<completed>Promise (Juliantina)

3

T-4 months

Standing at 5'5, with a head of brown locks, wears an infectious smile on her face and a pair of brown eyes that does the talking on her behalf, she is one who turns heads when walking on the street. Juliana grew up in Mexico City, she has never travel out of the country due to her family circumstance.

Lupe is a single mom; she has been struggling through years of long working hours with sleepless nights. All thanks to Lupe's years of hardship, she managed to save enough for Jul's uni fees. Jul of course was elated that she can attend uni, she couldn't thank her mom enough for this rare opportunity. She will cherish this education and remember to give thanks to her mom when she graduates. Her goal is to sell her designs to fashion companies or sew her own clothings and rent a small space in one of the boutiques to sell them. At least she takes steps by steps everyday, starts small and work her way up towards her dream. She is an inspiring student who is well-liked by her lecturers and friends; and she also has never found her love at this age because she don't believe true love exist in this world.

Jul's dad left them when he found out that Lupe was carrying with her and Jul has never seen her dad before. Neither Lupe wants to tell Jul about her dad nor Jul wanting to find out about her dad's whereabout.

One day, Lupe passed Jul a letter from school. Expect the unexpected, Jul screamed and rushed out of her house and stood in the middle of the road and started shouting inaudibly. Lupe got a shock and ran after Jul, Jul dived into Lupe and started crying with joy, telling her that she got into the 3 years program. Her mom started to tear up, Lupe was grateful that she made the right choice to let Jul attend uni and now her hard work has paid off, Jul has been selected among thousands of students, as a mom; she couldn't be more proud of her daughter.

Jul told Lupe not to worry about the financial issue, she will get it settle on her own by working part-time to save up while she is there. Australia student visa allows them to study and work at the same time; given for her circumstances; Jul has 2 years of work visa so she is able to support herself throughout since her ticket, accommodation and school fees have been taken care by her school.

She couldn't wait to start her life in Perth, but the thought of leaving her mom behind shattered her heart. She promise her mom to buy her an air ticket to fly her there when she gets her first pay-check, but Lupe insisted that Jul should save enough for rainy days because she is alone in the country.

Jul went to do research on the campus and found out that they are actually offering free english program to international students for their proficiency test. She decided to opt for that since it's the most ideal for her situation therefore she has to go there earlier to start on the bridging program and at the same time she can start hunting for jobs.

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