"I remember the year when my mom suggested to my dad that we should conceal our identities.

Both Santiago and I were there at the time. My father did not know whether to laugh or cry. He said that since we are already in this pugilistic world, then there's no turning back. Death was the only way out.

At that time, my mother felt disgusted and did not take his words seriously.

My dad gave us an example afterwards. It was as if we have a blank piece of paper in our hands. If we rubbed the piece of paper on a surface, it would most likely be stained and...