Reading Changed My Life - Townsend Press

Reading Changed My Life! Three True Storieschanged. She had a good job. She no longer livedin fear of her father’s beatings. She was on the wayto becoming her school’s first Spanish-speakinggraduate.But Maria was about to meet an even moreheartbreaking challenge.The same night that he told her about the promotion,Maria’s manager offered to let her off early,so that she could come in early in the morning toopen the store. She was delighted. She couldn’twait to tell everyone her wonderful news. But shehad no way to get home. Her brother would notpick her up until eleven. Then, to her relief, someoneshe knew came into the store. He was a friendof her brother’s, someone Maria had worked within the fields. When he offered her a lift home, shegratefully accepted.She never made it home. She didn’t make it toher new promotion, either. Instead of taking herhome, the man attacked Maria and raped her.12