Rossy 9yrs: The Journey That Changed My Life

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The summer of 1983 two little brothers, Rossy 9yrs old and Miguel 8 years old, were ready turns their life at 180 degree, after been living without their mother for a about 5 years in Dominican Republic, finally they have the opportunity to reunified with her, it was amazing, they both dreamed that moment, the faces with big smiled couldn’t show more happiness. It was after all this years that they will be feeling what a real family was for them after the mother left the country looking to provide a better life for her kids in Puerto Rico.
She took that decision counting with own mother as a childcare provider , however her mother didn’t wanted that responsibilities’ instead, a few month after she was in care of her grandkids she left
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They wasn’t remember none of the abuse, the time when they went to bed because they didn’t like the food and no one cares about it or the obsolete method of punishment that there were subject, and all the other verbal and physical. Everything was so perfect and all they’re focus was in the new life that will begin for now.
Rossy and Miguel were now able be see the color of love and the sun was coming out after a storm. Rossy was always shy and didn’t like to talk as much, however, the feeling of excitement has her talking telling her brother Miguel “ Mira nos vamos en un avion” , Miguel was more outgoing so he was talking and pointing at everything since their left the house, and asking his mother questions of everything, he was always curious .
Then, here there are inside the plane for the first time, Rossy was assigned to the seat by the window plane and Miguel wanted to be the one seating in that spot having a dispute for who will be seating next to the window, after a little argument, Rossy agree to allow Miguel to seat next to window, she wanted all of them to enjoy the trip. The mother was crying seeing that she finally will be able to live with her

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