Month: February 2021

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Illusion

Mercedes is the youngest and perhaps the most successful of Genovas’ eight children. She has amassed an extensive real estate portfolio. Mercedes works given it keeps her engaged not because she needs money. Well-heeled and highly connected, she moves in circles riddled in affluence. Every bit a success story. Thoughts of worthlessness plague Mercedes. As a little girl, her mother habitually told her how she should have aborted her. How her father never wanted her. Jeraldo, Mercedes’ father is the only man Genova ever loved. He is the only man Genova ever felt passion with. When Genova and Jeraldo met, he had no job, money, or papers. Genova fell in-love and married Jeraldo. Providing stability, a home, family, and a coveted green card. Before Mercedes’s father, Genova only dealt with older established men of means. The price Genova paid in exchange was degradation, disrespect, disregard, unworthiness, and control. Jeraldo had a lover who was unaware he had a wife and family. The lover shows up at the marital residence pretending to sell quilts. Genova invites her in and quickly connects the dots realizing the lover has no intention of severing ties with Jeraldo. At that moment Genova decides against telling Jeraldo about the visit and vows never to be intimate. Riddled with despair, self-loathing, insecurity, and rage are what she projects and pours into her daughter. Mercedes is groomed to be an emotional manipulator, lacks empathy, no accountability, and a sense of grandiosity are woven into the meticulous image shared with the world.

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Journey

Santiago has grown progressively worse. He has taken to walking around the house naked independent of who is home. Santiago consumes alcohol throughout the day, and when it runs out, his thirteen-year-old grandson gives him money to continue drinking. Habitually he loses his cell phone and house keys. No longer driving since he is unable to recall where he parked the car. When his wife returns from work late into the evening, there is a standing altercation. Recently his wife called sick into work given Santiago knocked out her front tooth from repeated blows. Santiago terrorizes every single family member within the household. In thirty-plus years not once has his wife reported the domestic violence or any grievances instead she tends to her husband. Santiago has become adamant about not bathing. When he visits his mother, he speaks of how his family despises him while omitting his infractions. Santiago lives in a perpetual cycle of rage, slowly disintegrating as he desperately tries to hold on.

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Premium

Altagracia married her high school sweetheart. She was obedient, and never slept around. Married the first and only man with whom she was intimate. Altagracia dated and married a man who mirrored the relationship she witnessed growing up. Her mother although beautiful treated poorly. She was never a priority in her husbands’ life. He would leave for work at 5 am six days a week and would never return earlier than 8 pm. Leonel was always dismissive, spoke to his wife as though she was of little consequence. Patricia would call him at work and to no avail, he never returned her calls. Often on weekends, he would stay with friends drinking, never invited her to join, or even made her aware of his whereabouts. The unspoken rule, Leonel was the provider, so anything went. There was never any accountability for Leonel’s behavior or actions, he was glorified, as the man of the house. Birthdays, vacations, or celebrations were never part of the equation. Vacations entailed Leonel traveling to his homeland alone and for a month. Patricia was never happy about any of this. She never complained. Patricia internalized her pain and showed up in the world depressed. She lived her life in denial and utilized church as a form of escape. She was unheard, and unseen in the marriage. Not having to work or fend for herself kept her stagnant. The idea of financially supporting herself was daunting. Patricia grew accustomed to being taken care of and was willing to pay the premium.

