**Transformation and Tacos: Maria's Unexpected Journey**
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1. **The Story of Tommy and the Magical Flip Flops**
2. Tommy is a 5-year-old boy.
3. His full name is Thomas John Sullivan.
4. Tommy’s birthday is August 15, 2018.
5. Tommy was born in the year 2018.
6. He is 3 feet 7 inches tall.
7. Tommy weighs 45 pounds.
8. He has light brown hair in a bowl cut.
9. Tommy's eyes are bright blue.
10. He is white.
11. His mother’s name is Jessica Anne Sullivan.
12. Jessica is 30 years old.
13. Jessica's birthday is April 25, 1993.
14. She stands at 5 feet 6 inches.
15. She weighs 140 pounds.
16. Jessica’s hair is blonde and styled in loose waves.
17. Jessica's eyes are green.
18. Tommy's grandmother’s name is Barbara Jane Sullivan.
19. Barbara is 65 years old.
20. Her birthday is on May 10, 1958.
21. Barbara is about 5 feet 5 inches tall.
22. She weighs roughly 160 pounds.
23. Her hair is gray and curly.
24. Barbara’s eyes are brown.
25. Tommy’s female friend is named Isabella.
26. Isabella is 4 years old.
27. Isabella’s birthday is January 4, 2019.
28. She was born in the year 2019.
29. Isabella is a Hispanic girl.
30. She is 3 feet 4 inches tall.
31. Isabella weighs 38 pounds.
32. She has long, dark brown hair, straight and shiny.
33. Isabella’s eyes are dark brown.
34. Isabella’s mother is named Maria Elena Ramirez.
35. Maria is 70 years old.
36. Maria's birthday is in 1953.
37. Maria stands at 4 feet 10 inches.
38. She weighs over 300 pounds.
39. Maria’s hair is black, always kept in a traditional bun.
40. Maria was born in Mexico.
41. She has hazel eyes.
42. Isabella's father is named Juan Carlos Ramirez.
43. Juan is 72 years old.
44. His birthday is in 1951.
45. Juan is 5 feet 4 inches tall.
46. He weighs 200 pounds.
47. Juan's hair is gray, kept short.
48. He has dark brown eyes.
49. Today, Tommy is visiting Isabella at her house.
50. Maria is wearing a floral tank top.
51. The tank top has bright sunflowers printed on it.
52. She is also wearing denim shorts.
53. The shorts are frayed at the hems.
54. Maria is wearing flip flops.
55. The flip flops have a pink, sparkly strap.
56. Maria has on large hoop earrings.
57. She is wearing a wedding ring.
58. Maria has a golden necklace.
59. She dons a silver bracelet.
60. Another accessory is a beaded anklet.
61. Maria’s nails are painted red.
62. Maria speaks broken English.
63. She sees something in Tommy's hand.
64. Maria takes it from him.
65. "What you doin'? Give me that!" she says.
66. The item is a small toy car.
67. Tommy begs for the car back.
68. "Please, Mrs. Ramirez, I need it!"
69. Maria refuses to listen.
70. "No! You no get back."
71. She tells Tommy and Isabella they are going out.
72. "We go now. El esposo and me."
73. Isabella turns to Tommy.
74. “You can look for your car in my room.”
75. Tommy decides to look for his toy car.
76. He goes to Isabella’s room.
77. Tommy takes off his shoes and socks.
78. He spots a picture on the wall.
79. The picture is of a young Maria.
80. She was at her school graduation.
81. Maria wore a white dress.
82. Maria looked happy, smiling widely.
83. The year was 1981.
84. Tommy spots his toy car.
85. He walks over to it.
86. Tommy trips over something.
87. He looks down.
88. He sees his feet in Maria’s flip flops.
89. Tommy tries to kick them off aggressively.
90. He hates girly clothes.
91. Tommy can’t get the flip flops to budge.
92. His feet start to crack.
93. They age and turn darker.
94. Red toenail polish forms on his toes.
95. The flip flops fit perfectly.
96. Tommy freaks out.
97. “Ew! I have Mrs. Ramirez's feet!”
