Maria Jesus De Cardenas: A Short Story

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The other person that was extremely important to her was the lady with whom she stayed with for a short period of time. Her name was Maria Jesus de Cardenas. She looked after Maria since about the age of seven, and took her in when Maria was about ten. Maria Jesus was congenial to Maria and looked after her. When Maria’s Mother died, she told Maria Jesus to look after her daughter. Maria Jesus did have some flaws, though that made her a mean person. She liked to drink and was what some would call an alcoholic. She would send Maria to go her some alcohol with Coca-Cola. Maria would feel downright embarrassed doing this and would sometimes not buy her any. This is when Maria Jesus would begin to treat her wrong. She would get drunk or leave …show more content…
But Maria didn’t want to get married, Francisco begged and begged her to come with him and she did. This is not how it was during most of their marriage though. Both Maria and Francisco were very young and immature when they got with each other; after all they were still teenagers. Maria was the one responsible for the upbringing of he children.
It was not easy for her at all. She not only faced many financial hardships, but also never had the support from her husband. He had a well paying job, but would always go and blow his money away on friends and other addictions. Francisco would constantly get drunk and come home drunk. This led him to hit Maria, because she would ask him for money and he didn’t have any. This was one of many hardships she faced, domestic violence. He would hit her, but his kids would step in and he would realize he was doing something wrong. Maria never let this obstruct in the way of her kids
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Slowly one by one all of Gabby’s other brothers and sisters began to illegally migrate, until all of them were eventually here. With all of her children in America, Maria and Francisco also moved to the U.S.
Here is where her family tree began to sprout. She had 9 grandchildren, and all was going well for her and her children. Maria and Francisco were constantly traveling from Guadalajara to Lake Elsinore. Maria’s life and marriage began to finally take shape and she was the happiest she had ever been. Francisco even became the father he never was with his children, to his grandchildren.
On the way back from Mexico one day, Maria, Francisco, and their daughter were coming back from Mexico, and crossing the international border. Never did Maria imagine what was going to happen at this moment. I am not too sure about the legal details, but what happened to her that day is something she still hasn’t been able to surpass. The border patrol sent them to questioning and they basically striped of their visa. They then denied them a visa for 10 years as a punishment. They were then instantly deported back to Mexico. This meant they couldn’t go to the U.S for 10

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