It's been 5 years since she left me behind in this cruel world but when everything is going well, I like to think she's smiling at me from above and when everything seems to be a failure, I like to think she's tearing up and missing my warm hugs.
Dearest mama, losing you was the worst nightmare ever and getting back on my feet is still something I struggle with but I am still hopeful that the best is yet to come.

Hey, I am Marie Jones Ortega. I am 25 years old and I am a writer. I chose writing as a career just to have something to lean on and of course, the pay I get from writing is superb. Right now, I am about to tell you the story of my life. Well not every bit of it, just the part that seems fascinating and inspiring to me.The part where life gives lemons to others but decided to throw rocks at me. I mean, if you get to make lemonade from lemons then what do I make from rocks? funny, I know but that's just a summary of what my life looked like after the death of mama. I could never forget that day despite how hard I tried.

We went to the mall to get my birthday cake and a drunk driver crashed our car but sadly,...