Ellen worked hard. She felt she’s late in starting to build a real life. She’s 22 years old with barely nothing to start with and literally proceeding slow towards achieving a goal that seemed too big. Can she  do it? Shel’ll try.

Elllen earned 5,000 pesos a month as an internet cafe attendant. Not much, but she can’t have a higher-paying job because she only finished a two-year computer programming course with just a passing grade. Saturdays and Sundays Ellen worked as a photocopier operator. She got 150 per day.

Ellen worked for 20 years. Did odd jobs. Spent less on food and lesser on clothing and other accessories. Bu afttter 20 years of hard labor, Ellen only has 10,000 pesos in the bank. Most of her money went to hospitall bills.

Now, Ellen is still working. At 42, she mans a little shop in the corner. The end.

 Some people are like Ellen. They dream big and would do anything to achieve that dream. But sometimes, like Ellen’ s, big opportunities don’t come their way however much they would want to attract them. Sad, but that’s their reality. It bites and it sucks. ###