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WOW...this is a spectacular piece of writing. I mean, I've read some of your other stuff (and adored it, just so you know, like, I think you're brilliant), but i'm the worst of lurkers, usually, so I'm not sure if I've ever commented on anything you've written. This, though...I couldn't let this pass without saying something. Everything about this is perfection. I love the way the father's names are never actually said, it's always "Zaida's dad" and "Grecia's dad", etc., because it's not about them, and Zaida especially is trying SO hard to make everything not relate back to her father, not knowing that she is more like him, and her trajectory is more like his than she can ever know. I saw in another comment that you didn't think you got across how David feels about Zaida's career, but I think you totally do. I perfectly understood that he would do anything that would help her succeed, especially with his response to her saying she needed to go to America. I really really wanted Villa to explain to her though, make her understand how he knows exactly what she's going through, what his earlier history was, because it's clear that all she sees is the later glory, and not her father's struggle to get there. And on that note, my absolute favorite scene is the two of them in the hospital, and him reassuring her that it doesn't matter what the doctors say, all that matters is what she wants and what she needs, and he'll do anything to help her achieve that. I think this is a fabulous story of triumph, and it made me insanely happy that at the end Zaida realized she didn't have to run away from that name, because he's certainly not judging her, and she doesn't have to be overshadowed by his legend, and nothing else and no one else matters really. And, of course, I love all the cameos. So, just saying thank you for sharing this piece of brilliance with us. It's much appreciated :).