98. Tommy tries to kick them off again.
99. “Get them off! Get them off!”
100. Tommy’s legs shift.
101. They become chubby and feminine.
102. A pair of panties form on him.
103. The same denim shorts appear on him.
104. Tommy's body changes.
105. He now has a woman's body.
106. A bra forms on him.
107. The floral tank top appears on him.
108. Tommy’s hands and arms change.
109. Red nail polish forms on his fingernails.
110. His arms become chubby.
111. Tommy's head and hair change.
112. His face becomes rounder.
113. His hair grows long and black.
114. List of Tommy’s New Features:
115. Chubby cheeks.
116. Rounded nose.
117. Long black hair.
118. Hazel eyes.
119. Higher cheekbones.
120. Fuller lips.
121. Older, more mature look.
122. Wider forehead.
123. Larger ears.
124. Smaller, daintier hands.
125. Tommy freaks out again.
126. “No! I look like Mrs. Ramirez!”
127. All six jewelry pieces form on Tommy.
128. He picks up the picture.
129. Tommy is scared.
130. “I’m turning into her!”
131. Tommy drops the picture.
132. He realizes he is older than his grandma.
133. “I don’t wanna be older than grandma.”
134. His voice and accent change.
135. The changes start to hurt more.
136. Tommy yelps, “!AY!”
137. Tommy covers his mouth.
138. “Mommy! Why I scream like Mrs. Ramirez?”
139. “I sound so old!”
140. Tommy keeps freaking out.
141. “I no like dis!”
142. “I Tommy!” he says wrong.
143. Tommy tries again, "I Thomas!"
144. He can't say it right, “I Tomà s!”
145. Tommy cries.
146. He pulls at his hair.
147. Tommy tries to scrape off nail polish.
148. The flip flops get in the way.
149. His memories begin to change.
150. Tommy only remembers being a woman.
151. Maria looks around.
152. She looks down at herself.
153. She was scratching her toenail polish.
154. She says loudly, “QUE!”
155. Maria wonders why.
156. “Why I mess with pedicure?”
157. Maria recalls saying Tommy's name.
158. She yells it, “Tomà s!”
159. Maria sticks her feet out.
160. She admires her pedicure.
161. Maria walks over to her purse.
162. She picks it up.
163. Maria pulls out her sunglasses.
164. She puts them on.
165. Maria throws her purse over her shoulder.
166. She takes a couple steps.
167. Maria walks slowly at first.
168. Maria adjusts her purse.
169. She adjusts her sunglasses.
170. She walks faster.
171. Maria tests her shoes.
172. She clips her heels.
173. Maria swings her hips.
174. She bends her knees.
175. She bounces slightly.
176. Maria stubs her toe.
177. She yells, “!AY!”
178. Maria bends and grabs her foot.
179. She lectures herself.
180. “Maria, you do this wrong:
181. 1. You no walk careful.
182. 2. You no see where going.
183. 3. You wear wrong shoes.
184. 4. You no good balance.
185. 5. You forget how to walk.”
186. She spots the photo on the ground.
187. Maria clip clops over to it.
188. She picks it up.
189. Tears roll down her face.
190. Maria yells, “!AY!”
191. She talks to herself.
192. "This picture from 1981."
193. "I was at my graduation."
194. "I wore white dress."
195. "I was 28 years old."
196. "Why I keep dis photo?"
197. Maria puts the picture back.
198. She never remembers being Tommy.
199. Maria goes over to her former mom's house.
200. She drives there.
201. Maria walks up to the door.
202. She knocks on it.
203. Her former mom opens the door.
204. Former mom asks,
205. “Have you seen Tommy?”
206. Maria gets confused.
207. “No understand. Que?”
208. She walks inside.
209. She sits down.
210. The furniture creaks.
211. Former mom compliments her.
212. “Your outfit is lovely, Maria!”
213. Maria is happy.
214. She says, “Tank you!”
215. Maria brags.
216. “Tank you! You look nice too.”
