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February 17, 2021February 17, 2021

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.

February 15, 2021February 15, 2021

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.

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021

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.

February 6, 2021February 6, 2021

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.

February 1, 2021March 29, 2022

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.

January 25, 2021January 13, 2022

Life as a caged bird

Jovi is the middle child of six siblings. She has a sister and four brothers. In a family so large, getting attention is just about impossible unless you are the self-professed black sheep. Jovi’s father was belligerent, condescending, verbally and physically abusive, a tyrant. Growing up with a serial philanderer for a father left much to be desired. Dario, Jovi’s dad would beat his wife for her indiscretions, while he disappeared for days at a time, with no accountability. Working as a mechanic, money was always tight. For the slightest infractions, the children were beaten often. One day Dario received a phone call about one of his sons skipping school. Dario searched for his son throughout the town until he found him. Once he got ahold of his son, he beat him, shaved his head, and tied him by his ankles, and wrists to the matrimonial bed for all to see until his wife arrived from work. Trauma, humiliation, physical, verbal and mental abuse was the elixir of their childhood. He would grope his wife, Monica, for others to witness and she had no say. Monica was treated as property. Dario had countless indiscretions however one woman he never denied, Angela. Angela helped Dario financially and was his lover for countless years. Everyone knew of her and no one dared speak ill of her. Jovi was sexually active by the age of twelve. Never feeling pretty, smart, or worthy of anything. She was never the girl boys noticed or chased, so she offered boys the cookie instead. Jovi was insatiable, she would sleep with her little brother’s friends and think nothing of it. She kept a scorecard of how many men she was able to dominate. Jovi honed in on men who were in relationships and would flaunt them as though they belonged to her. The thing is sooner or later they always returned to their rightful owners. Jovi temporarily rocked the world of many men however no one ever managed to stick around long enough. When someone did stay, it was conditional, she had to withstand beatings. Whenever her lover grew angry or tired he would place her belongings in black garbage bags and return Jovi to her parent’s home. Once the dust settled, she would return to the same circumstances, everyone knew and no one intervened.

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021

A New Start

Pedrito and his wife, Milagros along with their two young daughters migrated to Upper Manhattan, Washington Heights from La Republica Dominicana. Living in Washington Heights, required some adjusting. Surviving in a community where Spanish is the primary language and countless immigrants made the transition easier. Like the plight of many immigrants, they rented a room in someone’s apartment. Life in New York City was different although they were together and slowly making inroads. Until Pedrito was struck by a Transit bus, leaving him on the cusp of losing his life. Pedrito lost his teeth, partial eyesight and was bedridden for two years. Milagros patiently tended to Pedrito throughout the slow recovery. Once Pedrito made a full recovery and received millions in the settlement, he quietly packed his belongings and without a word returned to La Republica Dominicana. In D.R. he reinvented himself, started a new life with a new relationship and a new child, set up businesses, life was good. One day two men entered his home, held him at gunpoint, and killed him, there never was a forced entry. Pedrito’s lover was accused of masterminding everything and was incarcerated along with the assailants. The remaining money from the settlement was returned to the wife, in place of a new start