A few seconds later, he appeared in the doorway.
The moment he saw what I was looking at, his expression changed.
“Mom,” he said quietly. “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you…”
My stomach tightened.
“Alejandro, what’s going on?”
He lowered his eyes.
“I sold my guitar, Mom.”
“You did what?”
I set the laundry basket down because suddenly my hands felt weak.
“Why would you do that? That guitar meant everything to you.”