217. Maria goes to the fridge.
218. She criticizes.
219. “Why you no have more Mexican food?”
220. She mentions specific brands.
221. “Where is Corona? Tecate? Mezcal? Cazadores?”
222. Maria leaves the house.
223. She walks back to her car.
224. Maria intends to buy ingredients.
225. And some Mexican alcohol.
226. She arrives at the store.
227. She grabs the ingredients.
228. Maria asks for alcohol.
229. She pronounces them perfectly.
230. Female cashier asks for ID.
231. "Can I see your ID?"
232. Maria gets confused.
233. "Que?" she asks.
234. She adjusts her sunglasses.
235. Maria adjusts her purse.
236. Cashier repeats herself.
237. "I need your ID please."
238. Maria says, “!AY!”
239. She starts listing.
240. “I born in 1953.”
241. “I am 70 years old.”
242. “I have gray hair.”
243. “I have wrinkles.”
244. “I no can drive if not old.”
245. Cashier defends rule:
246. "1. It's store policy."
247. "2. I ask everyone for ID."
248. "3. You must show it."
249. "4. Age does not matter."
250. "5. I am following the law."
251. Cashier caves in.
252. “Fine, you take this.”
253. Maria grabs her alcohol.
254. She drives home.
255. Maria grabs her purse.
256. She throws it over her shoulder.
257. Maria pulls out her keys.
258. She grabs her groceries.
259. Maria brings them inside.
260. She puts everything away.
261. Maria clip clops to a mirror.
262. She looks at her reflection.
263. Maria still wears her sunglasses.
264. Her purse is still on her shoulder.
265. She says to herself,
266. “Maria, you a Mexican woman.”
267. “You 70 years old.”
268. “You have handsome husband.”
269. Maria admires herself.
270. She smiles at her reflection.
271. Maria heads to the kitchen.
272. She starts cooking.
273. She prepares a traditional Mexican meal.
274. Maria hums as she cooks.
275. She makes tacos.
276. She cooks beans and rice.
277. Maria sets the table.
278. She pours herself a drink.
279. Maria sits down to eat.
280. She enjoys her meal, feeling fully herself in her new life.
This story was generated by user manemansteve3 with assistance by one of OpenAI’s large-scale language-generation model; prompts used to help generate the story are shown below.
Images were generated with OpenAI's AI system, DALL·E 2, or uploaded by the user.
AI Prompts
Prompt: A long 280 sentences story in a formatted list of 1 to 280 about a 5 year old boy with a description of the boy's name, his age, birthday, birth year, height, weight, hair color and style and eye color and race being white. Include his mom's name being an American name, age being younger than the grandma and Mexican mom, birthday, birth year being way after the grandma and Mexican mom, height, weight, hair color and style and eye color. Include his grandma's name being an American name, age being 5 years younger than the Mexican mom, birthday, birth year being 5 years after the Mexican mom, height, weight, hair color and style and eye color. Have the boy be at his female friend's house and have her be Hispanic and include her name, age being younger than him, birthday, birth year, height, weight, hair color and style and eye color. Include his friend's mom's name, age being 5 years older than his grandma, birthday, birth year being 5 years before his grandma, height being under 5 feet, weight over 300 pounds, hair color and style being kept in a traditional bun, what country she was from being Mexico, eye color. Include her dad's name, age, birthday, birth year, height, weight, hair color and style and eye color. Have the mom be wearing a tank top with a detailed description of the tank top, shorts with a description of the shorts and flip flops with a description of the flip flops being feminine as well as sunglasses with a description of the sunglasses. Have her be wearing 6 pieces of jewelry in a formatted list of 1 to 6 including hoop earrings and a wedding ring. Have her have her nails painted and include the color. Have her speak broken English and have her see something in the boy's hand taking it and have her say something to him as she confiscated it and have it be in quoted text in broken English spelling words wrong and include what the item is she took. Have him beg for it back in perfect English referring to her as Mrs. and her last name and have her refuse to listen to