THE GIRL I KNEW

5. HOUSE OF LATINAS.

COMMENTS MAKE ME SMILE 🙃💛

GABRIELLA’S POV:

“You were in a meeting together?!?!” My best friend Camilla exclaimed along with Luciana our childhood friend.

After the three of us graduated from the University of Cambridge, we decided to settle down in the US instead of going back to Mexico which was the original plan. But then that plan was thrown in the trash because of some unexpected changes and events in our lives.

Camilla’s modelling was taking her to higher points in her life so much so that she decided to come to the US where the market was bigger and more challenging.

And as at the time we were in college, Luciana got pregnant. Unfortunately, the father of the baby, well, let's just say he wasn't there for her at all. And to make matters worse, her entire family was so mad and disappointed in her that they disowned Luciana. Even up to her sisters and brothers. None of them has even called or looked for her after her parents LITERALLY threw her out of the house when she came back to her parents home and was seven months pregnant with Viviana. She had no where to go.

When my Abuela heard of her parents kicking her out, she and my Abuelo took her in immediately without even a scolding to Luciana. And of course, Luciana still had to go to school.

And when my parents heard of it, my dad took her in and promised to take care of her every need. Sooooooooo, to cut the story short, Camilla and I along with Luciana went back to school, few months later Luciana gave birth in London, and of course she still had to further her education, my mom wanted to take care of the Vivi but then realized she couldn't because of her work so Abuela was the one who took care of Vivi....bla bla bla, we graduated, and because my dad is taking care of her every need like he said he would, she lives here in the US with us.

WOW! I’M ALMOST OUT OF BREATH EXPLAINING.

Oh yeah remaining me.

Weeell....

Why am I in the US? And not in Mexico?

Shocker huh.

Well, I just had to stay because I have a lot of responsibilities resting on my shoulders with me being the first born and all. So basically the two family businesses held me. Yeah that's all.

I’m pretty sure you're not done answering ALL the questions.

My subconscious spoke and I mentally rolled my eyes.

Let me guess, who is Tequila?

Umm, she’s....my child.

Yeah you heard or is it saw well.

It’s kinda crazy to believe considering the last problem I caused between him and I back when I was sixteen years old was about me never wanting to have a child.

Well, like any other mother, I barely had a choice. Let's just say I couldn't let go of her. When I just saw her crying as she was away from me, I couldn't let her go. She was so alone and already went through a lot during her pregnancy period. She was too innocent to suffer alone. So like I said, I couldn't let go.

Just like Luciana, I was in my first year of college when I fully became a mother. I can still remember that day clearly. It was just the second week of my first year that God surprised me with a baby. It’s still shocking me of how I have her.

But one thing I know is that I am so so grateful to God that my plans to give her away was never successful because of the love I had for her. And I am so thankful that my entire family was so understanding. And when I mean my entire family, I mean my ENTIRE FAMILIA. Mom, Dad, et cetera.