Christmas in Puerto Rico don’t end till the third week of January. We have the longest holiday season in the world. 45 days, baby. So you need a solid pair of shoes that’s gonna last, be comfortable, stylish, and affordable. When you’re 20 years old and gay, you shop at Aldo. Life was sorta good. I was free from the firefighter, taking good care of myself and having the best time with all the friends life provides you when you’re a sophomore in college, living in San Juan, have this smile. I was sexy and I knew it.
Pero, my dad’s mother was living with us because she had colon cancer. I didn’t know she was going to be living with us. My dad and brother didn’t either. She had surgery and the prognosis wasn’t favorable. Her eldest son was to arrange medical care. We came home from school and she was there, in our two bedroom apartment. Nothing was said about it.