She asked to see her daughter before she died… and what the girl whispered to her changed her fate forever.

He entered the room with slow steps.

Ramira instantly tightened, instinctively covering Salome with her body.

Mendez stopped two meters.

“Girl,” she said in a softer voice than anyone would have imagined in him. What you just said… did you tell anyone else?

Salome looked at him fearlessly.

“To Aunt Clara. But she said she dreamed it because she was little. Then he sent me to talk to a lady, and after that I didn’t mean anything else.

“A psychologist?” asked Mendez.

I don’t know. I had a yellow notebook and I got candy if I stopped repeating the watch.

That was enough.

Mendez looked back at the younger guard, who was still standing by the door, not fully understanding what was happening.

No one should touch the Fuentes inmate. Suspend all final procedures until further notice.

The guard opened his eyes.

“But, Colonel, the sentence…

The prison director suspends her when new elements emerge.

“That compromises the integrity of the process,” Mendez interrupted. Or do you want me to quote it from the rules?

No, sir.

“Then, remove it.

The guard practically ran off.
The social worker stood up.

“I… I have to report this…