Maya
Twelve months of marriage, of love, of learning how to exist in a world I never imagined I’d be part of. A world where my husband wakes up before dawn to handle business, which I never ask too much about. A world where I traded in my playwright dreams for medical textbooks, where I juggle my studies with raising my brother and being a wife to a man such as Alejandro- a balance I’m still mastering.
I snap a picture of Alejandro and me, the warm glow of candlelight flickering over our faces as we lean in close, his lips pressing against my temple. The hashtag is simple: #OneYear.
With the caption, ‘One year of making the best decision of my life.’
And it’s true.
Even through the exhaustion of school, the long nights of studying, and the pressure of this new path I’ve chosen, I
