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“Circumstances have made you very independent at an early age, Ms. Esperanza,” Judge McIntyre said. “But you must allow others to help you when you need it. Remember that.”
Nina, the English version of niña, which means ‘girl’ in Spanish.
Esperanza, which means ‘hope.’”
comprehension. “Warrior girl.”
“I’ve given up on hope,” she said quietly, then lifted her chin. “From now on, I fight.”
“After years of seeking, I thought I would never have Hope again. But today, everything changed. She calls herself a Warrior now. But to me, she will always be . . . The One That Got Away.”
spurring her evolution from victim to protector.
Like so many others in her life, they had abandoned her. This was the moment when she had truly accepted she was alone. That she could only count on herself.
“Predators are all about control,” Kent said. “Part of their personality entertains grandiose notions of superiority, but another part has to dominate everyone around them in order to cover deep-seated feelings of inadequacy.” “That’s a total contradiction,” Nina said.
Past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior.”