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In Pursuit of a Green Card

Camila is the epitome of a Colombian bombshell. When she walks her hips glide in unison, every man, woman, child take notice although strikingly beautiful, she is quite shy. Like many Camila entered the country legally and overstayed her visa. She managed to secure a job as a waitress in a Spanish restaurant without the command of the English language, default looks, minor cosmetic enhancements, she has a steady stream of tips. She embodies what many men desire gorgeous and helpless, a show stopper. Manolo was her customer, an established business owner with an appetite for extremely young and needy women. Camila, beautiful and fifteen years younger, limited schooling, and super needy is what men like Manolo desire. Fast forward several weeks, Camila moves in, quits her job, making a mad dash into motherhood. The first attempt ends in miscarriage, two months later deal is sealed. Pregnant with a baby girl. As to be anticipated, Camila puts on weight, Manolo quickly loses interest and is adamant about not touching her given he has someone else far more nimble vying for his attention. During the pregnancy not once did Camila have sex, unlike Manolo. Since Camila was pregnant, in the country illegally Manolo decided to marry her to secure her immigration status. While Camilla was in-love with Manolo, he grew increasingly bored by her affections. Camila lived the life every girl thought she wanted, upscale neighborhood, every comfort provided, marriage, looks, a daughter, secured green card although the love and affection of her husband fleeting. Once Paola was born, Manolo refused Camila alledging fear of another pregnancy. Upon Paola’s second birthday, Manolo musters up the courage to tell Camilla he wants a break from the relationship. Although Camila doubted Manolo’s love, she needed him to confirm his position as though his actions did not scream loud enough. Manolo felt he upheld his responsibility as a provider, husband, father, although his love was never on the table.

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Forbidden Fruit

Lola attended Julliard for piano garnering international recognition. Following several years on tour, she decided to settle down, and open her very own music school teaching piano. Lola taught piano for years while also being the lead pianist at the local church, where she met her husband. The church had a considerable congregation with multiple services and ministers. Lola and her husband had two beautiful boys to whom they were devoted. Her husband did well for himself, a great father, and provider. Lola believed in the institution of marriage however she was never attracted to or desired her husband. She habitually found herself in and out of love with countless men, which served as distractions. One of the ministers at the church was visibly smitten by Lola and never attempted to conceal it. The minister’s wife and mother in law were keenly aware of his affinity for Lola and never acknowledged her. Lola’s husband was also aware of how the minister looked at his wife and although unfounded, accused her of an affair. The truth was Lola was deeply enamored by the minister and obsessed with thoughts of him. Things did not appear to be going well in the minister’s household, as his wife stopped accompanying him to church services. Lola felt sermons were somehow directed to her, as they often mentioned remaining in loveless marriages for the sake of children. Lola was willing to leave her husband and children for the minister only if he divorced his wife and asked for her hand in marriage. Everyone in the congregation knew how the minister pined for Lola and presumed they were having an affair. Lola would drive past the minister’s home incognito to ascertain if he spent any time at home when he was not in the ministry. What she uncovered was, he spent an inordinate amount of time outside of the matrimonial home and the wife was residing in a separate residence. The only thing keeping Lola from having an affair with the minister was her concern he would not remain silent and tell her husband.

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Warrior Daughter

Minerva was under strict orders to not allow her father out of her sight. Habitually, Minerva reported back to her mother on the findings. Pedro was a husband, keen businessman, alcoholic, and a womanizer. Minerva was the youngest of three, while her siblings worked in the family business, her sole job was to spy on her father. Pedro was an exceptional provider alongside his wife they thrived financially. Paola knew of Pedros’ countless indiscretions and made up her mind early not to leave him given they had three kids and she did not want to raise her children alone. Pedro and Paola had a sultry love life, they were intimate daily. They had been together from a very young age. One day Minerva accompanies her father to lunch and a woman joins them at the restaurant. The woman sits on Pedro’s lap and Minerva pushes the woman off her fathers’ lap and in a very authoritative voice says, you are not my mother. Pedro becomes infuriated and beats Minerva. This is the only time he has ever hit his daughter. Once Paola learns of the incident, she threatens Pedro with his life. Aside from the falling out, Minerva has a very close relationship with her parents. From a young age, Minerva is taught how to run the books and the business. While running the books, Minerva realizes there were hundreds of thousands of dollars missing from the books. Minerva discusses the situation with her mother and encourages her to hire a forensic accountant to get a handle on things. The family accounts were frozen to keep her father from stealing more money. Once Pedro realizes he has no access to any funds, he becomes enraged. He grabs a cable cord determined to kill his daughter for his misfortune. Minerva grabs a heavy industrial chain to defend herself from her father. What Minerva lacks in height, she makes up in grit. She isn’t afraid of her father. Pedro demands all employees evacuate the warehouse given he is determined to kill his daughter.

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