The amount would pay every student loan I owed. I checked the number and my name, convinced something was wrong.
A folded note lay underneath. Before I opened it, Nora leaned closer. Her face reddened.
“What the hell!” she shouted.
“She left you Grandma’s money?”
She pointed at the letter.
“I didn’t know. I swear to you, I had no idea.”
“Then why did you marry her?”
“It wasn’t romantic. You knew that.”
“I did.” Her voice cracked. “And now I can see what you got out of it.”
She covered her mouth.
“No, I promise, it’s not like that.”
Nora backed away, pointing at me.
“Te estoy denunciando al hospital”.
Se fue antes de que pudiera responder.
Minutos antes, Nora había sido la hermana que me agradeció por hacer feliz a Alicia. Ahora veía la ceremonia como evidencia de traición. Su ira tenía sentido, a pesar de que su sospecha estaba equivocada. No podía explicar la apariencia de lo que había sucedido.
