In this chapter, the scene that stood out the most to me was the dentist office. It starts off with the office calling Reyna out of class because her mother has come. Her excitement makes the disappointment so much harsher when she realizes they meant her step mom Mila. However, once she is in the dentist and has to pretend to be Mila's biological child, we see a yearning for that mother daughter connection as Reyna wishes she could really become Cindy. Reyna seems to have very low self esteem and see all the other women as prettier than her, especially Cindy. She doesn't understand how Mila cannot be the mother that she so craves. Jealous of Cindy, who doesn't even treat her own mother well, Mila gives in to the anesthesia from the dentist and calls Mila "Mami Mila". She was able to overcome her fear of being rejected to reach out to this woman who could fulfill the whole her own mother left when she remarried. Despite this brave attempt, she is instantly rejected by Mila and is told that she is not allowed to call her mami. Abandoned by two mothers, Reyna's world starts to fall apart. The strength she needs to bounce back from this will be tremendous.
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