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This is my first fanfic, so be critical, but not too critical. I am not a native speaker, so if I made any mistakes, feel free to correct me! Oh, and please: reviews are the icing on my cake... ;o)
PULLING THROUGHPrologue
Juan SanMarcos was a religious man. His faith in god had always been extraordinary strong. His parents had told him never to question god's choices. What you got from life would always be what god had in mind for you and what was best for you. Everybody would eventually understand that.
When Juan's plan of leaving his birthplace slowly started to form in his mind, he always believed that it was his only chance. When he scrubbed other peoples toilets and dirty floors after he had come to the big city, he reminded himself of the fact that that was what god had in mind for him before finally helping him to have a better life somewhere else.
He had spent 4 years working hard on the lowest jobs one could imagine, and put every peso he could spare aside. That night, when he finally gave all his money to a dubious man in a dark alley, he was filled with hope and pure joy. He listened to the promises of wealth and well-being in that other country, and he was sure he had done the right thing.
When he put himself to sleep on his shady mattress that night, he once more pulled the worn photograph of a beautiful young woman out of his pocket and kissed it.
'Isabel", he thought. "Finally everything will be good.'
It was only a few days later, when he started to doubt his luck.
Even if he pulled all his faith together, he just couldn't believe that he was meant to be painfully cradled together in that small wooden box in the cold luggage compartment of a cargo airplane. He felt his chest tightening as he realized that he was not getting enough air to make it through his journey. He tried to reach for the photograph in his pocket, but there was not enough room to move his body even one inch.
Juan closed his eyes, his thoughts wondering of to his parents, his siblings and finally to Isabel, the love of his life.
Then everything turned dark.