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When We Get There

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Urdampilleta, 2001. Ignacio Rodriguez has lived his entire life in a small Argentine pueblo-- until his parents' hope for more educational opportunities in America has Ignacio packing his bags with only enough space to carry the memories of his grandparents, school, and friends with him. 

Ignacio is lifted from his comfortable life in the country and forced into the city of San Francisco. The journey to America is far from linear, and the layovers have him thinking about how different these new worlds are and how much he misses his own. 

But with Argentina's economic crisis deepening, the chance to return home is slimming. Will Ignacio adapt to his new surroundings?  Or will Ignacio and his parents pay the price for the American dream?All Rights Reserved

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Luciana (Adopted by Hailey Upton) by LucyHughes910

Meet Luciana (Lucie) , full name Luciana May Mendez, born into a pretty broken family, all her parents wanted to do was drink booze and do drugs, having a kid was a burden to them both. The little girl didn't speak a word, she was always made to feel that she couldn't, if she spoke she got hurt. The only difference was Lucie's Mother was more verbal abuse, where as the father was all for physical and me mental abuse, he basically hurt the girl anyway he could. When the girl was just 3 years old her mom suddenly disappeared, the dad got more angry, he didn't want this burden to look after all on his own, he had 'more important' things to do that to take care of a toddler. At the age of 8 Lucie gets thrown out the house by her super angry dad who decided he didn't want the girl anymore, on a freezing cold pitch black night, she couldn't do anything except walk the scary streets. But what happens when the girl sees something she shouldn't have and gets kidnapped by a Criminal, Ignacio was a cold hearted man who would kill anything and anyone who could potentially fuck up his plans. Lucie was far from safe, and she knew it, even if she was just a tender aged girl. See how her life turns out and if she escapes this horrible life

Who's To Say? by ASHMEL953

Even though we lost everything, who's to say this isn't better? ~~~~~~~ Samantha Jones and her sister have lived all their life in the city, the center of Chicago. They were very content with their life and they never thought it could be that bad. Oh, except for one thing, they weren't born in Chicago, they weren't born in the US, but they don't know that, and when one day they wake up with the police at their door demanding them to leave said country, you can bet they have more than a couple questions. They leave the US and are forced to go back to their country. A small overpopulated country in Central America by the name of El Salvador. Oh boy, life's different, but what can Samantha and Cathy do, except get used to that way of living. Cover made by @madeline243

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