After my 8-year-old daughter and I were hit by a drunk driver, I sent a message to the family group chat: “My daughter and I are in the hospital. We’re alive, but terrified.” Everyone saw it, but no one replied. Hours later, they posted cheerful selfies from my nephew’s birthday party. No one came to visit. Three days later, I got 48 missed calls—and a text from my dad: “Answer the phone. We need you.” I answered. But I remained silent…

After my 8-year-old daughter and I were hit by a drunk driver, I sent a message to the family group chat: “My daughter and I are in the hospital. We’re alive, but terrified.” Everyone saw it, but no one replied. Hours later, they posted cheerful selfies from my nephew’s birthday party. No one came to visit. Three days later, I got 48 missed calls—and a text from my dad: “Answer the phone. We need you.” I answered. But I remained silent…

Me llamo Lucía Hernández, tengo treinta y cuatro años y nunca imaginé que una noche cualquiera pudiera dividir mi vida en un “antes” y un “después”. Todo ocurrió un martes lluvioso, a las nueve y veinte, cuando regresaba a casa con mi hija de ocho años, Sofía, después de su clase de danza. Un coche se saltó el semáforo. No frenó. Más tarde supe que el conductor estaba borracho. En ese instante solo recuerdo el ruido del metal, el golpe seco y el silencio posterior, espeso, irreal.

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