In that instant, we all understood that Lucía had never been a student to her. She had been the perfect target.
And just when we thought the truth was about to explode right there, Alma smiled and said something that took our breath away…
PART 3
"They have no way to prove that I ordered anything," said Alma Ríos. "And if they continue with this, their daughter is going to be seen as a troublesome liar."
Lucía shrank back in her chair. Verónica squeezed my hand. I felt like smashing the table, but I understood that anger without proof would only help them.
We left that office without an apology and without a solution. But we didn't leave defeated.
That same night we started talking to other parents. At first, no one wanted to get involved. In Mexico, many prefer to say “it’s not my problem” until the problem knocks on their door. But when we showed them the screenshots, one mother broke down. Her son had also been humiliated by Nayeli’s group. Another said her daughter had asked to change classrooms. One father said that months earlier he had reported threats and the administration responded, “It’s just teenage stuff.” Places of worship
It wasn't an isolated incident. It was a pattern.
And a pattern, when documented, ceases to be gossip.
In two days we gathered testimonies, photos, messages, audio recordings, and names. We filed a formal complaint with the school district and also went to the Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the threats. Verónica contacted a local journalist who covered private schools and student violence. We didn't make a scene. We did something worse for them: we presented the evidence.
On the third day, we woke up to find fried eggs on the gate and red paint on the wall.
“PAY THE PRICE.”
Lucía saw it from the stairs. She went white.
"It was Nayeli," she whispered.
I installed cameras that same afternoon. And that night, as if God had decided to tire of the silence, the missing piece appeared.
A mother sent us an audio recording that her daughter had saved. Nayeli's voice could be heard laughing.
—My mom says Tomás's daughter needs to be humbled. That her father owes my family a lot of grief. Places of worship
Then another voice asked:
