chapter 2:first time in Korea

It was a bright day indeed, and what makes it even better was that someone was finally seeing the light at the end of the endless dark tunnel called her life.

Perilia hades had woken up that day with heart swelled with excitement . Today being the day she was going to apply for the exam with the help of her part- time boss who was at least the only person nice to her in the whole of America .

The man has a daughter around her age and it happens that she was homeschooled for reasons best known to them.

This was an opportunity for perilla to learn whenever the girl is been tutored. Also perilia borrowed the girl's books to study with and she was doing a good job, that's why she was certain to get this admission in the first place . Thankfully they were going to pick five students which gave her hope,she doesn't mind being the fifth,so far she could make it to Korea ,she had thought.

She met her boss who helped her with the exam process. Her boss was an American and he's well aware of her situation, though he couldn't help much because of his own responsibilities but he thought he should do this much for her which she was grateful.

The exams came by quickly and the only thing she awaited was the results. The day she received her results could be said to be the best day of life so far , the day smile braced her face. She had managed to come out 4th place in the exam which she didn't expect, considering she didn't have the proper background in education, she was expecting 5th at most but huh she had surpassed her expectations.

She was in delight throughout till the day she was to leave for Korea . The school arranged everything including her flight just as promised.

She visited the orphanage home for the first time in six years and will also be the last since she was leaving. She also bids her boss farewell afterall he was the only one she knows here aside those from the orphanage .

She looked at the small travel bag she held,which contains the little clothes she had, the food stuff her boss packed for her and the $100 notes the boss payed her for that month's work.

With memories of her stay here flooding her mind, tears welled up her face and with one last glance she entered the plane . In due time, the plane took off looking at the place she once called a home disappearing as the plane soared higher she felt a lingering bittersweet feeling in her mind. She closed her eyes preparing her mind for the next journey of life ahead of her.

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Arriving at the airport, perilia stared at the amazing view, the airport bustling with people those awaiting the arrival of their loved ones and those awaiting their flight.

This was her first time in Korea she had hopes of having the best experience of life in Korea . Huh a chuckle escaped her lip, while she was busy thinking her life would turn for the better upon arriving in Korea the universe was laughing at her naivety; how naive the universe scoffed at her.

The people at the airport were speaking a strange language which she assumed was Korea. She couldn't understand Korea afterall she had led sixteen years of her life in America so she only understood and spoke one language that is English.

Her English was extremely fluent, she spoke like a native speaker.

Because of the language barrier between her and the people, she wasn't able to communicate with any of them to ask questions as a result she had missed the people who came to pick her from the airport ,to be frank she didn't even know if they came in the first place.

She waited for hours at the airport telling herself they will come, making excuses on their behalf to reassure herself but of course time waited for no one, evening came by quickly .

Watching people going in and coming out of the airport, All strings of hope shattering bit by bit , it was as if the universe was mocking her , telling her if she really thought her misery would end by coming here. The cycle of being out alone knowing no one but herself started again.

Someone walked up to her , she turned to look her eyes glimmer in hope. The first time since how many hours she stood here, someone finally walked up to her. Are they finally here she thought, all the hope lost rushing back.

Miss aren't you leaving the man spoke in the same strange language she had come to hate, not understanding what he said at that time, she had just stared at the man, realizing she didn't understand what he said, the man finally spoke in English.

Are you not leaving miss? He asked, we are closed for the day he added

She stared in daze at him, not because she didn't understood what he said,but because she couldn't even find words to reply him. Her head banged in realization and heart squeezed in pain , tears threatening to fall her face.

Hahahahahaha she burst out laughing this time not of excitement but mental pain .

What's wrong with her? the man questioned looking at the lady who was silent all this time suddenly burst out laughing at the same time tears falling from her face. Is she a psycho? he questioned one more time before shaking his head at the lady who was already leaving while she continued laughing.

Perilia started taking small steps away from the airport already accepting her fate . Yes she was cursed she said in acceptance, Mrs Walton was right am really cursed she said in gruff voice, her teary face turning expressionless. Moving with no direction in mind she continued walking down the street of Seoul , she was fed up, she was tired but she kept on moving, her cycle of misery continued.

The first place she had slept that night was under a car park, she woke up that morning but everything she had on her was gone the bag, the $ 100 , the food stuff her boss had packed for her, everything was gone. Maybe staying in America was better at least her years of sleeping on the streets, she had never lost anything but who could she blame,what is done is done, no going back.