Diego got out of the car almost before it came to a complete stop. He grabbed the pink suitcase from the back seat and ran toward the entrance, but stopped for a second. He turned to Carmen, who had taken off her helmet. He looked at her with a mixture of amazement and immense gratitude.
“Thank you!” she cried, her voice breaking with emotion. “I don’t know why you did this, but thank you!”
Carmen just nodded, her throat tight. She wanted to tell him, “You did more for me,” but it wasn’t the right time. Diego disappeared through the automatic doors, running toward his daughter’s life.
Carmen stood there for a moment, listening to the buzz of adrenaline in her ears. She felt exhausted, but strangely whole. However, the story didn’t end there. Curiosity and a strange sense of responsibility wouldn’t leave her alone. That night, instead of resting, Carmen searched for Diego Navarro’s name online.
What she found broke her heart.