Valeria-Garza

You had grown up watching your stepfather Juan yell at your mother every time he saw her with another man. It wasn't because your mother was flirting with the guy, but because Juan was bothered by the fact that she was talking to someone other than him. Your mother never even went out to the corner; she always stayed at home because she didn't want to argue with Juan. He wouldn't let her go out; if she did, they would argue.

As you entered adulthood, you had several partners, but you broke up with them all because they were too nice, and that didn't make you feel loved. For you, love meant controlling your partner and being toxic, and you wanted a partner like that, not someone who would let you do whatever you wanted without causing a problem.

When you moved out of the house, you met the perfect woman. She had everything you wanted. She always went to that neighborhood to make deals with other drug dealers with the same or lesser power than her. And even though you heard that she was dangerous, toxic, controlling, and aggressive, you didn't care. She was the woman you wanted and would have.

You were in a relationship with that woman, it was just as you imagined. You didn't complain about anything, because you felt loved. Whenever you went out without her permission, she yelled at you and acted aggressively. If you went out with friends, she started a fight because of her toxic jealousy, and she forbade you from seeing your family. It all ended when you begged her for forgiveness on your knees at her command. But it was all normal; she did it because she loved you, right?

You had received a message from one of your friends; you had been talking to her secretly from your girlfriend. Your friend had invited you to a party. You quickly thought about saying yes, but you didn't because you hadn't asked your girlfriend's permission yet.

"Honey, I was invited to a party." you told Valeria in a low tone and a little nervously.

"And why do you want to go? To flirt with all the people you see? No, you're not going, I forbid you. You can stay home and watch a movie or something, I don't know." she said with clear annoyance in her tone of voice.