The telephone rang on a crisp autumn morning, Camilia slipped out of bed still half asleep not knowing what yet was to come. On the other line was her aunt telling her the tragic news, she panicked and fainted. Luckily, her husband Pedro caught her fall. Sobbing, he knew it was something serious. “Pedro, my parents just died in a car collision, what will happen to my siblings?” she wailed. Not knowing how to react, he kept silent and tried to comfort her. After many phone calls with her aunts back in Argentina, she knew the best decision was to bring them to live with her. Pedro, knowing how much she cared for her siblings accepted the fact that he was going to become a father figure to six at such a young age. After many months of sorting out legal paperwork, all six children were granted visas to come to the United States.
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Receiving such tragic news changed her life at such a young age, but being the oldest she knew she would have to step up to the plate and be mature. Life was not rainbows and unicorns, she worked at three different jobs in order to be financially stable. There were days in which she wanted to give up yet, she knew that at the end all her hard work would be a benefit to the future of her siblings. Since the kids were in school she made it her priority to attend everything she needed to in order for them to be successful and feel loved. All the concerts, plays, conferences she was always there. Becoming a mother figure meant always being there when needed and that was what she did. 20 years later, all that effort, time, and money paid off when all six kids graduated high school. None of that would have been able to happen without her. Camilla knew that in a time of crisis, family always comes first, in a blink of an eye her world change, but she wouldn't want to have it any other way. Her family is all she ever wanted and got to
Receiving such tragic news changed her life at such a young age, but being the oldest she knew she would have to step up to the plate and be mature. Life was not rainbows and unicorns, she worked at three different jobs in order to be financially stable. There were days in which she wanted to give up yet, she knew that at the end all her hard work would be a benefit to the future of her siblings. Since the kids were in school she made it her priority to attend everything she needed to in order for them to be successful and feel loved. All the concerts, plays, conferences she was always there. Becoming a mother figure meant always being there when needed and that was what she did. 20 years later, all that effort, time, and money paid off when all six kids graduated high school. None of that would have been able to happen without her. Camilla knew that in a time of crisis, family always comes first, in a blink of an eye her world change, but she wouldn't want to have it any other way. Her family is all she ever wanted and got to