BAD COMPANIES

CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES.
Maria was devastated the next day she
knew that Carlos had just vanished; she
went to Carlo’s relatives to ask for him;
but they didn’t say nothing; his cousin
Ramon just said that Carlos packed his
clothes early in the morning and left.
Maria lived just with her mother, her
father had died when she was just a baby,
he was a member of The Salvadorian
National army; he died on duty.
On the third month of pregnancy she
couldn’t keep hidden her secret no more ;
her mother knew about her pregnancy
since the very first month, but she didn’t
say anything, she was waiting for Maria
to tell her what was going on, and finally
Maria didn’t she spat the beans!
Her mother was so mad that the only
thing she wanted was beat her up, but she
didn’t do it, because she thought it would
be dangerous for the baby; Maria was still
out of her mind, she couldn’t believe how
stupid she was and how coward Carlos
had act; but what else she could do?
Nothing but accepts with resignation and
stop complaining.
Even though her mother didn’t kicked out
her not beat her up, she told her just one
thing: Maria had to leave the house after
her kid had reached his first year of life.
Maria had no other chance but to stay at
home under her mother requirement.
Months run fast and one day of October
Maria had her baby; despite his father had
just run away, Maria named her son
Carlos, like the coward father; her mother
wasn’t happy at all with that name. But
after a couple of month she just forgot it.
Carlos jr looked alike father, he was
white skinned color, had yellow colored
eyes and was the cutes baby in the
community.
Time passed by really fast and Carlos jr
first birth day got. Like planned, Maria
had to leave her mother’s house, so she
did. She started a new and unsure life
with her only unconditional one, Carlos jr
and 500 Colones that her mother had
given her for food and rent while she
found a job.