Exchange For a Year

Chapter 1

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"Estarás bien mi hija,"

My mom and dad were dropping me at the airport. I was picked as one of the exchange students from my school, to travel overseas aka leave my family for an entire year. ONE. WHOLE. YEAR. I wouldn't see any of my... let's say friends for such a long time nor would I see my parents.

"Por qué tengo que hacer esto de nuevo?"

There were so many people who wanted to be picked. I swear the entire year level hates me. Every year a small handful of people in senior grade are picked to go a full paid exchange trip and whatever school we go to one of their students come comes here. I'm going to some American school named Phillis High or something. I really could't care less.

"Mi hija que fueron elegidas para esto, la escuela sabe lo que estaban haciendo cuando te eligieron,"

"Pero mama,"

"Sin peros."

I don't think the school was thinking when they picked me. Seriously how many people over there are going to understand me.

✈ Ahora abordando: Vuelo 835. Destino América. ✈

I hug my parents goodbye one last time before grabbing my bags and walking over to the gate, not so ready to get on that plane. This is what you have to do, too late to turn back. Yeah right, there was never a choice to turn back. Passing the flight lady my ticket, she stamps it off and I wander aboard.

Once the plane takes off it's just me and my music. Time is ticking so slowly. I've gotta be on this damned aircraft for 9 hours! I'll be 4781 miles away from my home for a whole fucking year.

"Urgh"

I curl up in my chair and keep my music playing. I don't talk to a single person for the entire flight. I decide to stop being annoyed and embrace this year, even if it's bound to be like every single other year of my schooling life. Practise your English girl. Stupid trip make me learn another stupid language.

"ex-c-hange stud-ant"

"my nam-a is Aphmau,"

I get so many weird looks from people on the plane around me. Curse this Irene forsaken trip. At some point I must've fallen asleep because I'm woken up by a flight attendant telling me to get off the plane and collect my baggage.

"Gracias Señorita,"

"Um, the exit is that way,"

Crap, I'm supposed to be speaking 'English'. I roll my eyes and groan. That's it I'm going to fail this exchange trip, why could they have sent me somewhere I actually know the language of, or better yet not sent me anywhere at all. There is supposed to be a taxi-cab waiting outside to take me towards a hotel room which, that I'll be staying in until I get allocated a place by one of my fellow students.

To be honest, my hotel isn't that bad. I have wifi, food and a working bathroom. It's all I need. Tomorrow is my first official day at this darn high school. So long as I have my phone and earplugs I'll survive lunch breaks and in class I just got to keep my head down and work.

"I can and I will survive this year then I'll be home,"

A/N: This book will have shorter chapters however that will cause the book to be longer. Enjoy translating all the Spanish nerds.