am I supposed to do about the money I’ve already paid?”
“First, we’re going to find out exactly how much money that is.”
We slowly reconstructed the numbers.
Nine thousand pesos to reserve the house in San Blas.
Twelve thousand pesos from Lucía as a deposit on the machines.
A moving service that could still be canceled without a penalty.
And money Ernesto had taken from our joint account to complete the reservation.
We were not financially ruined.
We were simply dealing with the consequences of a plan Ernesto had
