I grab my volleyball bag and walk out the front door, dad follows suit with my suitcases - one in each hand.
I adjust my hat as mom walks out the door. A few moments later I see the bus at the top of hill. It comes closer… and closer… and closer until it stops in front of my house.
A man comes out of the bus and opens a compartment in the side of the bus that is filled with bags and suitcases already. He takes the suitcases from my father and loads them in before taking my bag and putting it in with them.
After, the man leads me onto the bus. I see a few kids in the front of the bus and a few in the back, but not many kids in total.
“Find your name and have a seat, we will be at the airport in about 2 hours.” The man says” before returning to a seat in the front.
I look up and above every seat is a name.
Hana, Haruki, Riki N, Riki S, Akari, Aryah. Finally I see a seat labled Aryah.
I put my headphones on and text my friends back from Korea. "I'm on my bus and on the way to Opal Academy🫶😁😊😘. Can't wait to see u there!!!"
They read the message and after a few moments I see responses, but my face drops immediately.
"Congratulations girl, but my score came a bit short, I'm not going to Opal. I'll visit when I can" One of them says.
"Ari, something happened before the test and I'm not going" Another says and my face falls further.
I turn my screen off but a few minutes late I get a notification. I check my phone, it's a text from Ren, she was my litteral bestie back in Korea. I open the message with little hope.
"I made it into Opal Academy too! I was so scared I was the only one."
I have to read the message multiple times before it sinks in. I almost jump out of my seat and dance with happiness. I quickly type up message.
In all the excitement I hadn't noticed someone sat down next to me. I put my phone down and turn to them.
"Hi! My name is Aryah. What is yours?" I say with a warm smile in my face.
She turns to me and smiles. "I'm Yumi, nice to meet you Aryah."
We talk the entire bus ride I don't even notice the growing amout of people in the bus. She tell me about her experiences and I tell her about mine.
I don't even realize my phone is going off with texts as I here a voice over the rest coming from the front of the bus. It’s loud but calm and demands attention. All the students look up to see who’s speaking.
"We will be arriving at the airport shortly, about 10 minutes until arrival." The man from before says.
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Comments
Mariloly Salas Sandoval
Wow, what a captivating story!
2025-03-06
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