• Making It Out Togther •

The Arrival

I can't believe my parents let me go to Colombia with my three best friends! We're going to have so much fun, I hope I'll find some hot guys... I get out of my seat and take my carry on luggage. Jennifer does the same. We go down the plane hallway as people are pushing and pulling to get out first, but I don't care. At least I'm still going to get to experience Colombia. Once I head out, I thank the flight attendants. They deserve it, there were too many crying babies on this flight. My ears are still ringing. Jennifer and I walk through the narrow hallways of the Colombian airport so I can find my other luggages. I Brought only three luggages, we're only staying for a week, plus, I'm a good packer so I managed to fit everything that I needed.

Jennifer, Alina, Hanna, and I finally arrive at the border protection, I make sure to get out my passport. After that, we head outside. "I can't wait to go to all the parties!" Hanna says. "Same, we're gonna have so much fun!" I say. We wait for our cab. We're staying at a hotel, from the pictures it provided on google, it looks amazing. The green cab comes and we get in. Jennifer is in the passengers seat, Hanna, Alina, and I are in the back. I check my Instagram feed. "Alina, you're pretty quiet." I look up and say to her. She starts to get embarrassed because her cheeks are pink. "Yeah, I just miss my mom, that's all." She said. "Okay.. but we came here for a nice vacation, so just think about the fun we're going to have!" I say happily. The driver doesn't talk to us at all. I mean, I do speak fluent Spanish. I'm biracial, my mom's from Mexico, and my dad's black. I have beautiful tanned skin. At my house, we don't speak Spanish, but it's still apart of my culture so I have to learn it so I can connect with other Latinos or Hispanics. The cab arrives at the hotel. We get out, we look at the tall building in front of us. "Wonder how many floors there are." Alina said. "Probably like twenty floors." Hanna reply's.

"Hi, may I have your names?" The receptionist lady asks. "Hanna, Alina, Taniya, and Jennifer." Hanna says. We get our hotel scanner cards, it has a chip so we can go inside our rooms. Hanna is staying with Alina, I'm staying with Jennifer. My room is on the fourth floor, Alina's and Hanna's room are across from ours. I head inside of our room and jump on the nicely made bed. I ruined it, whatever. I'm here for a fun time. I came here to get my mind out of school, I deserve it. I'm not a spoiled brat who cried and made my parents pay for this trip. Sure it was expensive but I'm in honors, I was also elected valedictorian. But, I can be a bit reckless. Okay maybe a lot. Most of the times I should've been studying, I went out to parties, drank, had sex, did some stupid shit. My memo for high school is, here for a good time not a long time. Also, I might've smoked a blunt here and there. My parents don't know. Strict parents make the sneakiest children. Am I not wrong? "I have a great idea." Jennifer said. "Let's go to the mall let's unpack later!" She said. I rolled my eyes.

"We are not going to the the mall." I said loud and clear. I might be reckless, but I don't want to spend my money all in one day. "Come on, just for one hour?" She pleads. "Fine. But get the others permission, or I'm not going." I said. She runs out of the hotel room to tell Hanna and Alina about her plan. Please, please, can we not go to the mall today? Jennifer, Alina, and Hanna show up to the hotel room. "I guess you want to go to the mall?" I muttered. They all nod. "Fine." I get up from my bed and stagger towards them. "I'll get us an Uber." Alina said. "Okay." I said back. Actually. This might be fun. I might get new clothes, that will surely take the breaths away from the New York boys at my school. I straighten my posture and walk faster so I can be in the same pace with my friends. Whenever their excited, they always speed walk. The uber pulls up towards us, "Hi, Alina?" The guy asks. "Yup, that's me."

Little did I know, that was going to be the worst day of my life. But also the best, in some ways...

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K, this chapter was kind of short :( but I upload often... soooo yea, I'm gonna upload another chapter tmrw. Peace.