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PAMELA CASTILLO MY HOUSE IN GUAYACANES IN FRONT OF A PARK

My House in Guayacanes in front of a Park PAMELA CASTILLO

My House in Guayacanes in front of a Park Pamela Castillo Modern letter´s Modern books A division of Lion Random House Guayaquil

SECOND MODERN LETTER´S EDITION, SEPTEMBER 2021

Copyright © 2021 by Pamela Castillo All rights reserved. Published in Ecuador by Modern Books, a division of Lion Random House, Guayaquil and distributed in Quito by Random House of Quito. Originally published by Copol in 2021.

Modern Books is a trademark of Lion Random House.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales are entirely coincidential.

Library of Copol Cataloging-in-Publication Data Castillo, Pamela.

My House in Guayacanes in front of a Park/ by Pamela Castillo. p. cm. ¨Originally published by Copol in 2021¨-T.p. verso.

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PS8884.23H9 1245 2312' .80-----dc40 56-60600 CIP Modern books Trade Paperback ISBN: 786-0-345-12345-5 eBook ISBN: 200-0-876-34987-8 www.modernbooks.com Printed in Ecuador 120 119 118 117 116 115

To my Family, teacher, and friends

Contents My House in Guayacanes My Family Relationship with Boys and Girls, with family friends My Name The good day Life of siblings The best travel of the world The scare The delicious pancakes Strappy blouses Growth

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My house in Guayacanes in front of a Park Hi, my name is Pamela, and I am gonna talk to you about my house in this first chapter, so let´s go.

I live there since I have memory, I mean since I was born, is color yellow with white, it has a yard in front and another in back, and it has bars color black, I could say that it has many windows, 3 bedrooms that belongs to my sister, my mom and dad, and me, it also has a park at the front, I have friends that are my neighbors and when I was little I go out to play with them in the park it was very funny. Then at 2019 we have to move to another house in ¨La perla¨.

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I like that house because is a little more comfortable, and I had a friend living there, but then my dad Hugo said that he doesn´t like it too much,so we moved back to Guayacanes, it was a little sad because I like the house on ¨La perla¨ and it had a pool, that was the difference that my house in guayacanes doesn´t have, but moved back was like an obligation so we moved, then was like a mess moved back to go through things again, unpack, pack, bring them, take them out, it took a time, but we did it, and that was the moment that my parents decide to give a room just for me, don´t sleep with my sister anymore, I was a little happy because now I can put music for me and at the volume I want, and also I can do whatever I want on my room. So when we moved back to Guayacanes my dad did that changes, and he painted some walls, now we are continue living here, but maybe we could change again to ¨La Perla¨ because it really has more space, now my dad is thinking that, but at the moment we stay here, another reason that´s why my dad decide to turn back to ¨Guayacanes¨ is because he saids that here we could move better, in the sense that when we transported ourselves to another place, it was closer to ¨Guayacanes¨ to the directions we usually go, and we could take a car or a taxi, instead ¨La Perla¨ at that time when we moved, it didn´t

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have a lot of circulation of people, nor of transport, because around it there were still certain urbanizations being built, or some other structures, my mother did not know how to drive and that made it difficult for us to move to another place in ¨La Perla¨ because there were no taxis or cars that could be easily taken because it was an urbanization, my father was the only one who knew how to drive, but he worked all day so for that my father also decided to return us to ¨Guayacanes¨, currently my mother proposed to know how to drive, and she is doing.

My house in Guayacanes

My house in La Perla

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My Family My family are composed by 4 members, my sister, my dad, my mom and me, well, my sister´s name is Alejandra, she has 17 years old, she is in third year of high school, this year she graduates, here favorite food is lentil moro with rib, she loves that because when weren´t in a pandemic, our family would eat this dish in restaurants and we had too much fun, my dad has 49 years old, his name is Hugo, well, his favorite food is all, he loves eat everything, he loves too much the food, but he more likes the food of ¨Biblián¨ that is from a part of ¨La sierra¨ because he borns there, so we also are acostumbrated to eat food from that place for example the roasted cuy, ¨fritada¨, and more food, the next

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is my mom here name is Martha, she has 45 years old, here favorite food it´s the noodles, she loves so much the noodles, one reason is because she sees a kind of asian series called ¨doramas¨ on the doramas appears that food, so she loves too, and my favorite food is aubergine lasagna with cheese, I love that very much, at first I really don´t know how tastes the aubergine, also I thought that it has a bad taste, but then when my mom prepares I fall in love with that plate, and I also like it because we eat it as a family and when we do we enjoy it, we laugh as a family, but I don´t really like the ¨tortas mojadas¨ neither ¨torta mojada of chocolate¨, and others desserts, I think that between the sweet and the salty, I prefer the salty, I think that because reminds me of my grandmother, because when I was little I cooked with she all the 3 foods of the day, because I passed with she all the time, in here house, I really like that, now I can´t see she too much because the situation of the pandemic, so when I make rice or something salty I immediately remember my grandmother.

