We See What We Want

Chapter 1: One Year Later

  Here we go, from our simple home in Seattle to 6 months abroad in London. I was a little hesitant when applying, 6 months is a huge chunk out of the year away from my family. I'm going to deeply miss my mom; I'm even going to miss when my brother and I bicker back and forth. My Mom really encouraged Lily and I to at least try one semester abroad since we've begun University. Although, somehow we ended up applying for 2 semesters. I know it will be most beneficial in furthering our education.

   Lily and I are both in our 3rd year of University. I'm striving to achieve a PhD in Psychology and Lily majoring in English. During the days leading up to the flight, I was eager to go. Nonetheless, when we arrived at the airport extraordinary early this morning. I was still a bit excited, but now I'm here slightly shaking from the nerves.

  We can see our families standing behind the gates as both of our mothers stand there sobbing. I glance over to my brother, never would I have thought he seem somewhat distraught to have me leaving for 6 months. We quickly ran back to say our goodbyes once more, then proceeded to board the plane.

  We are going to be on here for a lengthy duration of time. My hair is very long, thick and nearly black in some lighting, so I put my hair into a loose bun for comfort. Lily and I sink into our mildy comfortable seats.

"Sella, I am so unbelievably scared. What if something happens while we are in London?" Fuck why did she say that? I want to be comforting as possible to ease her nerves, but how could I possibly do that when I myself am just as terrified.

"Don't worry hun, we are going to be okay. My mom told me that when she went to school abroad that it took her at least 1-2 weeks to properly adjust to her new lifestyle. Nothing bad will happen to us, we will just be a little homesick. I promise." She nods then stands up to grab our travel sized pillows form our carry on's.

  We both agreed we try to sleep as much as possible, to hopefully to help time go by a lot faster. It is so hard to find a comfortable position to rest on these seats, but Lily had no problem. She dozes off almost immediately. I decide to order a movie, usually having some type of show on in the background helps me relax. I put in my headphones and slowly fell asleep.