Guille remembers a specific Monday. That morning, before the three children headed off to school, their mother had prepared for them a yogurt and bread for breakfast. After they finished their special meal, Sandra shared with them how much she loved them and how she knew they would be together for all of eternity. Sandra gave them a tight hug.
Guille and his family started to convulse and they collapsed on the floor. Sandra had poisoned the family breakfast. The pain was too much for Sandra to continue her life. It was by the grace of God that a neighbor walking by heard the commotion and called the paramedics. Luckily, the entire family was saved, but their mother lost her children and her sanity.
other sons. Although her children wanted to live with their mom, she was not allowed to take them by the law.
Tt is 8 am on Saturday morning. Guille woke up early, took a longer shower, put on his best clothes, and sat by the gate eagerly expecting his mom.
10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, 4 pm. Nothing.
Guille runs over to look at the clock, it is now 5pm. His mom did not come. Guille goes to his bed and cries in silence. This is not the first time, nor was this the tenth time. Guille has spent the first Saturday of each month for three years silently crying into his pillow.
The next few months were a blur to Guille, who was five at the time, as all the brothers were taken to the Casa Hogar orphanage. The three boys were shy at first but they soon found comfort with the other orphans. Although Guille has learned to love God and is grateful that the staff of the orphanage loves him as their own, Guille has a reserved space in his heart just for his mom. Sometime later, Sandra located her three children and visited them.
Guille couldn’ t contain his excitement, with tears in his eyes, he hugged her for as long as he could. He was excited to share with her what he has learned in school. Guille showed off his reading and writing skills and wanted to write letters to his mom while she was watching him.
Guille led his mother to see a sign attached to the main gate which reads,“ Open Visitations on the first Saturday of each month from 10 am to 5 pm.” Guille tells his mom that she can come those days to see him and his brothers. Sandra promises and spends the rest of the day with Guille and her two www. coj. org 23