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A CROSSROADS IN MY LIFE MARISSA<br />
Marissa<br />
Almost seven years ago, my family and I had to make a hard decision in our life. We had to<br />
live through a very dreadful experience in our country El Salvador. We lost our dear<br />
nephew who was only 21 years old; he was a wonderful young man, an exemplary son and<br />
great brother. I remember him as a wonderful nephew, a brilliant student and also an<br />
unconditional friend. In short, he was a blessing for everybody who knew him.<br />
He was kidnapped and killed because <strong>of</strong> criminality and delinquency in our country. That<br />
horrendous and dark crime changed our lives completely. We were depressed and so afraid<br />
about our children that we needed to make a fast decision in order to protect them.<br />
When The Police caught the kidnappers and put them in prison, relatives and friends <strong>of</strong><br />
these people started to threaten us to harm somebody else in our family if we didn’t do<br />
anything to get them out <strong>of</strong> jail; and we didn’t do that, because they were guilty <strong>of</strong> my<br />
nephew’s death.<br />
One month after that everything had happened, we sent our children to California, and my<br />
older sister took care <strong>of</strong> them for about 3 months, after that, we made the most important<br />
decision in our lives; we thought we must move to another country for our children and our<br />
own security. We called them to explain our point <strong>of</strong> view, they understood everything and<br />
they were in agreement with us.<br />
I think it was the hardest decision we made; because we had to renounce and see no more<br />
part <strong>of</strong> our family, we left our good jobs, many good friends, our own comfortable house,<br />
our privacy and much more. At the beginning it wasn’t easy for everybody. It was awkward<br />
to start a new life in this country; but now everything is more heartening.<br />
Even now, I still have poignant memories <strong>of</strong> my nephew’s death. I always pray to God help<br />
us to accept his will; I thank Him for letting us being together as a family; but mainly,<br />
because he guided us to take the right decision in order to protect our children.<br />
Northern Essex Community College<br />
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