CHAPTER NINE. AMBER KITCHEN. •••••••••••••• Two weeks had passed since I quit my job at the diner I worked in. Two weeks since my break up with Andrew. Two weeks had also passed since my mother's burial and I could still remember it clearly like yesterday. The scene was a heartbreaking one, including the fact that almost everyone in our street came and shed a tear, even Graciela bursted out in tears while my mother's casket was being lifted down into the ground. I knew without doubt that Graciela was absolutely going to miss my mother because of the late night borrowing she usually benefitted. My ex-boyfriend, Andrew, also made a brief appearance even though he ignored me throughout. Nevertheless, I never believed I would be saying this, but I was grateful to have Ricardo by my side du

