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chapter 7

Author: Sonita
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Maria pov

Three years ago, I lost my Dad, Mom and I had to leave our home and come over to New Orleans. We don't have a huge house but the little money dad left with us, Mom used it to purchase a house and the remaining balance left she used it to enroll me in school.

At my other school, I wasn't the one you'd call miss popular but the one who'd hide in the shadows and make sure nothing and no one sees her, including the bullies at the school…

"Baby! Get Ready?”Mom yelled my name all the way from the kitchen, I hear her loudly signing to the song playing on the radio, Jason Gary's, my parents favorite song, Mom hasn't stop talking about the day she and dad met each other.

I met her dancing with dad's photo at the kitchen table.

"Good morning Mom," I approached her and touched dad's photo at the table as well. Mom's head turns, she looked at my dress, asking if I am ready for school, I shake my head, going to the refrigerator, I brought out bottle water, and I opened the cap and
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