~*~ August 16, 2017/Thursday/Los Angeles, California Antonio's family coming back to haunt us never crossed my mind. They hid an important secret and none of them dared to show their face. Even our engagement couldn't stray his focus away from the damaged pieces of his family, and I didn't expect it to. The supposed joyous occasion of our lives involved Antonio's depressed face being a constant presence. I never encountered a situation of this severity, so I couldn't have sympathy for Antonio's situation — only empathy. He wanted neither from me, but I couldn't satisfy his desire. Instead of accepting his depressed mental state, I planned a reveal to ease his tensions and focus on the future than the past. I aligned the small sticks on the table and checked my hair in the mirror. Antonio got off from work at 5, …show more content…
"How could he not?" "Toni wouldn't do that to you or your sister Abel." "I don't believe it. And neither should you. I mean do you really think all those times that disgusting man did those things to us, Toni didn't know once?" "I know he didn't," I said confidently. "You can't let your anger and resentment for Manuel spill to Toni. If I know him, he would've not sat by if he knew what was going on." "And what would he have done? He was only 2 years older than us." I kept my mouth sealed because there was no chance of getting through to him. I understood where his mistrust was coming from because if it were me, I would've believed the same thing. But I knew Antonio, and he wouldn't purposely do something so horrific. "It doesn't matter if you don't believe me," Abel brushed off and stood. "Cause who knows? Maybe he'll be like father like son and you'll be the one turning the blind eye—" "Get the hell out of my house. Now!" I stood. A rage-filled within my heart for the pathetic broken boy in front of me. "The truth hurts, doesn't it? And it will be even more painful when you find out he knew all along. He had