Isla Gomez

So I was in class. I was about to turn in all my work to the teacher. So I was already starting to pack up my things slowly. And I got a call from my mom. She seemed very down. And she was like, it's like when you hear somebody, they're trying not to cry, but like they're really like holding it in. And I could hear in her voice. And that's when I started to get a little bit worried.

So I was in class. I was about to turn in all my work to the teacher. So I was already starting to pack up my things slowly. And I got a call from my mom. She seemed very down. And she was like, it's like when you hear somebody, they're trying not to cry, but like they're really like holding it in. And I could hear in her voice. And that's when I started to get a little bit worried.

She told me that like your father got detained. And then that's when it was just like, it felt like somebody put a little like 10,000 blocks of like bricks on my chest. I was just hearing mumbles. I felt like I was building up so many emotions and it was all gonna come out and I didn't want anybody to see me like that.

She told me that like your father got detained. And then that's when it was just like, it felt like somebody put a little like 10,000 blocks of like bricks on my chest. I was just hearing mumbles. I felt like I was building up so many emotions and it was all gonna come out and I didn't want anybody to see me like that.

So I just gave my paper to my teacher and I like ran out the classroom and I tried to get in my car as fast as possible. And it's just like, you just start envisioning the worst. Like, he's in this terrible place. This is a hardworking man. No criminal record. Like, you guys just took him.

So I just gave my paper to my teacher and I like ran out the classroom and I tried to get in my car as fast as possible. And it's just like, you just start envisioning the worst. Like, he's in this terrible place. This is a hardworking man. No criminal record. Like, you guys just took him.

Massachusetts.

Massachusetts.

My dad, he's Fabricio Gomez. He is 47 years old, and he works at a construction company of his own.

My dad, he's Fabricio Gomez. He is 47 years old, and he works at a construction company of his own.

There was a time when my father left Brazil. Sorry, I'm just asking like these questions for my mom because I never really went like in depth of. So my mom said it was due to the violence down there and like he couldn't make a living for himself, let alone have a family down there.

There was a time when my father left Brazil. Sorry, I'm just asking like these questions for my mom because I never really went like in depth of. So my mom said it was due to the violence down there and like he couldn't make a living for himself, let alone have a family down there.

They actually walked into each other and they were like, oh my God, like I remember you, blah, blah, blah.

They actually walked into each other and they were like, oh my God, like I remember you, blah, blah, blah.

So he had been working like small jobs, almost like a handyman. And then he met somebody, which is my dad's old boss that still remains in our life, Ken. And he slowly taught my dad how to work. It went from like changing door panels, windows to fixing inside the house. And then it went to roofing until he gathered up all his knowledge that he had.

So he had been working like small jobs, almost like a handyman. And then he met somebody, which is my dad's old boss that still remains in our life, Ken. And he slowly taught my dad how to work. It went from like changing door panels, windows to fixing inside the house. And then it went to roofing until he gathered up all his knowledge that he had.

And then that's when he decided that he was ready to open his company and start start creating a life for himself and our family. And is your sense that he loves his job? Yes. My dad is actually very passionate for his job. You would think he wouldn't be because you're constantly going up a ladder. It's so cold since we live in Massachusetts. And it's really a hard job.

And then that's when he decided that he was ready to open his company and start start creating a life for himself and our family. And is your sense that he loves his job? Yes. My dad is actually very passionate for his job. You would think he wouldn't be because you're constantly going up a ladder. It's so cold since we live in Massachusetts. And it's really a hard job.

My dad, wherever he walks, he talks out loud to everybody and he talks to people like he knows people. He's always talked to his clients like he knew them for so long. I don't know how he talks to them, like everybody understands him.

My dad, wherever he walks, he talks out loud to everybody and he talks to people like he knows people. He's always talked to his clients like he knew them for so long. I don't know how he talks to them, like everybody understands him.