Mom!" I cried out, bursting through the front door, my voice cracking with panic. "We are in trouble!"

My mom ran to me her eyes widened with concern. "What’s wrong, baby?" She grasped my trembling hands, her voice steady but laced with worry. "Breathe, Sophie. In and out."

I attempted to follow her instructions, but panic gripped my chest. I collapsed onto the couch and murmured, "The Hernandez family..."

"What about them?" Mom's brow furrowed, her grip on my hands tightening.

Shame and fear battled within me as I choked out, "I got selfish, Mom. And now... now it's going to destroy us." Tears streamed down my cheeks, hot and...