Remember this: "Life is not a fairytale, Joe. These children deserve better. Your drinking has destroyed all my dreams—our dreams, and you will not do the same to them!"

Isabella dumped the last of the tequila down the kitchen sink, making sure to shake every remaining drop from the bottle.

Covid hadn't struck the Hernandez family as fierce and unforgiving as misfortune and addiction had. Every promise is now a painful memory of what Isabella had prayed for her daughter. She desperately wanted her family to eat dinner together and share weekend outings with her. She deserved a father who gave a shit.

Joe reached for his keys to undoubtedly make another trip to the liquor store, leaving Isabella's efforts to vanity.