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Quote #10
They both wore clean work shirts, light blue with faded elbows. Esperanza had on a worn denim skirt and flat loafers. I had asked them please not to wear their very best for this occasion, not their Immigration-fooling clothes. It had to look like Turtle was going to be better off with me. When they came out that morning dressed as refugees I had wanted to cry out, No! I was wrong. Don't sacrifice your pride for me. But this is how badly they wanted to make it work. (16.37)
It's a testament to Estevan and Esperanza's friendship that they're happy to do whatever they can to help Taylor keep Turtle, even if it means sacrificing their own dignity. Seriously, Shmoopers: where else do people try so hard to do right by one another?