Dear Cali Chica:

You are becoming more than the role of Super Cali Chica, the strong one, one to not feel sorry for. You are becoming what you were meant to be, weak and strong all at the same time. A girl who was hurt a lot but didn’t give up and did all she could to make things better, pushed and pushed and persevered. She did ALL she could do. And now, away from the eye of the storm, away from your mother, it is time to rest and readjust to a different kind of life.

Sort of… close your eyes and leave behind,  in the past, the  images of the world you used to live in, the one based in your home-of-origin, then open your eyes and see the world you are in without those images projected into it. See your husband, see the man he is, see your home now, no one there spitting balls of fire, good, let’s keep it this way. Outside your home, there is your sister, let’s see who she is, let’s decide what part she has in your life… let’s look over there, this friend, let’s decide about her, and about this and that.

Restart, from the beginning.

anita