He said she only needed to delay college for one year.
Her mother stood behind him and reminded her that family came first.
Natalie was already in Paris.
Her dreams had been protected.
Sophia’s were negotiable.
One year became two.
Then five.
Then ten.
Sophia worked in call centers, cleaned offices at night, answered phones at a clinic during the day, and kept sending money home.
Her sacrifices gradually stopped being treated as sacrifices.
They became expected.
