—That funding for your university existed. That it has always existed.
My mother stepped forward.
—This proves nothing. Ignacio changed his mind continually in the last years of his life.
"The bank statements are crystal clear," Clara replied. "The fund was closed two weeks before Lucía left home. The money was transferred to a joint account."
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My father opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
And then everything fell into place with nauseating precision: the talk of independence, my father's theatrical firmness, my mother's icy calm, the certainty with which they forced me to accept that there was no other option. It wasn't incompetence. It wasn't pedagogy. It was choice. They had taken the money my grandfather had left me and used it for something else. For Clara, probably. To renovate the house. For appearances. For whatever they wanted.
—No… —I said, but it was an empty “no,” a bodily reaction to a truth too pure.
My mother regained her voice with ferocity.
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