I've Never Seen Something Shine So Bright

I don't think that chase lasted very long, but it felt like an eternity. And I don't remember being so afraid in my life, not even when I was looking for Jardel, bumping into drug dealers and prostitutes.

Anon really was a great driver. And in addition to driving skillfully, not letting the car get close to us, he still shot in his direction.

Hector followed over me, hugging me as if he could protect me. In fact, he was protecting me…with his own body.

I was a woman who lived practically a decade letting go of myself and thinking about others: Jardel, his mother, his brothers... And I didn't have space to think about what “I” wanted. Or courage to throw it all away and be myself. I protected those who never deserved it... And no one ever thought of me.

Knowing that Heitor Casanova would give up his own life in the name of mine was something that didn't fit inside me. Did I deserve that? If he got shot because of me, I wouldn't be able to survive…not with guilt, not without his presenc