Sabrina Martínez

Sabrina was Virginia born and raised, until she moved out to Chicago, IL for city life, after graduating college with a B.A. in Business and Marketing.  Unfortunately, the employment scene was difficult and she had to resort to a handful of jobs to make rent.  She met a young man who she thought was her lifelong love through working, and after months of dating, he moved into her apartment with her. But upon finding she was pregnant, her boyfriend angrily up and left, unwilling to partake in raising a child. Unwilling to abort, Sabrina had her son, Angelo, by herself, and later received the help of her parents from a distance.

For roughly ten years, Sabrina raised Angelo on her own, but trying to feed and sustain herself and her young son, she was more often at work than home, incapable of nurturing him as much as she wanted. This led Angelo into plenty of trouble with no one to watch him, much to her worry; he wanted the attention of his mother. Their poverty became worse with time, having reached a point she was rationing food for him. Fearing for the wellbeing of her son, she finally sent him off to Virginia to be with her grandparents, while she continued to try gaining some financial stability. She promised to come back for him when she could support the two of them.

Sadly, by the time Sabrina had a good job and a stable housing situation, Angelo was almost graduated. Missing Angelo's primary school years continues to pain her, but regardless, she still offers as much help as she can. She comes to be quite fond of Jamie, Angelo's later boyfriend, and is very supportive of the two. She wouldn't miss their wedding for the world.