York, Manhatta

of Aya M

s have happened.... I am ashamed of many of them, but I thank God for the people around me

aduation diploma above my head while Mr. Stevens embraces me. Even though I wanted to gi

o congratulate me. Mrs. Carmen and Mr. Gustam went to g

ratulations to y

family, I asked them not to tell my parents about me or that they were helping me. I didn't want to have to face my mother

n more, I raise my hand to my face and sure enough it

" my father says disappointed and a

shaky from crying "Let me explain, n

en clear with you, Aya! You have shamed your whole famil

lly in denial, getting punched in the st

iated your mother and your si

s him off and his speech hurts more than the

get closer, I can't take

ush me, I fall off my heels a

t, and yet you didn't think twice before lying and exposing us to public humiliation, throwing our name in the trash, you are nothing to us! And don't even come back to my house,

t even dese

se .... Stop i

s of my dress ripping them, I try to stop her, but I get another slap in my face. The screams give way to sobs, and as if o

est way possible! We raised you with the best! But

to hide the nakedness of my breasts "That's not me, please believe me... I would never

more force than before. The contact of my forehead with the damaged fl

asted enough time

me, please..." I hold my mother's dress

ightly to scare aw

rs, however, the world put her in front of me long before that, when I was leaving college,

having difficulties in some subjects. I need to clear my mind. I decided to study in a different place, I wanted to breathe the fresh air, so I decided to go to the little square near the college, I sat on the wooden bench and too

eal that book?" s

n, memories of the day of the prom come

New York, how did you get in there? I know, you got into bed with everyone

ry into my life or make any

in there, also do you lie with the students for a place to sleep

ack to the Stevens residence, but she gets in my way and throws everything on th

I kneel on the floor, taking t

foot in that place, you're just a slut who fucks anyone a

choked voice and get up from the floor,

me, tears fall, I deserve this slap, no matter how hard

A worthless slut, don't you ever dare appear in front of me ag

e they reach the ground, she turns towards me again and looks me up and down,

uldn't even have been born, then we wouldn't be subjected

ight of my body and collapse on the floor, on

off these memories, today

I take a sip of the

r mother" he replies and points

ruggle she had to go through to be here today, just like Leandro. They make a very beautiful couple, I am happy for them. Despite the pa

t time after the dance, somehow still hurts me, a