Aiyana Zihuatanejo

He'd like to think this story is about him.

They say that sometimes the hardest thing to do is also the easiest thing to do. Break ups are never easy, but when someone becomes so comfortable with a person that breaking her down is alright with him, the only thing a female is left to do is defend herself against the beast.

I don't know how I got to the point above, but the one thing I do know is that I am me: no one more. No one less...and that's what I shall continue to do - the only thing I've ever known how to do. I do not wait for love. After the pain, after the misconceptions, after all of the tears that hit the floor, I know he is out there. I believe in love.  

 There was a period where you taught me how to tear myself into teeny, tiny pieces...there was a time where I almost let you break me down. In the midst of the most uncomprehensible pain and sadness, you were a millimeter away from cutting in so deep that you would have cut right thru me. He didn't. I never let you. I refuse to let anyone do so to me, or to another that I love. I'm stronger than I thought. You always are. If there's anything I can thank my ex-boyfriend for, it would have to be how he managed to make me that much more strong and independent, so I thank you.

Comment: Aiyana, is an incredible human being. I have gotten the chance to know Aiyana and get close to her. I love her like a sister. We have gotten comments from random strangers around us at the time that we look a lot like twins. Aiyana is incredibly strong. The photo above is what you see 99% of the time. She is incredible beautiful in anyway, shape or form. I always tell her this; "You can't be a twin, without me"

"An inch. It is small and it is fragile, and it is the only thing in the world worth having. We must never lose it, or give it away. We must never let them take it from us." -Valerie, V for Vendetta

Michael Abrego

Some people have it easy, others have it hard. Some people know where they are going, and some have no clue. Some try to be outgoing, but others are so stuck up. Some people have ambition and goals, and others are just not there yet, well for me I have my goals in life already set, because I am very outgoing and I try to make my life better than what others think it is. I know where I am going in life and my mind is set on it to achieve it.

But sadly I did have a very hard life when I was young. I was abused my my father day and night because he was an addicted drunk personnel. In my mind I always thought it was because I was different, and back then I knew I was different, but didn't know how different, until now. Every day he would start the day off with a Miller Lite and it would be non-stop from there. Everyday he would find some lame reason to hit me to make it seem like it is my fault for everything that goes wrong in his life. From then on, I always would get so freaked out when someone would mention his name or say the word dad, even if it wasnt my father. There is one time in my life where I remembered I nearly died because of his drinking, we were driving home late at night and he had to pull over to take a piss, well he pulled over and got out of the car, well he forgot to put the car in park, and the car started rolling backwards because we were "parked" on a hill. I started freaking out because I was little and didn't know what to do...he was telling me to do something and I couldn't figure out what it was, then he told me to push the black handle all the way up and I did and the car stopped. I freaked out after all of this and ALL he said was are "you ok?" I was in shock I couldn't even answer him, so what does he do, he gets pissed off, but this actually was one of the times he actually did not do anything. That night I was still in overall shock, I just went to bed after I got home. I was soo terrified of him, even after my mom and him got a divorce. But from then on, I have been raised by my mother. She has actually taken care of me in the good and bad times. But it was hard to even mention that he was my father was my father where ever I went but people knew he was my father. But it all stopped after I have had enough of his crap.

 One day he took me to go work with him at his bosses house, well he asked me to climb on the ladder and watch for a power cord to come down between the walls of the garage door. So he went up to the attic and started to push the wire down and asked me if I could see it yet, well I couldn't see it yet so he said ok and tried a different route, again couldn't see it, well he kept trying and trying and he was getting furious because "I" wasn't doing my job, and all I was told was to watch for a cord and if I saw it to pull it out. Well he said and I quote, "You son of a Bitch, I am going to come down there and kick your ass!" He comes all the way down and punched me in the ribs. At that point I broke out of my nice self and I snapped and hit him back and said, "I don't care if you go back to prison, I hope you do and never see me again!!!" I climbed down the ladder and started to walk home. He knew I was not kidding. He stood there for a minute then came after me and apologized, I was still very angry but I knew I had a long walk home so I just stuck it out until we finished and I told him I wanted to go home. From then on, he knows now that I cant be messed with. I have stood up for myself from then on and I dont let anyone mess with my life or friends. I am proud to be who I am and what I have become. I have a very successful life that is currently on the right path and I am striving to keep it there. My life is mine and no one elses and if you do not like it, I am not one of those who will beg you to become my friend, if you want to be my friend that is your choice and I will accept it with a high optimism. I have a loving family and my mother I have to thank for it all, she has raised me from birth and became a single parent when I was about 10 years old and she is the one who has kept me out of trouble. She has thought me how to take care of myself and what I should and should not do and for that I love her with all my heart! Without her, I don't even know if I would be here right now and I have her to thank for that.

Comment: I haven't known Michael that long. But since I have, I do know that I know that he is a sweet, honest, and really good guy. If he wouldn't have told me this story, I wouldn't have known. He is strong, I can see this.

Just know if you have been abused or beaten in your life, you are not the only one. This is 'Mi Cuento' and I am not going to let anyone alternate my life or my life choices and you shouldn't either. Be strong and just know that there are others out there who could use your story to help them get through. I am glad to share this with you and am willing to talk anytime when you need it.

The Reason

Well, I had the idea of doing this when I saw no h8 campaign photos (click here to see example photos 1, 2, 3).

Pretty much what I want this to become is just a place where people can come and express a story that they either want to share with the people who see this website (of course if they don't then I won't share it) or just get shot to be in the story. The words will be put on the subject depending on what the story relates to; example- you got beat as a child you would put the words "Mi Cuento" on where you got beat thigh, arms, etc. Make sense? 

I want the photos to look like you were when you were a child; I want it to look nude. It's a complicated idea, I'm sure, but with the right determination and the model willing to try, I believe we can achieve it.

If you have any questions or would like to be a model for this please contact me on my email photographybycesar@yahoo.com or my Facebook.

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