Now, in the weeks that followed my parents' return to Mexico, when it became clear that they wouldn't be able to come back, I had to watch as my eight-year-old brother was pulled out of school to be with his family.
Ní báyìí, ní ọ̀sẹ̀ tó tẹ̀lé èyí tí àwọn òbí mi padà sí orílẹ̀-ède Mexico, nígbà tí ó hàn kedere pé wọn ò nílè padà wá, mo ní láti máa wo bí àbúrò mi ọmọ ọdún mẹ́jọ ṣe kúrò nílé-ẹ̀kọ́ kó lè wà pẹ̀lú ẹbí rẹ̀.