him and reject his plea and have it be in quoted text in broken English spelling words wrong. Have her tell her daughter and the boy she and her husband were going out and have it be in quoted text in broken English spelling words wrong. Have his friend tell him to go look for his thing and have it be in quoted text including what it was. Have him go into her room taking his shoes and socks off. Have him spot a picture of his friend's mom from way back in the day and include where she was and what she was wearing and what she looked like and what year it was. Have him spot his item walking over to it tripping over something only to look down and see his feet were now in the flip flops his friend's mom was wearing earlier. Have him try to kick them off aggressively as he had no intention of wearing them and hated girly clothes but have him be unable to get them to budge. Have his feet start cracking and aging turning a darker shade as red toenail polish formed on his toes fitting the flip flops perfectly and have him freak out and have it be in quoted text as he got grossed out at the nail polish and how his feet looked like Mrs. last name's including her last name. Have him really try to kick the flip flops off saying get them off get them off and have it be in quoted text as he said his name over and over. Have his legs shift into chubby female ones as a pair of panties formed on him and the same pair of shorts his friend's mom was wearing earlier formed on him and have his body change and shift into a woman's as a bra formed on him and the same tank top from earlier. Have his hands and arms change as red nail polish formed on his fingernails and his arms got chubbier and have his head and hair and his 10 features change into his friend's mom's in a formatted list of 1 to 10 as he freaked out again and have it be in quoted text and have all of the jewelry form on his body including the wedding ring. Have him pick up the picture of his friend's mom again scared that he's turning into her before dropping the picture on the ground. Have a small part of him realize he's slightly older than his grandma making him uncomfortable and have him say i don't wanna be older than grandma and have it be in quoted text with "older than grandma" coming out in broken English and spelled in broken English too. Have his voice and accent change the changes started to hurt more and have him yelp !AY! before covering his mouth as he freaked out yelling for mommy and saying why he screamed like his friend's mom referring to her as Mrs. last name and saying how old he sounded and have it be in quoted text in broken English spelling words wrong covering his mouth at how he was talking and how old he sounded and how weird his voice sounded cause of the accent and have it be in quoted text in broken English spelling words wrong. Have him say his name again and have it be in quoted text in broken English spelling words wrong and show his name being spelled the way he said it and show that he said it wrong and was unable to say it correctly scaring him as he tried to say it correctly. Have him try to pull his now longer hair out of a bun as he started crying. Have him bend down on his knees trying to scrape off the nail polish off his feet being unable to remove it with the flip flops getting in the way. Have his memories began to change until he only remembered being a woman. Have the woman instantly look around and look down at herself noticing she was scratching her toenail polish for some reason saying QUE loudly and have it be in quoted text filling in the blanks in broken English spelling words wrong as she stood up wondering why she was messing with her pedicure. Have her remember saying her daughter's friend's name earlier and have her yell her daughter's friend's name and have it be in quoted text in broken English no longer aware she was pronouncing it wrong and spell it the same incorrect way as earlier. Have her stick both her feet out admiring the way her pedicure looked in the flip flops Have her walk over to her purse picking it up pulling her sunglasses out and putting them on and have her throw her purse over her shoulder. Have her take a couple steps in the flip flops to test being specific on what she did as she walked slow