It was a Wednesday morning like any other for 17-year-old Guillermo — his mother was downstairs fixing breakfast, while his dad was outside their Richmond home doing yard work.
As he got ready for school, Guillermo remembers his father teasing him, saying “Bolas, bolas. Te va a dejar el bus” — an expression his father uses when he’s moving slowly.
His father, 53-year-old Silviano Mora Vera, walked him to the bus stop before heading down the street to help a neighbor. Guillermo’s mother, Lilliana, recalled drinking coffee on the porch as it was raining — a change from their usual tea routine…