Chapter 2

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A sweet smell moved into my nose. I was within seconds. I turned to Katie who was staring into the hallway. „Is it dinner time yet?", I asked. Happily nodding she replied: „Yeah, looks like your dinner GPS is back on. I was worried that I would have to wake you up."
After we had eaten, I stared out of the small airplane window. I could see the clouds passing by. Will I make it? Am I good enough? I kept wondering if this year was going to turn to good or rather into a big disaster.
Hours later we landed. „We made it!", Katie cheered next to me as we searched for the exit to claim our baggages. Looking at my mobile phone: „We have to go to the west exit! If we get there in 10 minutes we can still make it on the next bus to Seodaemun-gu-" Just as I was about to finish my sentence, I ran into someone. Slightly staggering and finally plumping to the floor: „Ouch! Why does this always has to-" „I'm sorry! Are you okay?" I looked up. My eyes met a pair of deep brown almond eyes, which stared at me with concern. I swallowed hard and I stammered a short: „I-I-I'm okay." I started to scanned the boy kneeling in front of me from top to the bottom with my eyes. He had bristly brown hair, was athletically built and at least one whole head taller then me. Half of his face was covered with the typical mask. I tried to push my body back on my feet when he took my hands into his and pulled me gently back on my feet. „Thank you", I emerged to say dazed and smiled softly at him. He scratched his neck in embarrassment and said: „Well then... bye bye and stay healthy!" I waved at him and we went our separate ways. As soon as the boy was out of earshot, Katie nudged me: „Well have we met our first ‚potential boyfriend' here! I didn't know you belonged to this type of girls." She ran laughing mischievously ahead. Haha I anyway won't see him ever again. Even through she is right. This guy was incredible! Oh, I must stop dreaming! Quickly I stumbled after Katie.
We barely managed to jump on the bus. Exhausted I let myself plop on the seat next to Katie while she had already pulled out her mobile phone and started to take photos of the view outside. I picked out a city map and brochures, which informed us about school and the city. As I went through the sequence of our arrival, Katie squealed again and again. She remembered me of a hamster on crack but I kept it to myself even through the grandma in front of us was already staring at us in a funny way.

As soon as our station appeared on the monitor, the trees at the side of the road split up and our eyes fell on the large building that was our school for the next few months.

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