Joy sometimes turns gray ( Eng - Spa)

English

Clarisa and Janet were Aracely and Miguel's daughters, they lived in the city in a neighborhood with very good people. Aracely was a teacher and Miguel was a coffee merchant. They were very polite, loving and familiar people with both their daughters and their neighbors.
Every morning Aracely got up to prepare breakfast for the girls and her husband. When they left, she and her two daughters would get in the truck. Miguel would drop Aracely off at her school, then he would drop Clarisa and Janet off at the high school and finally he would go to the municipal market to sell his coffee.
Clarisa was 16 years old and was in her fifth year of college and Janet was 15 years old and in her fourth year. One day Janet began to notice that when they did not have classes Clarisa would sit on the floor with a young man from the same classroom and they would spend hours and hours talking. Janet felt uncomfortable with the situation that her sister was no longer in high school with her.
While Aracely was preparing lunch, she noticed that Clarisa was very happy and was even singing by herself, however Janet was very quiet and serious, she didn't even want to eat. When Janet finished eating she went to her room, a while later her mother entered Janet's room and asked her:
“what is happening to you, why have you been so quiet?”
With tears in her eyes Janet replies to her mother:
“mommy, don't say anything to Clarisa, she doesn't want to hang out with me in high school, she only spends her time with a classmate of hers talking and talking, that makes me sad and upset because my sister doesn't take me into account at all”.

Her thoughtful mother said to herself:
“God, Clarisa has already entered the stage of falling in love, I must talk to her and guide her”.
While caressing her daughter Janet's head, she said to her:
“don't worry daughter I am going to talk to her”.

Aracely left the room, pensive and observing every step Clarisa took. In the evening she approached her eldest daughter's room and asked her:
“ daughter, how have you been doing in high school?”
Clarisa very cheerful answers her:
“I am doing super well, better impossible”.
Her mother, approaches her like a good friend and tells her:
“Daughter you are already at the stage that you can like a young man, you must be very careful because there are times that boys fall in love with girls but you do not think of anything good, I would like that when that happens you talk to me”.
Clarisa very smiling says to her mother_.
“don't worry, when that happens you will be the first one to know”.

Aracely was very surprised to see her so dressed up, being that on Saturdays they slept very late because of the exhaustion of the week. Aracely approached her and asked her:
“ daughter, and where are you going so early today Saturday?”
Clarisa very smiling, answered:
“mom I am going to the library I have a lot of homework to research.”
Aracely, very worried, said to her:
“well you finish early so you will be on time for lunch”.

Clarisa said goodbye to her mother with a kiss on the cheek. Aracely started to make lunch, the hours passed and Clarisa did not arrive. Her mother began to worry, since Miguel would soon arrive and she would not find the whole family at home.

It was 7 o'clock in the evening and Clarisa arrived with her, her mother took a deep breath, with an angry face she asked:
“may I know where you were walking, these are hours to get home?”
Clarisa very serene, answered:
“mother, in the morning I was researching my homework in the library, after there I met Santiago a classmate with whom I am in love. Today we became sweethearts, we spent a wonderful day”.
Her mother very serious, exhorted her:
“be careful with those loves, they are too young to invent to play adults”.
Clarisa smiled and answered
Mom, don't worry, nothing bad will happen”.

Suddenly one day Clarisa became very sick with nausea. Her mother took her to the doctor to find out what was causing her discomfort. They sent her for some lab tests, which showed that she was pregnant. Her mother and father were dead in life, they never imagined that they were going to be grandparents so early. The girl went to Santiago's house very excited Santiago to give him the great news that they were going to have a son, she dreamed that they were going to get married and they were going to have a beautiful family like the one of her parents. When she arrived to Santiago's house she knocked on the door and nobody answered the door, she looked through the windows of the house and she could not see any furniture or beds inside the house. A boy was passing by the street while she was looking through the windows and said:
“there, there is no one ”
She turned around and asked:
“ what happened to the family that lived here, where did they go?”
The boy answered:
“they sold all the things up to the house they sold and left the country”.
Listening to everything the boy said, his joy turned gray in a moment, all his dreams and illusions collapsed in a minute, his life changed from black to white. Arriving home I talk to his parents explaining the situation, Miguel hugging his daughter, tells her:
“daughter do not worry, we are going to support you to continue studying and that baby you carry in your belly will not lack food or love, you have grandparents who have a lot of love to give to our grandchild”.

The months went by and the child was born and they named him Miguel Angel, honoring his grandfather Miguel and Angel because he is an angel fallen from heaven. Clarisa had to interrupt the enjoyment of her adolescence to become a mother and student at the same time. Her grandparents and her aunt Janet, in spite of the sadness they felt at one moment, were sweeter than honey with this little angel that came to bring joy to their lives.