and what she did as she walked fast in a formatted list of 1 to 10 adjusting her purse and her sunglasses as she did so. Have her walk in the direction of her mirror stubbing her toe and instantly yelling !AY! and have it be in quoted text bending down to grab her foot and saying something in very very broken English in frustration lecturing herself in broken English and calling herself by her first name in broken English and listing 5 things she did wrong to stub her and have it all be in quoted text in broken English in a formatted list of 1 to 5. Have her spot the photo on the ground clip clopping over to it and picking it up. Have her look at the photo of herself getting emotional as tears rolled down her face and she yelled !AY! and have it be in quoted text as she talked to herself about the year it was, where she was, what she was doing, how old she was, why she kept the photo, etc and have it be in quoted text in broken English as she put the picture back where it belonged. Have her never change back and never remember who she used to be. Have her go over to her former mom's house and have her drive over walking up to the door and knocking on it. Have her former mom ask if she had seen her son and have it be in quoted text. Have the woman get confused and have it be in quoted text in broken English walking inside and sitting down causing the furniture to creak. Have the former mom compliment her outfit and her jewelry and have it be in quoted text. Have the woman be happy as she bragged saying thank you and have it be in quoted text in broken English spelling words wrong complimenting the woman back saying thank like tank and spelling it like that in all the quoted texts she used it in. Have her go to her former mom's fridge criticizing her for not having more Mexican dishes and also mentioning a few popular Mexican beer brands and heavy liquor brands all being real and have it all be in quoted text. Have the Mexican woman left the house walking back to her car intending to buy all the ingredients for the Mexican food she believed her former mom should have and all the alcohol she believed her former mom should have. Have her arrive at the store grabbing the ingredients and asking for some Mexican alcohol brands pronouncing them perfectly as she asked for them. Have the female cashier ask for ID and have it be in quoted text. Have the Mexican woman get confused saying que and have it be in quoted text in Spanish adjusting her sunglasses over her eyes and adjusting her purse on her shoulder. Have the cashier repeat herself and have it be in quoted text. Have the Mexican woman say !AY! in frustration and start saying 5 things in response to being asked for ID saying the year she was born and how old she was and things to prove she was old being specific in a formatted list of 1 to 5 in broken English. Have the female cashier defend her rule to ask everyone for ID and respond to all 5 things in a formatted list of 1 to 5. Have her eventually cave in and let the woman have her alcohol without having to show ID. Have her get home grabbing her purse from the front seat and throwing it over her shoulder pulling out her house keys as she grabbed her groceries bringing them inside. Have her put everything away before clip clopping to a nearby mirror and looking at her reflection still wearing her sunglasses and with her purse still on her shoulder. Have her say something to herself and have it be in quoted text in broken English referring to herself by her first name in regards to herself as a Mexican woman and in regards to her age and mentioning her husband. Continue the story from here.
