As Hector was taken away, I suddenly went into labor. My water broke, and Catalina held me up as doctors rushed me to a hospital.
During the ride, she told me the full story of how I had been kidnapped and hidden within the foster care system.
After seven difficult hours, I gave birth to a healthy baby boy. I named him Mateo, unknowingly choosing the name of my late grandfather.
For the first time, Catalina and I cried together not as strangers, but as mother and daughter finally reunited-
