Dad was just shaking his head. I didn't know if that was good or bad. Mom had a tear in her eye. Ok more than a tear in her eye. Tears were streaming down her face. She rushed forward and hugged me. "I'm so proud of who you are, Timmy. That was beautiful. It's everything I've been, I mean everything Maribel has been fighting for in Guatemala, but she could never say it all so clear and direct like that. If you speak like that, the rest of the world better just step back and get out of your way, Tim."
Ok, now my eyes were starting to get a little teary.
"Yeah, that was good." Dad added, "I think you hit all the right notes. You know somebody is going to leak those words to the press at some point." He shrugged, "If they don't I will…"
