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Violet was silent. She digested what her mother had said and what she meant by that short remark. But no matter how long she digested it, the words and the meaning would not change. Violet had not misheard or misunderstood. Karina was really talking about her homecoming.

“My homecoming?” said Violet, asking for confirmation of what she had heard. Her mother answered her with certainty.

“Violet... Mama wants you to come home.”

“But, why?”

“Why? Violet, listen to me. It’s not right to pay off a debt with a girl. Even if your father borrowed a lot of money from Victor, you’re not worth a pile of money. Do you understand?”

No, I don’t. If Karina said that, Violet didn’t understand even more. She knew what she was talking about, she knew that she was not worthy of being used as payment for her father’s enormous debt. Violet had also understood from the beginning that the land and business she owned could pay whatever Victor asked for, but as you know... Violet had chosen to go with Victor
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