Pobre Ana by Blaine Ray [ENGLISH]

Chapter two / Capítulo dos

Words in bold have been translated using Google Translate and may not be the best. Original words are below.

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One day Ana gets up at six in the morning. She talks with her mom. Ana says:
—I need my history book because I am going to school.

The mom gets angry and shouts:
—How old are you, Ana? Where is the book? Why is your book not in your bedroom? What colour is the book? There is a yellow book in your room. Look in your bedroom. It is in the bed.

Ana talks to her brother. She says:
—Look for my yellow book. It is a history book. It is very important. I need it for my history class.

Don sits on the sofa and does not respond. He never helps. He only looks at the television. He does not help Ana.

Ana is very sad because her mom gets angry a lot and because she shouts when she gets angry. Ana is frustrated because her brother does not help.

Ana goes to her room. Her yellow book is in the bed. It is the history book. Ana is happy because the book is in the bed. She grabs the yellow book and goes to school.

When she arrives at school, she sees her friend Sara. Sara has new Calvin Klein clothes. It is a super pretty blouse of blue colour. The colour blue is Ana's favourite colour.

Ana looks at the blouse and says:
—I like your blouse. Is it new?
—Yes, my blouse is new. My dad always gives me money to buy clothes. I like the new clothes. I always buy my clothes in Nordstrom. —says Sara.

Ana is very sad because she does not have new clothes. She does not have Calvin Klein clothes. She is sad because she has problems with her family. She never smiles.

Ana goes to her Spanish class. She has a very good teacher. She is called Mrs. Borda. Mrs. Borda has five years of experience teaching.

When Ana is in the class, the teacher talks with the class. She says that there is a great opportunity for a student of West Torrance High. A student can go to Mexico and can live with a Mexican family. The student can live with a family in Mexico for three months during the summer. It costs nothing because the school will pay for the transportation and the Mexican family will pay for the food.

After the class Ana talks with Mrs. Borda. Ana says to the teacher:
—I want to go to Mexico. I like Mexico. I want to live with a Mexican family.

Ana is happy. She wants to go to Mexico. She wants to live with a Mexican family. She wants to escape her problems in the United States.

Ana walks a little and then takes the yellow bus and goes to her house. When her dad arrives at the house, Ana talks with him.
—Mrs. Borda is my Spanish teacher. She says that a student of West Torrance High can go to Mexico for three months in the summer. I want to go. I like Mexico. I want to live with a Mexican family. Mrs. Borda says that it is a very good experience.

The dad gets angry and shouts:
—There is no money! I don't have money! I can't pay!

Ana says:
—Dad, the school will pay. You don't need to pay anything. It is a very good opportunity for me. Please, dad. I want to go to Mexico.

When Ana says to the dad that it costs nothing, the dad is very happy. He says:
—Ana, there is no problem. You can go to Mexico.

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gets angry — se enoja
sits — se sienta
grabs — agarra
arrives — llega