An Excerpt From 'Welcome To Chicago O' Hare Airport

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“Welcome to Chicago O’Hare airport” I took a deep breath and smelled the air, it was a different smell form Mexico, that was the first thing I did when I got off the plane, it was the first time I heard English after a year. I finally was home once again, the funny thing I remember doing this the opposite way, leaving to a whole new country, a whole new life for a child who’s only 11. I always look back on that day, all the little things, from packing my bags and walking into the plane.
“Mom I can stay and help you, I can make you happy again.” I cried to my mother when he informed me that I was leaving to live with my grandparents, don’t get me wrong I love them with all my heart but I never been away from my mother, she always taught me

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