The incandescent golden rays of light pierce through your window and pry your eyes open. You did not sleep well. Your dreams were laden with screams and anguish. You reach over for your husband’s shoulder hoping to cuddle the nerves away, only to be met with empty space where he’d normally be asleep. It’s his day off. Where could he be?
[[Look for him in the kitchen|Kitchen]]
[[Call his phone|Phone]]
[[Look for the car|Driveway]]He doesn't answer...
[[Check the kitchen?|Kitchen2]]
[[Check outside?|Driveway]](background:(gradient: 359, 0,#ffffff,0.5,#197fe6,1,#ffffff))[You open the door to the driveway. No one even resembling your husband populates the vacant neighborhood. The family car is missing from the driveway. Your gaze is drawn to a faint shimmer on the ground. You witness a ring, [[abandoned|2]] on the porch. ]He's nowhere to be seen.
[[Call him?|Phone]]
[[Look for him outside|Driveway]]Your husband has deserted you. You have limited savings, no car, and no job. Bills need to be paid and your children need to be fed. Do you:
[[Apply for a job?|Job]]
[[Smash the piggy bank?|Piggy]]
[[Start selling your belongings?|3]] Great! Maybe you’ll hear back in 2-3 weeks!
In the meantime...
[[Smash the piggy bank?|Piggy]]
[[Sell some possessions?|3]][[Pendejo emptied it before he left.|2a]]Employers aren’t calling you back. You sold enough furniture to cover food but you’re facing eviction. Your cousin in the states says she can set you up with a job if you can make it over the border. She gives you the name of a coyote based in Ciudad Juarez. Says he can help. Do you take the journey?
[[What choice do you have?|4]]
The journey has been arduous. You and your family are malnourished. Your youngest has passed along the way, buried somewhere in Nuevo Leon.
[[Onward.|5]]You contact the coyote with a payphone. He can smuggle you across the American border with relative security. His rate is $750 dollars. You don’t have anywhere close to enough. What next?
[[Hang up.|6]]
[[Plead for his help.|Rejection]]Your mind is frenzied, thoughts are chaotically searching for options. You encounter a fair, and decide to spend the last of your money to make them happy one last time. You wave at them as they enter the Ferris Wheel, and escape into the night as their carriage delivers them out of view.
[[...|7]]No answer.
[[Try again?|Nothing]]
[[Hang up.|6]][[The number is blocked|6]]Your attempt to cross the border failed. [[You were caught|8]].
You return to Mexico. Your children haven't been seen since that night[[...|9]]The Almighty has cursed you to walk the Earth forevermore in search of them[[...|10]]You are La Llorona, the Betrayed
[[Play Again?|The Vengeful]]Double-click this passage to edit it.He's nowhere to be seen.
[[Call him again?|Phone]]
[[Look for him outside|Driveway]]Your husband has deserted you. You have limited savings, no car, and no job. Bills need to be paid and your children need to be fed. Do you:
[[Apply for a job?|Job2]]
[[Start selling your belongings?|3]] Great! Maybe you’ll hear back in 2-3 weeks!
In the meantime...
[[Sell some possessions?|3]]