Magda Soto

On the day of my wedding my son was so happy. He did my hair and makeup. It was his plan to make me look "spectacular" on my wedding day. Now my son had a bad habit of always being tardy. And I always fought with him because he would delay in completing those chores. He'd say "Mom, I'll get to it". He would hide when I needed him to take out the trash. "What's the rush?” he would say. “I'll do it later." It would get on my nerves. He would always do what I asked but never on time, always on his schedule. Because he was walking me down the aisle, I told him he had to be on time. When he arrived an hour early, I was shocked. He and I were so happy that day. We danced together all night. We were always such great dance partners. He was so elated that this wedding finally meant I was relocating to Orlando. After the wedding, we spent six months enjoying each other's company. It was beautiful to share that continuous time. It really hadn't been easy after so many years apart and to spend all that time together was great. I know I will see him again. ****************** Magda Soto is the mother of Luis Conde, who died in the Pulse nightclub shooting Instructions/Permissions *Interviews are edited and condensed *Tag @dearworld on any social/digital use. We are @dearworld on Instagram/Twitter and we are at Facebook.com/dearworld *Credit Dear World/Daymon Gardner for portrait