She Had Already Missed So Much

Preston continued to tell Lucy stories while working on building things and, in turn, she taught him Spanish. A lot of the time while he was talking, she would listen as she worked on drawing outfits in this design sketchbook with bases that her dad had gotten her. 

She wanted to be a fashion designer when she grew up. She already knew how to sew a little because of Tía Lorena. She planned to practice more this summer when she had more regular access to a sewing machine and patterns. 

She wanted to go to the Fashion Institute of Technology for college but wasn't sure if it would be safe by then or not. If the man who put her mom to sleep was still out there like her dad thought, she wouldn't be able to go to college in New York City without being in danger.