Portada Trabajo Universidad -

(The Cost of a Dream)

She deleted the template. Instead, she opened a photo she had taken last winter: the university library at dawn, frost on the windows, light spilling from the third floor where she had spent hundreds of hours. She placed it as the background. Over it, she wrote: portada trabajo universidad

She printed the cover page first, alone. The cheap ink smudged near her thumb. It wasn't perfect. But as she slid it into the clear plastic sleeve, she realized: the portada was not a mask. It was a door she had built herself, with borrowed tools and trembling hands. (The Cost of a Dream) She deleted the template

"Portada trabajo universidad," she whispered to herself, typing the words into a search engine. A thousand rigid templates appeared: blue gradients, clip art globes, generic serif fonts. Universidad de Buenos Aires , she typed at the top. Then her name. Then the date. Over it, she wrote: She printed the cover

"The seal is inside," Sofía replied. And for the first time, she believed it.

Below that, in small letters: Trabajo Final – Sociología . Her name. Her father's name, too, as a dedication she would later erase.