Alba

Alba 11 years old passes her days in silence She loves little animals She has learned to cope with her mothers illness helping her to use the bathroom Alba plays silently so that her mother can rest during the day One night Albas mother gets worse and has to be taken to the hospital With no one else to take care of her Alba is sent to live with her father who she hasnt seen since she was three years old Living with her father is almost unbearable Embarrassment her first kiss visits to mother in the hospital Edgars tender efforts to get close to her and bullying at school these are some of the experiences that pave Albas journey to puberty and to selfacceptance