2 Good bye America, Hello France

Chapter 2

Monday

"Mijita are you ready!?" My Mom shouted from downstairs.

"Yeah coming!!" I shout back. I was ready since yesterday but as I was about to leave my room this morning, I knew I was forgetting something.

Yep you guessed it. I forgot to grab my passport and my ticket. Like who forgets the most important instrument to a trip of a lifetime. Ugh! I'm so stupid. I had to go back for it but I forgot where I kept it so now I'm destroying my room just so I can find it.

Why am I like this?

"Found it!!" I scream.

"Camilla come down or you will miss your damn flight!!"

"Coming coming!!"

I finally got down this time sure that I didn't forget anything.

"Camilla what happened?!"

"Um I kinda forgot where I put my passport and ticket-but I found it now." I smiled sheepishly.

"Silly girl." She says with a laugh. You could hear the Spanish assent in that sentence. "Hope you didn't forget anything this time?"

"Nope. I'm all ready."

"Then let's go!!" She says pushing me out the door.

We drove to the airport just randomly talking about things that has happened in our lives.

She parked at the airport finally.

"Ok get your ass out of my car this instant." My Mom says.

"What!?"

"You heard me, get out!"

"I feel like you're eagar to get rid of me."

"Duh. Now get out or I'd hit you with the spoon."

"What!? You brought the spoon!?" I shout.

"Of course. In case you had second thoughts or want to chicken out." She shrugs.

"Mamá!?"

"Okay I won't use the spoon now go." She hugs me tight. "Te amo cariño."

"I love you too Mom. But before I go I'm want to know what you plan on doing while I'm gone." I smirk.

"Oh so you wanna hear how I'd invite my Mr Rodriguez out to dinner in our house and after dinner, we talk for a while and thus get steamy and we take it to the bedroom and clothes come off and he becomes aggressive and possessive like and animal fight for dom-"

My smirk falls.

"Ok. Jesus mamá!! No tenía escuchar eso shoes no voy a dormir por la noche!!!"

"Well you asked."

Why did I ever ask?

"I hope that's not what you do although, finding yourself a boyfriend won't be bad."

"Same goes for you."

"Adiós mamá." I say to her getting out of the car and heading inside.

"Niña Tonta." she laughs.

"I heard that!!" I scream at her.

"Love you!!" She screams back. And that's my Mom for you.

The boarding had been done and now I'm sitting down at the window side of the plane.

"This is your captain speaking, we are about to take off so I advise everyone to please fasten your seatbelt. Thank you."

I quickly fastened my seatbelt and before you know it we were taking off. The moment we left the ground, I looked out the window.

"Goodbye America, hello France."

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"Excuse me miss, please seat up. We are about to land." An air hostess woke me up. I guess I slept through the entire flight. Just then the Captain's voice sounds through the intercom.

"This is your captain speaking, please fasten your seatbelt as we are about to land. Thank you."

I do as I am told. Throughout the flight, I had been listening to a video I downloaded on a 'slow and easy French conversations'. I don't know French as we have established but learning a little won't hurt right? Right?

But I slept through it.

I got off the plane, got my luggages and head out untill someone tapped me on the shoulder.

"Bonjour. Vous devez être manqué Hart."

"Excuse me?"

"Sorry. I said you must be miss Hart."

"Um yeah."

"Oh good. I've been sent to pick you up for the internship and three other people if you don't mind waiting a little. Right this way."

I follow the stranger to a limo. A freaking limo. He collects my luggage and puts it in the back while I stand outside and rest my back on the limo.

Five minutes later, I saw three people approaching us. Two guys and a girl.

The first guy had black, built physic, sharp jawline an essentric blue eyes. The second guy had brown hair, sharp jawline, toned muscles, brown eyes with a mischievous glint in them. They look slightly alike.

The girl has blue hair like Smurf. She has a nice body, curves in the right places and just overall gorgeous.

When they get to where I was standing, I awkwardly acknowledge their presence.

"A girl! Thank Goodness! I thought I was the only girl in this program. I'm Eliza by the way." The Smurf girl said.

"Thank God you're not. I'm Lisa, nice to meet you."

"Okay everyone get into the limo and let's be on our way." The stranger says.

We all enter the limo and settle down and he starts addressing us.

