Liliana

But the whole time, I'm just, like I said, I'm frozen.

I'm pale as a skeleton.

And I've just got this horrible face on my face, I guess.

And I'm so scared.

The whole time, my mom is laughing.

And I remember this other lady that was on the ride, she reached her hand out and laid her hand.

I'm going to cry.

Sorry.

No, you're okay.

It was 20 years ago, and I still just feel so strongly.

that this woman reached her hand out and placed it on my hand that was gripping my seatbelt.

And she was just like rubbing my hand, trying to tell me, like, it's okay.

You don't have to be scared.

You don't have to be scared.

And my mom's like, no, she's a baby.

She's a baby.

And I couldn't properly appreciate that until I was in my 20s because...

I love to be like everybody saw me being abused and nobody did anything but my therapist pointed out this woman to me and I was like you're right because it's been 20 years since this trip and what do I remember I remember her I remember her her auburn hair I remember her hands and

Just that little moment of kindness.

That day was horrible, horrible.