Nicole Stanton, known as Nikki to her friends is going into her senior year at Mount Si High. Bored with the same ole, same ole she decides that she wants to do something different. After speaking with the guidance counsellor at her school, she is given an information package about an exchange program they offer to Senior students.
Reading it over, she becomes more excited by the fact that she will get to spend 4 months in Australia, taking in the culture, sights, animals and people all while earning school credit. Of course, there will still be some assignments to do, but nothing she can't handle. Plus, she'll finally get to play soccer in another country or do they call it football there? I should probably look into that, she thinks before heading home to have the conversation with her parents. It will also require their participation as a student from Australia will be taking Nikki's place in their home for the entire 4 months she is gone.
That evening she brings up the exchange program to her parents at the dinner table. They listen to what she says and then ask her for some time to look over all the information before they give their answer.
A few days later, Nikki is upstairs in her room listening to the latest Taylor Swift song when she hears her Mom calling her.
"Nicole, can you come down here, please?"
"Be right there, Mom."
Nikki joins her Mom and takes a seat on the couch in their living room. She sees that her Mom has laid out the forms for the student exchange program, in front of her.
"Nicole, are you really sure you want to do this, Australia is so far away and they have tons of snakes and spiders."
"I'll be fine Mom, it's once in a lifetime experience. I'll be able to play soccer, go to school, and see all sorts of cool animals and things and the beaches there are amazing, maybe I'll learn how to surf."
"You are aware that this means a complete stranger will be staying in your room, while you're in theirs, right?"
"I'm fine with that, please just sign them already!"
"Alright, your father already gave his blessing for it." Her Mom signs the papers and Nikki hugs her before collecting them and heading upstairs to call her best friend Sarah.
RING, RING
"Yo, what up Guti?"
"I'm never going to lose that nickname, am I?"
"Nope, so you better Guti!!"
"Urgh! So, Mom signed the papers, I'm going to Australia!"
"That's awesome! I'm so jealous! You'll probably meet tons of hotties while you're there, maybe even finally pop that cherry of yours."
"Shh! The phone's on speaker, I don't need my Mom hearing about my sex life or lack thereof."
"Babe, it's cool, I get it, but you seriously need to loosen up. Find some Aussie chick while you're there and get busy."
"You're a horrible friend, you know that?"
"I do, but still you keep calling and hanging around with me."
"Note to self, I need to make new friends!"
A few weeks later and as the school year is set to begin, Nikki is finishing her packing before making the long trip, to her new home in Australia.
Her Mom continues to have difficulty with the idea of her only child relocating to another country.
"There's still time for you to back out Nicole, I can speak to the school."
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A Different Time and Place - A Collection of WoSo one shots.
FanfictionA Different Time and Place will be a collection of one-shots I have written pertaining to Women's Soccer and some of the more famous players. I will include traditional and non-traditional pairings in settings of my own creation; some on the pitch...
