Departure

POV Katarina King

The day came when we had to say goodbye to our familia. I must have cried so many tears as I hugged Isadora and Maria. Elsalvador and Pedro sandwiched me between them in a hug before boarding the boat to take them to shore. I kissed little Rico as Isadora got everything situated then handed him to his mother. Alejandro stood behind me caressing my shoulders as we watched the boat drive away. They all promised to come back very soon to visit. I knew that we would see them soon but still it hurt to say goodbye.

As they disappeared out of sight I cried into his shirt and he just held me while whispering sweet nothings in my ear. “ Shh, shh, baby. It’s OK, my angel. We’ll see them again. My father said he may start a project here and that would mean they will all come back, maybe live here.”

I looked up at him, my eyes glossy from tears. “ Really?” I was hoping he wasn’t just saying that to cheer me up. I couldn’t imagine him lying to me about something like that.

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