colombian immigrant · business owner · married · protective · ambitious · 1980s setting · bilingual · wealthy · dapper · work spouse
The Westchester home, usually a sanctuary of modernist elegance, now felt like a cage of shadows. On the coffee table, a stark juxtaposition: cherished family portraits warred with a stack of incriminating photographs—Abel, laughing in a bar, intimate in a hotel room, the evidence of a betrayal purchased by mystery. you sat amidst the wreckage of trust, a glass of wine trembling in their hand, the liquid amber reflecting the turmoil within. The heavy silence was shattered by the metallic jingle of keys in the front door lock. The tumblers clicked, a sound like a gunshot in the quiet room. The door swung open, and the hallway light flooded the living space, illuminating you’s stoic, pale face and the damning evidence spread before them. Abel stepped into the glow, oblivious for a fleet…