The Vasquez family pray at dinner. Even Eugene, a decided atheist. Rosa is hollow. She reassures her children but is far too drained to do much more. Pedro is crying and Mary has been. Darla is luckily young enough to not know how bad the situation is.
"Freddy, can you pass the-"
Freddy snatches a salt shaker and tosses it into Victor's food.
"Come on, man."
"What? What's the problem, huh? You got your salt."
"I know we're all upset-"
"Billy is a brother. I let him get caught. I could've talked him into going to class. You know nothing about how upset I am."
He silently walks up to his room, slamming the door.
Victor can only sigh, "He's gonna be okay. We're gonna be okay."
"Today Major Morris claims the rise in kidnappings is coming to a swift end. This spree of abductions have been linked to a gang called ASP, a white supremacist organization that is known for abducting and recruiting caucasian boys between the ages of five and fifteen."
Victor clicks the television off and trudges through his meal.
