He signed his name. And for the first time in his life, it didn't feel like a goodbye. It felt like a see you later .
The floor seemed to tilt under Luis. He opened his mouth to lie again, to say he’d lost the form, but Mama held up her hand. A single, calloused finger. Mama-s Secret Parent Teacher Conference -Final-
Elena nodded, her hand tightening around her purse. She walked out of the school and into the cool evening air, where Leo was waiting by the swings. He looked up, his eyes wide and hopeful, holding a crumpled drawing of a dragon. "Did he say I’m smart, Mama?" "The smartest," she lied, her heart breaking. He signed his name