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Relationship with Boys and Girls, Family and Friends Mainly my relationship between my family and I is very good, and also with my mother´s family and with my father´s family, is stable, I like so much, we get along with each other, before the pandemic we went out to eat at restaurants with everyone, we had a great time, currently I have only seen my parents and my sister because I live with them, and we hardly ever go out, I do not leave my house they do not let me, only my father goes out to I have not seen my grandparents for a few months now, thank God in this pandemic I have not lost relatives, regarding my sister I get along well with her, she is esteemed, and well we do suddenly have fights like all brothers they have theirs and then they reconcile.

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Regarding my friends currently because I get along well with them, in fact I was new to copol in 2019, at the beginning it cost me a bit due to situations that happened, and currently I have even met people that I did not know before the pandemic, I can say that Before when I did not know someone I was a bit shy, but later because of things that happened in my life not, currently if someone does not know me, I speak to them without fear of success, I have even had to meet people virtually so in person I was only a year in copol, and not all the people with whom I have touched in these tenth and first high school courses knew me, and when they need my help I help them.

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My Name Well the story of my name is a bit long, but first start with my first name ¨Pamela¨ okey if you search this on google it appears that means "the chosen one of God". It also means "full of honey, which is sweet like honey." but my sister says that the second meaning is not for me because she says that I am all the opposite and I don't really know if she is right or wrong, anyways, well my mom puts me ¨Pamela¨ just because she likes too much the name, but my dad wants to put me ¨Leonarda¨ but now I think that ¨Pamela¨ is a little better than ¨Leonarda¨, and my second name is ¨Del Rocío¨ my dad puts me that name, now I am

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gonna tell you the story of my second name, mainly I am gonna start saying that I was premature baby, well my parents say that I am a miracle… When I was born I had almost no nails, and among other things, I was very small, very small in size and very skinny, they also told me that when I was born I did not cry and immediately they put me in a thermo-cot with several cables, in short, my parents could not even approaching me, for a few weeks, I was born serious, therefore no one could make contact with me but it made me worse, and so for days, weeks, when this happened the doctors told my parents this situation told them that as well as I could recover I could also get worse, this is when my father gave me my middle name ¨Del Rocío¨ from the Virgen Del Rocío, my father was born in the Sierra, in a part called Biblían there is a Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Del Rocío, like My father is a Catholic, he always went there since I was little and when he saw the situation I was in, he named me after the Virgin Del Rocío and that with the faith that my father had for her, she would help me so that I did not get worse, and that's how I went from the days in the hospital because I did not leave until after weeks, my parents could only approach me, first they only allowed my mother, not my father, and they gave me vitamins, they

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also performed tests, at that time they had performed a examine my eyes that it was with a laser beam, if I'm not mistaken, that was the reason why I now wear glasses, I practically think that incidentally, that light that they put on me to do eye exams was very strong and made That my eye would get hurt, that over the years the consequence was that I had to wear glasses, currently the doctor tells me that I can stop using them when I am 18, but I already want to stop using them, and then thank you God, I was recovering, my mother, after the months, she also gave me vitamins at home that they sent me to take, and then I grew up and everything is fine when I was born, that was the story of my middle name ¨Del Rocío¨.

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The Good Day My best friend does not live in my neighborhood, she is from my school Copol, and her name is Ema Carbo, I met her when I was 13 years old, in ninth grade, and this school year we are in the same grade, on the other hand I also have friends in my neighborhood, we met when we were little, since I live in that neighborhood since I was born, so they are also the same age as me.One day when we were 6 years old, my sister and I wanted to go to the park and they were also there but by the slide, they were called Amelia, Marlón, and Carlos, we all wanted to go on the slide so as they

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already knew each other and not my sister and me, Marlón says: Hello, what are your names?

My sister and I said: Alejandra and Pamela.

Then Marlón says: Let's make friends with each other, come on the slide.

And then we had a lot of fun, it was too much fun that day like going to an amusement park, and I almost died of laughter, then our parents called us and we had to go home, but the next day we saw each other again.

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Life Of Siblings My sister Alejandra and I say that we are very much alike in the voice, people say that our voices have soft tones like a cotton, and that we have friendly voices, but we are a little different physically because I am taller than her, she is 1.57cm, I am 1.60 cm, she is a little thicker, I am a little thinner, we both help each other, but it bothers me that she is very controlling with me, she is 17 and as I am the younger sister I am 15 I am supposed to do what she tells me, but sometimes I do not like it, and then we fight like all siblings, for example: She: Go finish the dishes and then watch netflix.

Me: Stop it, I know how to organize my time and what I have to do.

