somehow sounded less like praise and more like an apology.
When Lucía won an illustration contest in school, the drawing ended up folded away in a drawer.
When Clara earned a scholarship, her parents organized a dinner and invited half the family.
Still, Lucía never hated her sister.
In fact, Clara was often the only person who noticed how unfair things could be.
When they were children, Clara sometimes slipped chocolate into Lucía’s room or quietly told her that her artwork was good, even when their parents barely acknowledged it.
