Yes. Ana used to say that no matter what happens to her life, her child will never lack love.
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I squeezed the medallion in my palm.
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At that point, my mother pulled out of the box a white, sealed envelope.
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There is something else, Emilia.
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I looked at her surprised.
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What exactly?
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A letter from Ana. He wrote it before you were born. He asked us to give it to you when you’re old enough to understand.
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I took the envelope with my hands trembling. On the face was written, with a beautiful and rounded writing:
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“To my little girl.”
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I slowly unwrap the paper.
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“My dear Emilia,
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If you read this letter, it means that you have grown up and that you have started to ask yourself questions about the world you live in. Maybe one day you’ll wonder where you came from and who loved you before you could say the first word.
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I want you to know that I loved you from the moment I found out you were. I don’t know what you’re going to look like, what color your eyes will have or what kind of woman you’re going to become, but I know you’re already the most beautiful thing that’s happened to me.
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I’m scared, Emilia. I’m afraid of childbirth, the future and the fact that I’m not going to be a good enough mother. But I promise you I will do everything I can for you.
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If life ever separates us, don’t think you’ve been abandoned. Sometimes people leave unwittingly. But true love doesn’t go away with them.
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Be brave. Never be ashamed of who you are. And don’t let anyone tell you that you’re worth less just because your story started differently than the others.
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I love you more than these words can contain.
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Your mother, Ana.”
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When I finished reading, the paper was wet from my tears.
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My mother hugged me. This time, I didn’t pull out. We both cried, without trying to say anything.
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Robert stayed in the chair with his eyes in the ground.
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After a few minutes, I looked at him.
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“Why did you say that my mother doesn’t have to know that you took me to the forest?”
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He sighed.
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“Because she wanted us to tell you the truth together, at home. I insisted that I take you to that place, convinced that it would be a special moment. I didn’t want him to know that I did this without consulting her.
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My mother looked at him with sadness.
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“Robert,” I told you so many times that we shouldn’t make the truth about Ana even bigger.
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He agreed.
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