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And then a fight breaks out, but then we make up, and we help each other. I love her very much because she is my blood sister and I have lived with her since I was born, we have been together at all times, I know I am connected with her when I am thinking about a song and she sings the next part and I am impressed and I wonder how can that happen, so many times I have questioned it that my brain almost explodes.

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The Best Travel Of The World When I was 11 years old I went to Quito, I really liked that place, I went to the panecillo, my hands were freezing because it was so cold, so I used gloves to warm my hands, sweater and hat, the people of this place clearly have a different culture because of their environment, and what forms it, ie its cold climate, therefore people must wear warm clothes, and speak with a slightly different accent and they are also called serranitos or Quiteños, because they are in the Sierra region. At the time of going to the panecillo there were different stalls selling products, and I wanted

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to buy a hat, the lady who attended this stall was very kind, she offered me different options - We have in blue and green color - I told her thank you very much with kindness.

I chose one, and I noticed that this lady had humility, sincerity, and valued each thing that happened to her at that moment, I learned that from her. I did not like that this place is very cold and foggy, but I liked the people, the landscape was unique to see like a moon illuminating the night, and the food was so delicious like taste the glory.

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The Scare My role model has always been my mom, since I was a baby she taught me a lot of things, a lot of values, to be humble, to treat people with kindness, if they say something bad to me to let it slide and not to argue, to be loyal, to have love in my heart and not hate, she says that in my house you can't say the word hate or envy. She has not stopped being my role model, in fact now me as a teenager, she still inspires me, she guides my path, I know that sometimes she challenges me but it is for my good, she advises me in any situation, and she acolytes me in things too.

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-Hey mommy, I got a low grade in a lesson note, I'm worried, I don't know what happened to me- I said.

-Don't worry my love, just don't let it happen again, and do well in the other activities- She said.

-Thank you very much mommy, I love you, I almost died from the scare I got, when I saw that note, thinking you were going to challenge me- I said.

My mom has not ceased to be my role model because every day, at every stage of my growth I continue to learn from her, I love her so much to the moon and back.

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The Delicious Pancakes My mom every year at my school prepared my lunch, sometimes she gave me sandwiches or other days she sent me oatmeal pancakes with eggs, although sometimes she didn't have time to prepare them, and by the way at school the food sometimes arrived cold as ice, but that pancake was the glory, it was super delicious, I ate them and I felt in heaven, then my mom told me: "Pamela, I won't be able to send you any more lunch at your breaks, I don't have time and you told me they don't arrive hot, I'll give you money to buy them at the bar or ask your friends for them, or simply I don't have time to

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prepare them: -Pamela I won't be able to send you any more lunch to your recesses, I don't have time and you told me that they don't arrive hot, I will give you money to buy at the bar or you ask your friends, or you just don't eat.

I have answered her: -Well mom, but let it be clear that your food is the best in the world.¨

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Strappy Blouses Well, honestly I do not like to wear striped blouses, I mean sleeveless blouses, because I think that since I was little I never wore them, so when I was growing up that kind of blouses was not my type, but there was a time that is currently in which I noticed that other girls that kind of blouses looked super nice so I decided to try them to see how I looked, then my mom took me to a store where they had very nice clothes, where they said that if you bought their clothes you were going to look like a model on a runway or at least my mom told me that, then I listened carefully to my mom on the other side saying to try one of those blouses, my eyes looked at her with an expression of "oh no! ¨ and I did it anyway, I went to the dressing room and tried on the blouse, when I came out my face was like I had eaten a bat, very upset, but my mom My house in Guayacanes in front of a Park

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was saying: -Pamela but look at you, what a goddess you are!

I told her: -Mom I will buy the blouse just because you tell me to and because a certain part of me says that I look good, although I prefer normal blouses-Pamela, you look beautiful like the sun shining!

I said: -Well mom, stop flattering me so much and let's go pay for it [laughing], then let's have some ice cream-.

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Growth When I was little more or less when I was 11 years old, the teachers of my school and my friends, because before I was in the ¨Espiritu Santo¨ was not a mixed school, then they also taught us that at some point our body was going to change, they gave us talks about that, they told us that we were going to mature, to grow, and about what happens to girls, the period, they said that we should not be scared or be afraid when that happens, some of them were so scared that their faces turned pale as if they had seen a ghost, because they didn't want to stop being girls, besides we went to eighth grade, that is to say to school and they said it was a little complicated, but now that I am in the first year of high school I think it is normal what has happened in the course of 12 to 15

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or 16 years, and that we are still growing, in my gender that are girls our hips grow, some of us grow in height, among other changes. ... also our personality can change a little, because there are days when we can think that we are fed up thanks to the period that mood changes occur, it seems normal to me all this that happens, because they are changes for the better, my mom says: -I hope you will always be a good person who will be an example to others, a person of good character.

To which I answer: -Yes mom, as you say, and I leave quickly as if they were going to steal my ice cream to eat it.

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