Karan Joy Almond

Fate is a Funny Animal

After multiple unsuccessful attempts to flee his country, Jorge hoped his exhaustive attempts to set foot on American soil had ended, allowing him to move into phase two of his plan. Since losing his wife to breast cancer, he had been singularly focused on bringing his young daughter, Delilah, to America where she would have more opportunities with a better chance of surviving the genetic curse that had taken so many women in her mother’s lineage. Jorge was not poor, but had simply not earned enough money to cover his wife’s treatment. After losing his childhood sweetheart, he became laser focused on a trajectory that would change his daughter’s destiny. Having been denied legal channels to American citizenship, he decided his only option was to become an undocumented immigrant, work hard, and earn the right to bring Delilah to America where they could become citizens.