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was her first day. Esperanza didn’t actually think he looked very nice. But she knew she couldn’t tell by their looks! So when Mama left, Esperanza went downstairs and saw Abuelita cook breakfast. When Abuelita saw Esperanza, she told her that Mama had left. But Esperanza nodded. After they had breakfast, Abuelita started the needlework and Esperanza went upstairs and slept a little more. Then a couple of hours later, it was 6:00 a.m already. She looked for Abuelita, when she saw Mama, the kind owner, and….a boy. He looked about 6 years old. when Mama saw Esperanza looking at them, she smiled and told her to introduce herself. Before Esperanza could say anything, he told her that his name is Amador and that he is the owner of where Mama works. He explained that they had come early, because it was her first day and he wanted Mama to get used to, not having harsh time. That moment when Esperanza thought he really was a nice man. Then when she looked the little boy, Amador also introduced him too. His name was Pablo and that he was his son. He always go …show more content…
She asked Pablo how old he was. He answered that he was 8 years old in a shy voice. Then Abuelita brought up to Esperanza and told her to go upstairs and take care of him. She also said that she will always be over here and to ask for something if needed. After Abuelita walked into the kitchen, Esperanza told pablo in a quiet voice to go upstairs. He followed her. She gave him a tour of the house in case he doesn’t get confused where everywhere is. Then they went to Esperanza’s room and talked about each other, played with her toys that her Papa had bought her, and got closed together even in few hours. Esperanza wanted to ask how her mom died, but she didn’t want him to feel bad. Neither herself too. So she just talked about the life going on right now.In the late night, when Mama and Amador came, Amador greeted them and went with

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