The Golden Link: The Story of Ana and Isabel
Ana Morales was twenty-four years old and worked as a domestic helper in a massive house in Polanco, Mexico City. Every day, she arrived via the metro from Iztapalapa, where she lived in a humble little house with her father, Don Roberto. “What’s up, Ana? Ready for the daily grind?” her neighbor Lupita would call out every morning as Ana ran past.
The home of Doña Isabel Vargas was a dream. Marble floors that shone like mirrors, a kitchen with Italian granite, and a garden where vibrant bougainvillea bloomed. Doña Isabel was a millionaire who had made her fortune with a chain of designer boutiques. Tall and elegant, she always wore high heels even at home, her black hair perfectly highlighted, and a perfume that smelled of expensive jasmine. “At your service, Doña Isabel,” Ana would reply whenever she was called. Ana was fast, clean, and discreet; that’s why she had been hired three years ago.