Chola Vaga

Her real name is Francisca...but like all families she had to have a nickname...her's was Chola. Like any other kid at a public school, she quickly learned how to ditch school, smoke and get into all sorts of mayhem. BUT she also had "talent." Chola rolled with her crew during the evenings, but she always made sure to stop at her grandmothers. Her grandmother was of Mayan descent. She loved her grandmother. Her abuela would always tell her stories of her country, of where her heart lay.

Chola's family had been relocated from Kings Row to Port Oaks when her father decided to change jobs and work for a man named...Dr. _________. He thought it would be a change for the better...but only after a few months he had died in a work accident. Because he had not been there long enough for the insurance to "kick in," they had to spend what they had for his funeral and save what they could for rent, till Chola's mother was able to get work. It was tough at first.

Chola never spoke of her fathers death. At the funeral she was quiet and solemn. To cope she numbed herself with drugs and alcohol. She was spiraling. The only constant was her grandmother.