The day arrived for the ground breaking. The tribal elders were there, as were the mayor and town council from Rolling Fork. The newspaper was represented and a lot of people from the community were there. Angelica’s grandparents, aunt, and many cousins were there. When Angelica and Alex arrived, they made their way to the dig site. Someone handed Angelica a shovel. She looked at it and then looked at Alex.
Alex smiled. “The first shovels of dirt are symbolic.”
Everyone was looking at Angelica as if they expected her to say something. Moon Walking came over and patted her shoulder for encouragement. Angelica cleared her throat. “Hello, everyone, I want to thank you all for being here today to support the building of The Shining Star Sports Complex. I know my Mom would be very proud to se