"My name is Gustav. I work for the organizers of this internship program. You will be taken to the house where six of you would stay. You are free to do whatever it is you want for the rest of today but please don't go overboard. Tommorow I will be here to pick you up to meet with the restaurant management and discuss further on your internship. That would be all. I suggest you get to know yourselves as you would be working and seeing each other for a year."

"Wow. But wait you said six of us, we are only four." Eliza asked.

"Yes that's because the other two are from here and are at the house already." He explains.

"Oh, okay. So let's get to know each other. I'll start first. As you know, my name is Eliza Davis, I'm twenty two years old. I have an elder sister and brother. I dropped out of college to pursue my dream to own a restaurant. That's all." She gives a toothy smile.

"I will go next." The guy with the brown hair says. "My name is Evan Grey, I'm twenty four. I have a big family. I finished an online course on culinary arts. I love cooking." He finishes with a wink in my direction and I raise an eyebrow.

"I guess I'm next." The guy with black hair says. "My name be is Jayden Grey. And yes I'm this asshole's cousin. I'm twenty five. Also finished an online course on culinary arts." That's it? Oh well.

"Ahem" someone clears their throat. I look up and I see Evan smirk at me. "Your turn baby girl." I blush and clear my throat.

"Ok my name is Lisa Hart. I am twenty years old. I'm an only child and my parents are divorced but on good terms. I love cooking and took some online courses. That all." I finish. Technically I did offer online course, on YouTube duh. Where else would I do that?

"Oh, elle est jeune et chaude. Mon type de fille." (Oh, she's young and hot. My kind of girl). He winks at me while the others snicker. I sit there confused.

"Um why are you all laughing?" I asked confused.

"What do you mean 'why are we laughing', he said it in French." Eliza explains. I just stare at her still confused. "Oh my– don't tell me you don't know French?" She asks with wide eyes.

"Um no?"

"What do you mean no? One of the requirements is to know how to speak French to an extent." She tells me.

"Well, I didn't know that."

"Then how did you get the spot?"

"Honestly, I have no idea."

All the while, Jayden and Evan were laughing at my predicament.

"So the only language you know here is English?!" Jayden questions trying so hard not to laugh. Keyword: trying.

"I can speak Spanish."

"Wait you're Spanish?" Evan asks.

"Only half and the remaining half is English."

"Your Spanish is virtually useless in a city where the chances of you meeting someone who speaks it is second to none. But don't worry girl I got you". Eliza assures me.

"Gracias."

We finally arrived at the house and it's fairly big. Big enough for six people and you can see the Eiffel tower from here. It's so pretty. We got our luggage and entered the house and was greeted by the aroma of something mouth watering.

"Bonjour. Je m'appelle Audrey. Welcome. Croissants?" (Hello. My name is Audrey). A pretty blond says when she saw us. She must be the fifth person.

"Oui. Sil Vous p'lait." ( Yes.Thank you.) Evan rushes towards the croissants. After saying whatever it is in French.

"Laissez-moi Vous montrer à vos chambres."

(Let me show you to your rooms.)

I understood nothing.

"She says she'd show us to our rooms." Eliza whispers in my ears. I in return, gives her a greatful smile and she nods her head. On our way up, she speaks again.

"Puis-je connaitre vos noms?"

(Can I know your names?)

"Evan"

"Jayden"

"Eliza."

I just kept walking and didn't respond untill she says again and point to me.

"Vous n'avez pas de nom?" (You don't have a name?)

Eliza elbows me and whispers "name"

"Oh" I say as realisation hits me. "I'm Lisa."

The guys snicker yet again. They must be enjoying this so much.

As we got to the rooms, one of the doors open and this has to be the hottest French guy I have seen.

"Tout le monde, c'est Raphael, La dernière personne. Raphael, c'est Jayden, Evan, Eliza et Lisa." (Everyone, this is Raphael, the last person. Raphael, this is Jayden , Evan, Eliza and Lisa.)

"Bonjour." Just a simple reply. I stare at him more like ogle until Eliza nudges me again. I turn to her and gave small smile.

"Obtenez tout le monde et quand Vous êtes prêt, rencontrez-nous en bas afin que nous puissions nous connaître correctement." (Get settled everyone and when you're ready, meet us downstairs so we can get to know each other properly).

After she said that and Eliza had translated, I went to my room to call my Mom and probably take a nap.

All this French is starting to give me a headache.