Here is the English translation of the second part of the story, continuing with the same accurate grammar, natural tone, and U.S.-adapted names and locations (Detroit, Flint, etc.) without caps lock.
\n\u201cRamiro\u2026 come out of there.\u201d
\nMy dad didn\u2019t sound drunk.
\nThat was the first thing that froze me solid.
\nAt home, when he argued, his voice would crack and drag; it smelled like beer and defeat. But in that hallway of the abandoned factory, it sounded steady, cold, almost elegant.
\nAs if the real Arthur Maldonado had just walked in.
\nMy uncle pushed me behind a rusted filing cabinet.
\n\u201cDon\u2019t move,\u201d he whispered. \u201cNo matter what happens, do not let go of that folder.\u201d
\nI pressed the papers against my chest.
\nThe lightbulb flickered over the photos taped to the wall. My mom when she was young. Ramiro in handcuffs. My dad counting bills. Me as a baby with that horrible note:
\n\u201cIf the kid asks, tell him Ramiro was the thief.\u201d
\nThe footsteps stopped in front of the office.
\n\u201cI know you\u2019re in there with him, Diego,\u201d my dad said. \u201cCome out, son. Don\u2019t let that convict put ideas in your head.\u201d
\nRamiro walked out first with his hands up.
\n\u201cDon\u2019t call him son as if you don\u2019t know what you did.\u201d
\nMy dad walked in.
\nHe was holding a gun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Here is the English translation of the second part of the story, continuing with the same accurate grammar, natural tone, and U.S.-adapted names and locations (Detroit, Flint, etc.) without caps lock. \u201cRamiro\u2026 come out of there.\u201d My dad didn\u2019t sound drunk. That was the first thing that froze me solid. At home, when he argued,…<\/p>\n