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Meet Cora

Cora POV
My name is Cora and I'm an 19 year old girl who has just started out in life. I've moved out into a nice but extremely tiny apartment with a friend from school. It's hard to have a life. I'm use to my parents just doing everything for me but now I'm responsible for everything.
I remember what it was like just a few years ago, I would just lie in bed for hours everyday getting lost in the internet watching pointless YouTube videos. I used to have a crush on this guy named Joe. He was 5 years older than me so I never really thought I would have a shot at him. Oh and I guess I should've mentioned that we lived on opposite sides of the world to each other.

I never thought I could even have a tiny little but of hope that we would ever meet or cross paths at some point in life until today. May 4th 2017.

This journey of a massive and slightly creepy coincidence began on this cold overcast day as I left for the airport. My roommate Ellie was dragging me on a cruise with her boyfriend for their 1 year anniversary. I'm pretty sure I was only being invited because they got more onboard credit if I came. I kinda hated cruises now. Just the thought of being out in the middle of the ocean that is countless metres deep just doesn't seem very appealing to me. I mean it was all really fun when I was younger, I could go to the Dreamworks breakfast and go ice skating and do all the other stuff on the boat but now that I'm older everything is so boring. It's like being trapped in jail that I'm paying for with my crappy salary at McDonald's . At least I have a better chance of escaping from jail than off this boat. But anyway I agreed to go this time and it was the best decision I ever made.

I hopped in the Uber that was taking me to the airport. 40 minutes later we arrived at Sydney airport and I got out and wheeled my suitcase inside. I looked on the board of flights and ours hadn't been delayed thankfully. We were on our way to LA. The only cruise going to Alaska was from there. I hate flights. It's just so loud and tight in there and plus the food is shit but I have wanted to visit Alaska for a very long time.

Our plane started boarding. I was split up from Ellie and her Boyfriend Jesse. I didn't mind, all they do is make out anyway. I listened to a playlist of 6 songs throughout the whole 14 hour flight. Which to this day I can't stand to listen to one more time. I also watched 23 and 24 Jump Street. And then during the last hour of suffering with overbordemness ( a disorder that I made up while being bored) I fell asleep. Typical. Very tired, I walked off the plane. I'm glad our plane wasn't delayed or we might've missed getting off the boat as we were the last group to board.
We went and collected our bags and went into our street.

Our cab driver, Marcus was already waiting for us. He seemed pretty friendly but he looked like a creep so I wanted to get out of there as soon as I could. Luckily Marcus pulled up right next to where we had to board the boat. I really hate walking long distances and just exercise in general. I was determined to get away from Ellie and Jesse. Their love just really annoys me, my friend Karen thinks it's because I'm all alone and very single. I kinda think this too but just disagree to make myself feel better. That made me think that this is such a great opportunity to find a boyfriend. But then I thought about the trouble and how much effort it would be to go to singles night and having to mingle with everyone but I kept an open mind still.

There was a really long line to get through customs so this story will will continue soon