The child who asked questions.
The one who dreamed about a future beyond the walls of San Jerónimo.
But everything changed when she was twelve.
A fall from a horse left her unable to walk.
For many people, such an injury would have brought compassion.
For Don Rodrigo, it brought disappointment.
He did not see a daughter who needed support.
He saw an inconvenience.
A person who no longer matched his vision of what an heir’s daughter should be.
The wheelchair that was brought from Mexico City became, in his eyes, a symbol of weakness.
To Sofía, however, it became something else.
A reminder that while her body had changed, her mind and spirit had not.
But her father refused to see that.
