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Today is my 20th birthday and I couldn't be more excited, a big milestone for any person's life .

I feel like an adult , even though everyone around me still insists on treating me life a little girl.

It doesn't matter, the older I get the more my family is going to have to realize that I am an independent women and that I deserve freedom .

maybe they need a little push to realize it,which is why I am going to talk to my father tonight to ask him for something I've been longing for for a long time : a semester abroad .

It has always been my dream to spend a semester in Europe learning about art,my favorite thing in the world, and to enjoy the local euisine and culture.

I've never been out of San Francisco in my life, except for a short trip to mexico when I was a kid to meet my abuela and I think it is time for me to see the world .

Beside ,I could really use some time away from my everyday life, I just broke up with Lucas for the hundredth time this year and I could really use some time to myself to heal.

Lucas and I love each other and enjoy being together but we also fight too much ; we can't seem to be able to be apart for long ,and yet we fight every time we are together .

It's hard to see eye to eye with Lucas ,and yet the attraction between us is undeniable.

This relationship has been messing with my life for too long , I need space from Lucas ,our relationship has become too toxic and I think it is best for me to keep some distance from him while I figure out what I really want.

" Victoria, your father wantes to see you in his office right now," my mother says as she knocks on my door.

A wide grina appears on my face, I thought I was going to have to wait until tonight's dinner to talk to him,but I guess now is as good a time as any.

He probably wants to ask me what kind of gift I want for my birthday and ,of course ,I already have my answer ready.

I go down the staircase hopping with joy as I make a list in my mind of all of the reasons my trip abroad is a good idea,I need to have solid arguments so my father won't say no.

He is a stubborn and strong man, not very easily persuaded. into any thing he doesn't want to do ,so I have to be very smart about this.I walk past my father's henchmen to knock on his door .

"Hi, Raul .Hi, Tito," I say to them as I wait for my father's replay .They both give a little not to meas they maintaine themselves expressionless.

my father doesn't like it when they act friendly toward me or my sister , his man are here to protect us , not to fool around ; at least that is what my father says.

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