The journey is long...

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13th August' 2011

"Have you packed all your things?"

"Have you checked the list yet?"

"Are you sure you want to go out?"

"What if they bully you?"

My mother had so many questions in her mind which are blasting me from inside.

If not for my poor behaviour against bullies she shouldn't have been that much afraid of me...
when I got admission to Willington University in California.

I've never thought in my dreams that I could get admission to such an expensive university or better to go out of India but I guess my hard work finally paid off. I got a scholarship to study there because of the blessings of mom, dad I'm able to go out in the next two hours for California.

Experts use to say it is very hot in there. Hotter than from here. Still, my heart is pondering over the thought that I'm going to be in the aeroplane, I'm going to take a flight it is a precious moment for me also because I'm going to leave mom and dad for 4 Years. I've never been separated from them since the time I was born.

Being a single child it's very hard to see them crying because I was leaving Nagpur. The orange city has given me so many memories: some good some bad.

"Mom stop crying otherwise I'll not go there. you know right how much I love you!" I tried to console her while hugging

Dad was also trying hard to not cry but I can see through his eyes, the pain of salvation and separation and I knew it was coming I started crying too.
Her chocolaty brown eyes were showing the hollowness of separation also and her plumped lips were trying to seal her emotions.

"Honey we need to leave her otherwise her flight will be missed, " Dad tried to console mom.

"Tell me, you will call us every day?" Her skimmed eyebrows were gawking at me making me realize once again that I'm going to be alone.

"We don't have enough money for that Avanti. you need to understand that she is a big girl now she has to go there to California to study and I know she will be fine. our daughter is great, she is brave;  at least she has become one and  I know she will manage everything by herself."

"Yes, mom. stop crying I'll call you every week and don't you need to worry about me. I'll be fine. I just need your blessings and your love for me so that I can go there without having guilt on my heart that I wasn't always the brave one but I promise you that I'll in every situation."

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I've not seen the airport in my life this is the first time I'm seeing it when I'm going to take a flight. There were thousands of people here along with their suitcases. I didn't get where I was supposed to go to take my flight so I started wandering for any hint. Everyone was so busy there doing their work until a thud stopped everyone to look at me?

Umm! I might have collided with someone because I am on the floor now with all my things Spread like paper on the floor.

"Stupid girl! Must be your first time here that's why you were so busy at gawking everything? "

You need to give the right answer girl!

"Oh, you got it right I was the first time here that's why gawking but look at you and your tone as they can't see anything despite money!"

Why do I say money because he was showing off everything! I can't even see his face. He had so big sunglasses on it. And sunglasses here in the airport just mean to show off!

"How dare you?" His tone was threatening but before he could make the situation worsen an announcement was made to flight 37 to California.

Everyone started rushing. "Woah! A hell of a lot of people want to go to California I guess!" I mumbled.

"Yes not everyone is like you so if you don't mind stay away I'm getting late!" His taunted voice again cracked my ears.

I think he is going on the same flight on which I'm supposed to go.

Why can't things become normal with you?

No time for questions and answers I need to adjust my scarf which I had over my face only my eyes were visible. It means that he only saw my eyes, not my face. chances are that it will work in favour of me.

And I just have to follow him to reach the correct flight at the correct time.

And meanwhile, I kept wondering about all time when I got bullied for being poor what if they bully me there too? I'm an Indian and the students therein majority would be Americans how am I going to face them? I hope everything gets right otherwise I'll have to do something.
Mom must be sleeping by this time its almost 1'o clock in the night when the whole city is in the dark and sleep I'm leaving it. Just like I felt after leaving Mumbai I'm feeling again. I've changed many cities here but this time I've to change my country also.

"Flight is ready to take off we hope your journey would be wonderful!" An announcement was made again then I realized this is the final time that we all people are going to be in the air. but just like some other birds, we are not going to be free.

"Look at her clothes. Hahaha!"

"Look at her face. Hahaha!"

"She looks like my servant hahaha!"

"You don't belong here, girl!"

"Wake up miss wake up!" Someone shrieked my shoulders so hard that it made me slap whoever who has woken up me.

But when I saw that the plane was half-filled with its passengers then the adrenaline rushed in into me.

"Umm! Thank you so much for waking me up. Seriously thank you I appreciate it!"

Though I was not telling what my head made me think at the first minute still I realized I have to collect my things to finally land my foot on California.

Somehow by little steps, I managed to be with all my things right in the streets of California. Now, I just need to get a cab to take me to the university.

I booked it after trying several times because of network issues.

The city is beautiful. It's warm air the way it was making my hair flip the way it was making my eyes warm the way it has a feeling of acceptance is just amazing.

When I reached in there students were gathered in the front area I guess all they were outsiders who came here to study. there were groups all around onboard I guess they must need to find their names on it?

You need to go there!

Yes, I'm going. I went there to check up on my name, however, there was an argument heated near where everyone was crowded.

"How could you not be in the first place? " that was a girl's voice I heard.

"Who the hell is in the first place! I've always remained on top. This is impossible I can't be the second name on this list! This is ridiculous!"

What the hell is going on? Is there a number system or the rank which I think we got our admission Here in this university?

I need to check it now! My heartbeat is just going to explode anytime soon.

" excuse me!"

I stepped in excavating the crowd. And the name on top was me!

"JULIA" my name with capital letters was in the first place.

"You! You can't be on top! Come on look at you!" The girl with the argument made her remark on me.

I rolled my eyes, "but I'm on top and you can't change it!" A little pinch of nastiness is all I needed here to tell everyone that I can.

"Whom you are talking to Sarah?" A boy just piped in wait a second. No! It can't be true!!!!

"Hey, Sarah come let's go. the whole position thing is screwed anyway."

"And you?" He barely asked me as if I'm not the one to get acknowledgement.
Well, Thank God he doesn't remember me.

"She is Julia the girl who was in the first position." Sarah mimicked me.

"Oh really?" Then he snapped and saw me with those green eyes.

"I think I've seen you somewhere!"

Those green eyes haunted me again with the same question after all these years.

"I don't think so!"

I replied and ran away from his presence.

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