hispaliterario 20/La madre de mi amiga es mi madre - The mother of my friend is my mother [ESP-ENG]

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Esther es una chica de 18 años que ama las artes y pasa la mayor parte de su tiempo dibujando, Esther es tan tranquila que a veces hace que Sophia y Ben, sus padres adoptivos, se pregunten si realmente está bien o algo la está molestando, Esther acaba de terminar la escuela secundaria y quería ir a la universidad a estudiar arte, la primera vez que fue a la escuela tuvo un pequeño accidente, no fue algo grave solo fue una pequeña herida que tuvo, segun ella, dijo que fue culpa del conductor dijo que ella manejaba y seguia contestando llamadas al mismo tiempo que Sophia se entero corrio al hospital a verla, Sophia no queria que Esther siguiera yendo a la escuela ese dia pero Esther insistio en que ella estaba bien.

La universidad no era tan diferente de la escuela secundaria de acuerdo con Esther sólo que la gente parece tan seria con su profesor y el resto, Esther asistió a conferencias ese día y ella realmente lo disfrutó, se sentó en la parte delantera y respondió a las preguntas del profesor esto hace que la gente comienza a acercarse a ella después de la clase del profesor, pero Esther no tenía su atención que se estaba centrando presionando su teléfono y, alguien pellizcar su espalda, se volvió la cara y era su amiga en la escuela secundaria, le dijo Maurine ¿qué estás haciendo aquí estás aquí también, ella dijo que si que vino a ver a su amiga paulina, paulina donde esta Esther pregunto ella contesto que esta afuera fue a mukali, que es mukali Esther pregunto, Maurine contesto que el lugar donde no puedes comprar bocadillos y otras cosas se llama mukali aqui, asi como nosotros soliamos llamarlo popopop, Esther sonrio y pregunto como sabes tanto de la escuela, ella contesto que su hermano habia ido a la escuela aqui, una chica morena y chocolate se acerco a ellos, de repente empezo a sonreirles, y esa era Paulina, Maurine presento a Esther a Paulina.

El segundo dia en la escuela, Esther y paulina se sentaron juntas, charlaron y se hicieron muy amigas, Esther no sabia que paulina tambien era una amante del arte como ella hasta el dia siguiente, paulina saco un retrato de Esther estaba muy sorprendida, y Esther no queria decirle que ella tambien sabia dibujar queria sorprenderla tambien, al dia siguiente Esther saco un retrato que ella dibujo a paulina, paulina se quedo sin palabras, y paulina invito a Esther a ir a la casa que ella tiene una pequeña casa de arte que ella pone todas sus obras de arte que a ella le encantara mostrar su trabajo Esther acepto ir al dia siguiente despues de que terminen con las conferencias. .

Esther llego a la casa de paulina, algo paso que hizo que paulina se sobresaltara, cuando la madre de paulina les abrio la puerta, Esther grito que estas haciendo aqui, tu eres esta madre malvada, y salio corriendo de la casa, paulina trato de detener a Esther pero no pudo, le pregunto a su madre que estaba pasando, la madre de paulina se quedo sin palabras pero no pudo ocultarlo porque su pasado la estaba persiguiendo, le dijo todo a paulina su hija que Esthe.

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Esther an 18 years old girl that love arts and she spent most of her time drawing , Esther is so quiet sometimes make Sophia and Ben her Foster parents wonder if she is really okay or something is bothering her, Esther just finished high school she wanted to go to college to study further her education in art, the first she lives to school she got into a little accident, was not something something serious was just a little wound she had, according to her she, she said was the driver fault say she was driving and still answering calls same Time as Sophia head the news she rush to the hospital to check on her, Sophia didn't want Esther to still go to school that day but Esther insisted that she okay.

College was not so different from high school according to Esther just that people seem so serious with their lecturer and the rest, Esther attended lectures that day and she really enjoyed it, she sat at the front and she answered the professor questions this make people start coming close to her after the professor class, but Esther didn't have them attention she was focusing pressing her and phone, someone pinch her from her back, she turned her face and was her friend in high school, she said Maurine what are you doing here are you here also, she said yes that she came to see her friend paulina, paulina where is she Esther asked she answered she is outside she went to mukali, what's mukali Esther asked, Maurine replied that the place you can't buy snacks and others stuff is called mukali here, just like we used to called popopop, Esther now smile and she said how do you know much about school she answered that her brother once school here, One dark and chocolate girl was coming towards them all of a sudden she started smiling at them, and that's paulina, Maurine introduced Esther to paulina.

Second day in school, Esther and paulina sat down together , gist together and they becomes really close friends, Esther didn't know that paulina is also an art lover like her till the following day, paulina brought out a portrait of Esther she was damn surprise, and Esther didn't want to tell her she can drew also she wanted to surprise her also, the following day Esther brought out a portrait that she drew paulina, paulina was speechless, and paulina invited Esther to come to the house that she have small art house that she put all her art works that she will love to show her work Esther accepted to go the following day after they are done with lectures..

Esther have arrived at paulina's place, Something happened that makes paulina so shock, when paulina mother came to opened door for them, Esther shouted what are you doing here, you this wicked mother, and run out of the compound, paulina tried to stop Esther but couldn't, she asked her mothers what's is going on paulina's mother was speechless but she couldn't hide it cause her past is hunting her, she told everything to paulina her daughter that Esther is her daughter that
she got pregnant when she 16, that she was too young take care of a child, she was nervous and afraid, and asked her daughter paulina to forgive her, paulina was so angry and she couldn't believe her mother could done something like that, she beg paulina to talk her friend Esther for her that she wants to meet her , Esther agree to meet and she forgive her, that's how Esther found out paulina was her sister.

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