Finn was a boy?
But I have to stay with a girl!
It’s the rules!
Will I still be allowed to go?
What if I can’t go anymore?
Shit, I sounded so gay and girly in my letter he’s gonna think I’m a weirdo!
Should I send him another letter to let him know I’m a girl?
But what if he won’t let me stay with him if I’m a girl?
I grabbed my phone and messaged Mindy.
Me: Dude what the heck?! He’s a guy?!
Mindy: Hey look on the bright side, at least he’s hot
Me: MINDY THIS ISN’T THE TIME FOR JOKES! WHAT IF I CAN’T GO ANYMORE BECAUSE OF THIS?!
Mindy: Oh calm down you’ll still be able to go, you’ve already paid anyway
Me: There’s such thing as refunds you know… I’m freaking out, what do I do? Should I tell Caitlin and Mrs Hayes? Should I send him another letter telling him that I’m a girl? What if he doesn’t want me to stay with him if I’m a girl?
Mindy: Tell Caitlin and see what she says, if she’s happy for you to go then get her advice on weather you should tell Mrs Hayes.
Mindy: And girl, he’s a teenage boy, of course he’s going to want a teenage girl staying with him for 3 weeks! Just be prepared to give blow jobs and hand jobs ;)
Me: MINDY OH MY GOD I HAVE A BOYFRIEND! And ok I’ll tell Caitlin and see what she says… She’s at the shops now so I’ll talk to her when she gets home
I turned off my phone and rubbed my face with my hands in that way where your skin stretches out and makes you look like you’ve had bad plastic surgery.
My phone lit up and vibrated again indicating that I had a new message, probably a reply from Mindy. I was about to unlock my phone when I heard the doorbell ring. I quickly opted the message to tell Mindy that I had to go.
Mindy: I was kidding geez, grow a funny bone Sam
Me: Ha ha… I gtg pizza’s here, I’ll message you after I talk t Caitlin xx
Mindy: Kay good luck girl!
I grabbed my wallet and ran down the stairs to the front door. I heaved open the big wooden thing and saw a boy who looked to be around 16 standing there with 2 pizza boxes. He looked at me with a flirtatious smirk on his face and told me the price in a ‘sexy’ voice. I cocked an eyebrow and smirked while getting out $30. I handed over the money and took the 2 boxes in one hand and used the other one to ruffle his hair.
“Thanks kid” I smiled and shut the door, but not before I saw the priceless look on his face. I chuckled and shook my head while walking into the kitchen with the pizza. I put it on the counter and texted Caitlin that it was here.
I got out 2 plates and filled 2 glasses with orange soda before setting up the TV so we could get right into the movie and I wouldn’t have to talk to Caitlin. I mean, I want to talk to her about it but I’m just scared that she won’t let me go.
I heard the front door open and close before Caitlin appeared with a tub of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and The Avengers in her hands. She put the ice cream in the freezer and chucked me the movie to put in the DVD player.
“Mmmm that pizza smells soooo good” she said while opening one of the boxes.
“I reckon, I’ve been sitting here for 5 minutes smelling it and knowing that I had to wait until I could eat it! Do you know how torturous that is?!” I exclaimed, but really, the only torture I suffered is knowing that I might not be able to go to Australia anymore. I'm sweating in anticipation for what Caitlin’s reaction will be.
“What’s up Sam? You’re acting weird” Caitlen asked, concern lacing her voice.
“Uh, there’s something I need to tell you” I said hesitantly, hoping that she didn’t hear me and would drop the subject.
“What did you do? Did you break something?” She asked in an accusing tone with a frown on her face.
“No, I didn’t do anything! It’s about my host student in Australia… It’s just that, well…” I dragged out my words, like if I did that I wouldn’t have to tell her.
“Well what? C’mon Sam, spit it out for god’s sake!” I can tell she’s frustrated now because her cheeks are flushing red and she’s running her fingers through her brown hair.
“Their name is Finn and I just found out that…” I averted my eyes, looking everywhere but at Caitlin.
“YOU JUST FOUND OUT WHAT? HURRY THE FUCK UP AND SAY IT!” She yelled, someone’s clearly had enough of my procrastination.
“Finn’s a boy” I mumbled.
“A what?” She asked, not hearing my quiet words.
“A boy” and while saying this it really hit me. I’m going to be spending 3 weeks with an 18 year old boy that I’ve never met before and I have a boyfriend that will probably not approve of it at all. Do I even want to go anymore?
Hey guys! Sorry this took so long to update I've been really busy with school stuff :/
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Teen FictionSamantha is an American high school student who is in her senior year. Her school, Lindfield High, has a sister school in Sydney, Australia where they have set up an exchange program. Every year, a select number of students in their senior year trav...
