7 Chapter 7

''What is it you need? Tell me, I'll give you'', he seemed so eager to please me. Now that things were happening in my favor, I was not going to let the opportunity slip through my fingers. '' wait, I think I may know what you need, I would prepare your Visa so you can come visit me. How about that?''

'' not bad. I'm just 16, there is no way my parents would let me come over to America just to 'see a friend' they'll need something more convincing and besides the transportation fee is quite expensive'', I said and added a sad emoji.

''So what are you trying to say now?'' Scott asked, he sounded annoyed.

'' can you please give me time to come up with something, a day or two?'' I asked

The following day, I gave him my 'brilliant idea'. ''There is a way I could come over and my family would never have a problem, in fact, they'll be so happy to see me go''.

''ok, tell me''

'' I want to study there ''

'' honey, that is not a problem, of course I can do that, you'll study at University of Houston ''

'' one more thing, I don't just want to study there, I want to get a scholarship. can you do that for me?''

'' yeah I have friends who can help me, 3 months. Give me 3 months and I'll get you everything, passport, boarding pass, everything you could possibly need.''

I was elated, this is it. My dream. My ambition. My life. It felt too good to be true, I felt like I was dreaming.

Come January, I'll be saying bye bye to Africa.

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