt across the courtroom, “does not give you the right to destroy them.

You didn’t take care of me.

You kept me — the way you’d keep an animal that was worth something to you — because as long as I existed, you had access to my parents’ money.

That’s not care.