User:Gemahh!

Her Life
Gema Martinez was born in Inglewood, California, in 1992 to her salvadorian motherVioleta and her mexican father Fidel. She grew up in a small apartment in the border of Lennox and Inglewood. When she was two years old, her parents split and she moved in with her god mother Yolanda. Along with her two kids Manuel Jr. and Veronica living at home, Yolanda raised her as her own. Meanwhile the mother Violeta was constantly working and picked Gema up on the weekends. Gema attended a presybetarian preschool (not at all her faith but her god mother said it was a very good school). When she entered Kindergarten she attended Kelso Elementary School, in Inglewood, California. Gema's mother soon remarried in 1997, to a man named Alfredo. Along with Gema her mother moved in with her new husband in Gardena, California. There Gema met her best friend Gladis. When she first moved it was very difficult for Gema to adapt to this strange environment. She couldn't fully grasp the new independance that she needed to have. At her god mothers's house she was constantly pampered and greatly adored. She felt so lonely and afraid, she missed the way living with her god mother was, she was the baby of the house and everything she ever wanted was given to her. Her stepfather had very different beliefs and was not so fond of everyone spoiling her all the time, he wanted her to act and be like the other children of her age in his family; Loud, energetic, independant, and very accepting of what everyone had to say. Gema although never changed, she was always quiet and very reserved. She never really felt like sharing or being part of her stepfamily, she felt like she didn't belong (to this day she feels this way). Next door to her new house there lived a woman named Elena and her two daughters Michelle, and Gladis. Gema became very attached to them and would often go to their house and play barbies, school, office etc. Gladis being only one year and a half older than Gema instantly bonded and they became best friends to this day. Michelle was four years apart so it was only natural that they werent so close. Around the year 1999, Gema used to be of the Catholic faith, so she had her first communion. She chose Elena to be her god mother, Gema felt extremely close to this woman. At times she felt Elena, understood her more than her own mother. It was so easy for Gema to get along with older people, because she never really had that "childlike" attitude in her, she was always so serious and reserved. When Gema completed Elementary School in Amestoy Elementary in Gardena. She moved on into Peary Middle School also in Gardena. There she met some of the cruelest people she would ever encounter, and she would also meet great people that inspired and deeply meant something in her life. She attended there for 3 years. She did not culminate from the 8th grade, she messed up alot in school, she hardly every payed attention and could honestly care less for any of the work or her grades. This came as a shock to her family, because Gema had been a really really good student, she was even in a program called "Gifted and Talented", and some of her teachers were even thinking about her skipping a grade. But quite frankly this wasn't the case at this time, she was going through a phase where she didn't care about the future, only instant gratification. This continued on as she moved on to Gardena High School in 2006. During the summer of the 8th grade, Gema went to Toronto,Canada to visit her aunt Lupe. Since Gema constantly wore black and listened to Psychobilly, Metal, and Alternative (and a few black metal bands). She was considered "different" by her conservative family. Her aunt talked her into wearing more colors and listening to different music (jungle music), which was the music Lupe and her brother Moy, listened to. So as Gema returned back to the U.S, she came back with a different attitude, and a different style of dress, determined that she would change. The first couple months Gema tried to keep the "look" (lol), but as she met J, she became inspired and convinced that what she had going on was not her thing. She met J in her computer class, he was a senior and belonged to a popular local band in Gardena. She was thrilled to have him in her class, so not knowing anyone in that particular class she went and sat next to him. He seemed like a very different and eccentric guy, although she was not at all romantically attracted to him, so seemed like a pretty cool guy to be around. Days went by and he began flirting with her, he would give her little pumpkin baskets and plastic skeletons, and he would say "expect a lot of little things, I get generous around this time", (at the time it was September, close to October which brought Halloween). One day as they were leaving class he hugged her and kissed her on the cheek. She immediately realized that she was in "love". They "talked" for about a year after that. Although now she realizes that she greatly admired him rather than romantically loved him, as supports this quote from her "well I now realize that Jay was one of the best inspirations and even role models if you will, I loved him as that, it really sucks things had to end the way they did, I wish we could have just been friends" although they seldom talk, she denies rumors that she is romantically still involved. "I would say now, me and jay are just aqquantances...I care for his well being, but that's about it."

Also in the ninth grade she met her current best friend Stacey, stacey and gema grew to like each other so very quickly. They became so close they were inseperable, Gema saw stacey as the big sister she never had and Stacey saw Gema as the little sister. They began going to shows together, just partying, drinking, and hanging out and meeting new people. (they continue to do this to this day). "Stacey, is amazing I wouldnt trade her for the world" says a happy Gema (lol). At the shows Gema has gone to she met several amazing people but some of her most admirable friends are Martha, Abraham, and Latisha. "These kids are always together at shows, it just seems like they really have a great time" says a witness.