THERE IS ALWAYS LIGHT THROUGH DARKNESS

By Alexis A

What was supposed to be an amazing childhood ended up as a nightmare for Marlene Camarillo.When Camarillo was in 6th grade, she found out that her mom cheated on her dad.

Finding out your mom cheated on your dad has got to be painful. Camarillo, a 17 year old Yerba Buena student, said “I was sad just cuz I never expected her to do that and it broke up our family in a way and it still hasn’t healed from that.”

She never expected her mother to do that and till this day it still feels fake to her. Camarillo said “[Because] I didn’t see my mom the person to break up the family, I thought she was going to be the one to keep it together but she ended up being the one to break it up.” She thought her mom would be the one fighting and doing everything she can to keep it together but it was the opposite.

When her mom wasn’t home it never came to her mind that she was cheating: “ It always was that she was just with a friend never expected her to cheat” said Camarillo

To this day Camarillo still gets affected by her mom cheating on her dad. Camarillo said “I feel like how I said earlier I still have that thought on the back of my mind whether a parent is cheating because sometimes they will secretly have phone calls where they don’t want the other one to know certain information.” It is just in the back of her head but there are some things that trigger it for her.

But while she was going through her family problems she has found an outlet and that outlet is makeup. “ It allows me to be creative so all my thoughts and emotions go into the colors I use or the design I go for.”said Camarillo .She is able to express about it and not get judged on it.

With makeup she is able to distract herself from everything else going on. She also is able to stop overthinking when she does it and it helps her out when times get rough. “ A couple months ago I was able to do my mom’s makeup and it helped me be able to connect more with her and create a better bond with her. We were just talking like a conversation with lots of laughter instead of arguing like usual.”

Even though life gets hard there is still light at the end of the tunnel.