Dream in the Land of the Elves

· Chapter 1 ·

The alarm clock rang at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday morning.

That day was the best day of my life; it was the day that I was leaving Mexico to spend a whole year in Ireland, that was my dream since I was 12.

I was going to study the sophomore year there.

My name is Mina, Mina Velasco, and I'm 16 years old. This is the first time I'm on my own away from my family, friends and practically everything I know.

I woke up very excited and went to the bathroom to start getting ready.

After my bath, I got dressed and ready to go to my grandparents house so I could say goodbye; though I had already done a farewell party where I had said goodbye to all my family and friends.

When I went down, my mom was finishing making breakfast: pancakes, my favorite.

"Hey mom." I said.

"Hi Mina, are you ready?" she asked.

"I think so." I answered.

"Don't worry, everything will be fine." she assured me.

My mother, Cora, is the mos loving and understanding person I know, that's why everybody always ask for advice and rely on her in their needs, I can always count on her. I love her very much.

"Can you tell Vania, Nicholas and your dad that breakfast's ready?" she asked.

"Yeah." I said.

When I went to my room, my sister was finishing dressing.

"Hi Vania." I said.

"Hello." she said.

"Um, breakfst's ready, so go downstairs when you're done." I told her.

"Ok, I'll go in a minute." she replied.

Vania. She's two years younger than me, she's 14. She loves to dress well and fashionably. I love her, she is one of the only people with whom I can laugh to tears; although she often drives me crazy, but that's what brothers and sisters do right?

I went to the room next door, it was my brother's, Nicholas. I knocked on the door.

"Come in!" he said.

"Hi" I said as I opened the door. "Breakfast's ready, can you go downstairs?" I asked.

"Yes, I'm coming." He answered me.

My brother, Nicholas, is one of the most coolest people I've ever met in my life, he has two tatoos on his right arm, both are designed by him; he also has an incredible taste where music is concerned, that's one of the many things I've learned from him. When I'm with him and his girlfriend, Karen, I spend a very good time.

I went to the third floor of my house, that's where the room of my parents is. When I enterde the room, my dad was lying on the bed wathcing T.V.

"Good morning dad." I said.

"Hi Mina. How are you?" He asked.

"I'm very excited." I answered. "Can you go downstairs? Breakfast's ready." I told him.

"I'll have a quick shower and then I'll go down. It takes me five minutes." he replied.

My dad, Ivan, is a very nice person and I love him very much, although sometimes he is a bit conservative and limits Vania and me in some things. But he has taught me many things, like the violin for example, he's a violinist and taught me how to play it when I was little, I really like it.

I went down to the kitchen and Vania was already waiting at the table. I sat down across from her.

"Aren't you very nervous?" she asked.