Pick Me Up! Special

THE COVER UP

Determined young mum Emily Quijano was living in Orem, Utah – but she was dreaming of California.

Emily, 23, had big plans for her and Gabriel Almiron, the three-year-old son she adored.

And in 2015, she was on the precipice of the next exciting phase of her life.

Since Emily had divorced Gabriel’s dad, she had reverted back to her maiden name.

She was a strong, independent woman – she lived her life fearlessly, and wasn’t daunted about starting again.

Emily had enrolled at college, and had invested $13,000 to do a massage course.

She was close to graduating and planned to move back to California, where she and her family were from.

A job in an Italian restaurant was helping her to pay for the move, too.

Her new career was

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