Response: 1. **The Story of Tommy and the Magical Flip Flops** 2. Tommy is a 5-year-old boy. 3. His full name is Thomas John Sullivan. 4. Tommy’s birthday is August 15, 2018. 5. Tommy was born in the year 2018. 6. He is 3 feet 7 inches tall. 7. Tommy weighs 45 pounds. 8. He has light brown hair in a bowl cut. 9. Tommy's eyes are bright blue. 10. He is white. 11. His mother’s name is Jessica Anne Sullivan. 12. Jessica is 30 years old. 13. Jessica's birthday is April 25, 1993. 14. She stands at 5 feet 6 inches. 15. She weighs 140 pounds. 16. Jessica’s hair is blonde and styled in loose waves. 17. Jessica's eyes are green. 18. Tommy's grandmother’s name is Barbara Jane Sullivan. 19. Barbara is 65 years old. 20. Her birthday is on May 10, 1958. 21. Barbara is about 5 feet 5 inches tall. 22. She weighs roughly 160 pounds. 23. Her hair is gray and curly. 24. Barbara’s eyes are brown. 25. Tommy’s female friend is named Isabella. 26. Isabella is 4 years old. 27. Isabella’s birthday is January 4, 2019. 28. She was born in the year 2019. 29. Isabella is a Hispanic girl. 30. She is 3 feet 4 inches tall. 31. Isabella weighs 38 pounds. 32. She has long, dark brown hair, straight and shiny. 33. Isabella’s eyes are dark brown. 34. Isabella’s mother is named Maria Elena Ramirez. 35. Maria is 70 years old. 36. Maria's birthday is in 1953. 37. Maria stands at 4 feet 10 inches. 38. She weighs over 300 pounds. 39. Maria’s hair is black, always kept in a traditional bun. 40. Maria was born in Mexico. 41. She has hazel eyes. 42. Isabella's father is named Juan Carlos Ramirez. 43. Juan is 72 years old. 44. His birthday is in 1951. 45. Juan is 5 feet 4 inches tall. 46. He weighs 200 pounds. 47. Juan's hair is gray, kept short. 48. He has dark brown eyes. 49. Today, Tommy is visiting Isabella at her house. 50. Maria is wearing a floral tank top. 51. The tank top has bright sunflowers printed on it. 52. She is also wearing denim shorts. 53. The shorts are frayed at the hems. 54. Maria is wearing flip flops. 55. The flip flops have a pink, sparkly strap. 56. Maria has on large hoop earrings. 57. She is wearing a wedding ring. 58. Maria has a golden necklace. 59. She dons a silver bracelet. 60. Another accessory is a beaded anklet. 61. Maria’s nails are painted red. 62. Maria speaks broken English. 63. She sees something in Tommy's hand. 64. Maria takes it from him. 65. "What you doin'? Give me that!" she says. 66. The item is a small toy car. 67. Tommy begs for the car back. 68. "Please, Mrs. Ramirez, I need it!" 69. Maria refuses to listen. 70. "No! You no get back." 71. She tells Tommy and Isabella they are going out. 72. "We go now. El esposo and me." 73. Isabella turns to Tommy. 74. “You can look for your car in my room.” 75. Tommy decides to look for his toy car. 76. He goes to Isabella’s room. 77. Tommy takes off his shoes and socks. 78. He spots a picture on the wall. 79. The picture is of a young Maria. 80. She was at her school graduation. 81. Maria wore a white dress. 82. Maria looked happy, smiling widely. 83. The year was 1981. 84. Tommy spots his toy car. 85. He walks over to it. 86. Tommy trips over something. 87. He looks down. 88. He sees his feet in Maria’s flip flops. 89. Tommy tries to kick them off aggressively. 90. He hates girly clothes. 91. Tommy can’t get the flip flops to budge. 92. His feet start to crack. 93. They age and turn darker. 94. Red toenail polish forms on his toes. 95. The flip flops fit perfectly. 96. Tommy freaks out. 97. “Ew! I have Mrs. Ramirez's feet!” 98. Tommy tries to kick them off again. 99. “Get them off! Get them off!” 100. Tommy’s legs shift. 101. They become chubby and feminine. 102. A pair of panties form on him. 103. The same denim shorts appear on him. 104. Tommy's body changes. 105. He now has a woman's body. 106. A bra forms on him. 107. The floral tank top appears on him. 108. Tommy’s hands and arms change. 109. Red nail polish forms on his fingernails. 110. His arms become chubby. 111. Tommy's head and hair change. 112. His face becomes rounder. 113. His hair grows long and black. 114. List of Tommy’s New Features: 115. Chubby cheeks. 116. Rounded nose. 117. Long black hair. 118. Hazel eyes. 119. Higher cheekbones. 120. Fuller lips. 121. Older, more mature look. 122. Wider forehead. 123. Larger ears. 124. Smaller, daintier hands. 125. Tommy freaks out again. 126. “No! I look like Mrs. Ramirez!” 127. All six jewelry pieces form on Tommy. 128. He picks up the picture. 129. Tommy is scared. 130. “I’m turning into her!” 131. Tommy drops the picture. 132. He realizes he is older than his grandma. 133. “I don’t wanna be older than grandma.” 134. His voice and accent change. 135. The changes start to hurt more. 136. Tommy yelps, “!AY!” 137. Tommy covers his mouth. 138. “Mommy! Why I scream like Mrs. Ramirez?” 139. “I sound so old!” 140. Tommy keeps freaking out. 141. “I no like dis!” 142. “I Tommy!” he says wrong. 