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Español

Clarisa y Janet eran hijas de Aracely y Miguel, Vivian en la ciudad en un barrio con gente muy buena. Aracely era maestra y Miguel era comerciante de café. Ellos eran personas muy educadas, amorosas y familiares tanto con sus hijas como con sus vecinos.
Todas las mañanas Aracely se levantaba a preparar el desayuno tanto de las niñas como de su esposo. Al salir se montaban en el camión ella y sus dos hijas. Miguel dejaba a Aracely en su escuela, luego dejaba a Clarisa y Janet en el liceo y por último él se iba al mercado municipal a comercializar su café.
Clarisa tenía 16 años y estudiaba quito año ya le tocaba salir para la universidad y Janet tenía 15 años estaba en cuarto año. Un buen día Janet se empezó a dar cuenta que cuando no tenían clases Clarisa se sentaba en el piso con un joven de su mismo salón de clases pasaban horas y horas conversando. Janet se sentía incomoda con la situación de que su hermana ya no andaba en la high school con ella

Mientras Aracely preparaba el almuerzo notaba a Clarisa muy alegre que hasta cantaba sola, sin embargo Janet estaba muy callada y seria, hasta no quería comer. Al terminar de comer Janet se dirigió a su habitación, un rato más tarde su madre entra en la habitación de Janet y le pregunta:
“ que te está sucediendo, porque has estado tan callada?”
Con lágrimas en los ojos Janet le responde a su madre:
“mami, no le vallas a decir nada a Clarisa sucede que ella no quiere andar conmigo en la high school, solo se la pasa con un compañero de clases de ella hablando y hablando, eso me tiene triste y molesta porque mi hermana ya no me toma en cuenta para nada”

Su madre pensativa se decía así misma:
“Dios, ya Clarisa entro en la etapa del enamoramiento debo hablar con ella y orientarla”.
Mientras acariciaba la cabeza de su hija Janet, le decía:
“no te preocupes hija yo voy a hablar con ella”

Aracely salió de la habitación, pensativa y observando cada pasó que daba Clarisa. En la noche se acercó al cuarto de su hija mayor y le pregunto:
“ hija, como te ha ido en la high school?”
Clarisa muy alegre le responde:
“me esta yendo súper bien, mejor imposible”
Su madre, se acerca como una buena amiga y le dice:
“Hija ya estás en la etapa que te puede gustar un joven, debes tener mucho cuidado porque existen momentos que los muchachos enamoran a las chicas pero no piensas en nada bueno, me gustaría que cuando eso pasara hablaras conmigo”
Clarisa muy sonriente le dice a su madre_
“no te preocupes que cuando eso suceda tu serás la primera en enterarse”

Un sábado muy temprano Clarisa se arregló muy bonita, Aracely estaba muy sorprendida de verla tan arreglada, siendo que los sábados ellas dormían hasta muy tarde por el agotamiento de la semana. Aracely se le acercó y le pregunto:
“ hija, y para dónde vas tan temprano hoy sábado?”
Clarisa muy sonreída, respondió:
“mama voy a la biblioteca tengo mucha tarea que investigar”
Aracely muy preocupada, le dice:
“pues terminas temprano para que llegues a tiempo para el almuerzo”

Clarisa se despidió de su madre con un beso en la mejilla. Aracely se puso hacer el almuerzo, las horas pasaban y Clarisa no llegaba. Su madre se empezó a preocupar, ya que Miguel pronto iba a llegar y no iba a encontrar a toda la familia en la casa

Se hicieron las 7 de la noche y con ella llego Clarisa, su madre respiro profundo, con una cara enojada preguntó:
“se puede saber dónde andabas, estas son horas de llegar a la casa?”
Clarisa muy serena, respondió:
“madre, en la mañana estuve investigando mis tareas en la biblioteca, después de allí me encontré con Santiago un compañero de clases del cual estoy enamorada. Hoy nos hicimos novios, pasamos un día maravilloso”
Su madre muy seria, le exhorto:
“ten cuidado con esos amores, son muy jóvenes para inventar jugar a adultos”
Clarisa muy sonreída, responde
:”mama no te preocupes nada malo va a pasar”
De pronto un día Clarisa enfermo con muchas nauseas. Su madre la llevo al médico para saber producto de que era ese malestar. Le mandaron hacer algunos exámenes de laboratorio los que arrojaron que estaba embarazada. Su madre y su padre estaban muertos en vida, nunca se imaginaron que iban hacer abuelos tan temprano. La chica fue a casa de Santiago muy emocionada Santiago para darle la gran noticia que iban a tener un hijo, soñaba que se iban a casar e iban a tener una hermosa familia como la de sus padres. Al llegar a la casa de Santiago toco la puerta y nadie atendía a la puerta, busco a través de las ventanas de la casa y no veía nada de muebles, ni camas dentro de la casa. Un chico iba pasando por la calle mientras ella observaba por las ventanas y le dijo:
“allí, no hay nadie “
Ella volteo, y pregunto:
“ que paso con la familia que vivía aquí, para donde se fueron?”
El chico respondió:
“ellos vendieron todas las cosas hasta la casa vendieron y se fueron del país”
Al escuchar todo lo que el chico decía su alegría en un momento se tornó gris, todos sus sueños e ilusiones se derrumbaron en un minuto, su vida cambio de negro a blanco. Al llegar a su casa hablo con sus padres explicándole la situación, Miguel abrazando a su hija, le dice:
“hija no se preocupe, nosotros la vamos a apoyar para que siga estudiando y a ese bebe que llevas en tu vientre no le faltar ni comida ni amor, tiene unos abuelos que tienen mucho amor par darle a nuestro nieto”

Así pasaron los meses nació el niño al cual le pusieron por nombre Miguel Ángel, haciendo honor a su abuelo Miguel y Ángel porque el es un ángel caído del cielo. Clarisa tuvo que interrumpir el disfrutar de su adolescencia para convertirse en madre y estudiante al mismo tiempo, Sus abuelos y su tía Janet a pesar de la tristeza que en un momento les embargo, estaban mas dulce que la miel con ese angelito que llego a darles alegría a sus vidas.