UGLY BETTY
THE CHANCE
Beatrice Benedick
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"What is life? An illusion,
A shadow, a fiction,
And the greatest profit is small;
For all of life is a dream,
And dreams, are nothing but dreams."
Segismundo, "Life is a Dream".
Pedro Calderon de la Barca
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I dedicate the english version of this story to all the talented writers at the "Make Every Second Count — Gio and Betty Community" at fanfictiondotnet, and specially:
Alkali (alkali-feldspar), for her sweetness and resolution to delight us with her beautiful writing once more;
Angel (Angelgrl0284), for being extremely analytic and stubborn in her beliefs and for her amazing ability to make small wonders of one-shots;
Bella (SouthernBella04), who encouraged me to finally start to write this and who possesses an imagination that flies across boundaries;
Chick (Wooster182), whose story and inventive moves the hearts of everyone who reads her and her mastery of angst;
Jessica (Jraeder26), whose passionate words brings spice to our community;
Nikki (Jateskatefate815), for finding space among all her work to dedicate herself to the community;
Purple (PurpleBleed), who I owe my Gio infatuation and whose professional writing style inspires me to aim high and challenge myself; and,
Viva los Angeles, because she reminds me that there is a hopeless romantic in everyone of us.
First of all, this is a translation. The original story was written in Spanish and it's called "La Oportunidad". Second, obviously English is not my first language so the whole story will be presented in a very plain vocabulary and style. So, finally, I will be very pleased if you let me know of any grammar mistakes o misuse of vocabulary, I'll make sure to fix it as soon as I can.
It's not necessary to review the story. I will be glad as long as some of you enjoy it, and if I have achieved such goal, then I hope you feel interested in the TV series which is very well produced and, moreover, promotes a healthy image of the Latin-Americans in the United States. But if you insist in leaving me a message, I will be more than delighted to receive them.
At this moment, since it's my first fanfic, I have not intention to maintain the original depiction of the characters. I am pleased as long as they keep their basic essence. I have dedicated myself to practice dialogue, which will be plenty.
Please note that I am going to jump from a character's point of view to another, like a ping pong ball. Keep in mind that it's not a mistake. I have done it on purpose. I am a hopeless romantic so I indulged myself by falling into melodrama with this story. The only thing left is to ask for your forgiveness this time.
Without further ado, I start my short story about the romance between Betty and her Gio.
Beatrice. April 30, 2008.
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Index
Chapter I: Gio
Chapter II: Betty
Chapter III: The Milky Way
Chapter IV: Altair and Vega
Chapter V: As Cold as Ice —Part One—
Chapter VI: As Cold as Ice —Part Two—
Chapter VII: Gio and Betty
Chapter VIII: Break up
Chapter IX: Date —Part One—
Chapter X: Date —Part Two—
Chapter XI: Goodbye
Chapter XII: One Last Chance
Epilogue
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Next Chapter: Gio