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Ana is having a birthday. She stands in front of the mirror and seeing the image of her gets scared, she screams desperately.
-! Mom, Mom come please!. I’m a monster, mom! A monster! she-she told him while she looked at herself in the mirror.
Her mother runs over and hugs her.
-We are not human, we are aliens.
-Whaaat!!!! Noooo!!! can not be…
-In order to live on Earth, we assume human form. We knew that at some point you were going to find out.
Ana is in shock, she does not understand this new situation.
-Why didn’t they tell me? Why?
Her talk with her mother lasts several hours. For days she was assimilating all the information, several times she had to cross-examine and investigate.
Jazmine was worried about Ana, she saw her strangely, she isolated herself thoughtfully.
-Friend, what’s wrong? Why are you like this?
-Nothing, nothing… If you only knew… she said to herself.
–What’s so serious about you? Tell me, I’m your friend, maybe she can help you.
For a long time, Jazmine insisted, asking him to trust and tell her.
-We are friends and I want to help you please, tell me.
-You know to keep a secret? She told him
Jazmine was surprised but she answered right away.
“I’ll keep it forever” and she made a gesture with her hand as if she was closing her mouth with a key.
-I’m an alien.
Jazmine looked at her suspiciously, waiting for her to tell her it was a joke. But seeing that she was not like that, she assumed that it was very true.
-I’m a monster, you don’t know how I look, without my human appearance.
-And what about, we are all different. What is the problem? We love you for who you are, not for how you look.

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Children’s Literature – Uruguayan Writer