143. Tommy tries again, "I Thomas!" 144. He can't say it right, “I Tomà s!” 145. Tommy cries. 146. He pulls at his hair. 147. Tommy tries to scrape off nail polish. 148. The flip flops get in the way. 149. His memories begin to change. 150. Tommy only remembers being a woman. 151. Maria looks around. 152. She looks down at herself. 153. She was scratching her toenail polish. 154. She says loudly, “QUE!” 155. Maria wonders why. 156. “Why I mess with pedicure?” 157. Maria recalls saying Tommy's name. 158. She yells it, “Tomà s!” 159. Maria sticks her feet out. 160. She admires her pedicure. 161. Maria walks over to her purse. 162. She picks it up. 163. Maria pulls out her sunglasses. 164. She puts them on. 165. Maria throws her purse over her shoulder. 166. She takes a couple steps. 167. Maria walks slowly at first. 168. Maria adjusts her purse. 169. She adjusts her sunglasses. 170. She walks faster. 171. Maria tests her shoes. 172. She clips her heels. 173. Maria swings her hips. 174. She bends her knees. 175. She bounces slightly. 176. Maria stubs her toe. 177. She yells, “!AY!” 178. Maria bends and grabs her foot. 179. She lectures herself. 180. “Maria, you do this wrong: 181. 1. You no walk careful. 182. 2. You no see where going. 183. 3. You wear wrong shoes. 184. 4. You no good balance. 185. 5. You forget how to walk.” 186. She spots the photo on the ground. 187. Maria clip clops over to it. 188. She picks it up. 189. Tears roll down her face. 190. Maria yells, “!AY!” 191. She talks to herself. 192. "This picture from 1981." 193. "I was at my graduation." 194. "I wore white dress." 195. "I was 28 years old." 196. "Why I keep dis photo?" 197. Maria puts the picture back. 198. She never remembers being Tommy. 199. Maria goes over to her former mom's house. 200. She drives there. 201. Maria walks up to the door. 202. She knocks on it. 203. Her former mom opens the door. 204. Former mom asks, 205. “Have you seen Tommy?” 206. Maria gets confused. 207. “No understand. Que?” 208. She walks inside. 209. She sits down. 210. The furniture creaks. 211. Former mom compliments her. 212. “Your outfit is lovely, Maria!” 213. Maria is happy. 214. She says, “Tank you!” 215. Maria brags. 216. “Tank you! You look nice too.” 217. Maria goes to the fridge. 218. She criticizes. 219. “Why you no have more Mexican food?” 220. She mentions specific brands. 221. “Where is Corona? Tecate? Mezcal? Cazadores?” 222. Maria leaves the house. 223. She walks back to her car. 224. Maria intends to buy ingredients. 225. And some Mexican alcohol. 226. She arrives at the store. 227. She grabs the ingredients. 228. Maria asks for alcohol. 229. She pronounces them perfectly. 230. Female cashier asks for ID. 231. "Can I see your ID?" 232. Maria gets confused. 233. "Que?" she asks. 234. She adjusts her sunglasses. 235. Maria adjusts her purse. 236. Cashier repeats herself. 237. "I need your ID please." 238. Maria says, “!AY!” 239. She starts listing. 240. “I born in 1953.” 241. “I am 70 years old.” 242. “I have gray hair.” 243. “I have wrinkles.” 244. “I no can drive if not old.” 245. Cashier defends rule: 246. "1. It's store policy." 247. "2. I ask everyone for ID." 248. "3. You must show it." 249. "4. Age does not matter." 250. "5. I am following the law." 251. Cashier caves in. 252. “Fine, you take this.” 253. Maria grabs her alcohol. 254. She drives home. 255. Maria grabs her purse. 256. She throws it over her shoulder. 257. Maria pulls out her keys. 258. She grabs her groceries. 259. Maria brings them inside. 260. She puts everything away. 261. Maria clip clops to a mirror. 262. She looks at her reflection. 263. Maria still wears her sunglasses. 264. Her purse is still on her shoulder. 265. She says to herself, 266. “Maria, you a Mexican woman.” 267. “You 70 years old.” 268. “You have handsome husband.” 269. Maria admires herself. 270. She smiles at her reflection. 271. Maria heads to the kitchen. 272. She starts cooking. 273. She prepares a traditional Mexican meal. 274. Maria hums as she cooks. 275. She makes tacos. 276. She cooks beans and rice. 277. Maria sets the table. 278. She pours herself a drink. 279. Maria sits down to eat. 280. She enjoys her meal, feeling fully herself in her new life.
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