Graciella's Point of View: As I stand in front of him, I recall numerous recollections I have of him. Everything about our relationship in more than a year, from the moment we met, which flipped my life upside down, to the day of our wedding, which I never imagined I would experience.Everyone was raving about our wedding and how wonderful it was a year ago. I realize it was a hasty wedding, but given the circumstances, which included an unexpected pregnancy, I didn't have many options but to marry him.Even though I knew it was all a ruse to avoid the embarrassment caused by their name, and even though I had long since given up hope that the two of us would ever have emotional touch or affection for one another, I will never forget that day. I was in a good mood, and I wished that my future family would be as well.Because I grew up without parents, my grandmother was the only person in my life. When I asked my grandmother, Nana, where my parents were, she told me they had died in an
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