Chapter 3

Carmen nervously stares out the window as her dad is driving her to school, for her first day.

Daddy do I have to go? Carmen whines and looks at her daddy.

Carlos turns his head to look at his youngest daughter and smiles.

Baby I know you will do fine, Carlos give her daughter a reassuring soft smile.

Before Carmen could protests the car came slowly to a stop in front of the school.

Here we are baby Carlos said. Checking out the place like her daughter.

Carmen gulps as she continues to stare at the new school and lots of student happily greeting each other.

Carmen hurry turns around her head “Daddy I can’t do it”. Carmen slouches in her seat and use her bag to cover her head.

Carlos smiles at this knowing how his daughter must have felt because he have the same feeling the first time he went to meet Mercedez family.

The cars behind them were honking impatiently, not knowing what the hold was up.

Carmen takes one big breath, get out of the car and said goodbye to hear daddy as she walks head down to class.

Atta girl Carlos thoughts and slowly start the car again to go to work.

Carmen is very nervous as she made her way into her class. When she walks in, most people look like they already know each other.  Carmen looks around the class more and saw some people were like her alone in their seat head bow down.

First half weren’t that bad, Carmen thoughts until something hit her “ Lunch”.

Carmen walks into the cafeteria and stares around at the amount of people. Carmen nervously shuffles her feet still looking around, hoping to find someone or somewhere to sit.

Defeated and too nervous to approach anyone, Carmen decides to skip lunch and just do something else. Carmen thoughts library would be a good place, quiet and not so much people.

Carmen walks in and sighs happily as she feels the cool air hit her face. Carmen looks around and thank God only few people were in the library.  Before Carmen starts to walk over to an empty table, she saw an angry librarian lady walking toward a sleeping boy, with a ruler in her hand.