Now I totally believe in love at first sight. I mean it is absolutely possible to walk down the street and fall in love with someone you see walking in the opposite direction on the other side of the road, right?
Well i wouldn't have believed it at all if it hadn't happened to me. Yea i was so lucky and now it just makes everything so damn complicated.
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I took shaky breath as i scanned the bustling crowds in the Port Angeles airport for my host family. I had just flown from Auckland New Zealand to Los Angles then to Seattle Washington state and then over to Port Angles. I was wiped. All up the flying had taken up just about a whole day and a bit, i sighed and dug through my pocket for the picture of the couple that i would be living with for the next year. I looked at it and then at the crowd, i spotted them standing in the corner. I shoved the picture back in my jean pocket and slung one of my bags over my shoulder and picked up the other two larger ones on one hand and then dragged the huge suitcase. It took a lot of effort just to get them over to them, the man saw me coming he rushed over and took the suit case
"Hello" he smiled "I'm Sam welcome to America" he was very tall and obviously Native American, i mean he should be since i chose to apply to go to a Native American reserve, i was fascinated by their history and culture.
"Hi I'm Alex" I said shaking his hand
He led me over to a lady who was smiling at me; she would have been absolutely beautiful if it weren't for the huge scar that covered the whole left half of her face.
"Pleased to meet you." She gave me hug and took my other two bags "I'm Emily"
"Alex" I said smiling shyly and looking at my feet.
She chuckled "Come on better get you home"
They led me out of the airport and into the small parking lot and over to an old Chevy pickup truck. Sam took all the bags and put them on the back.
"It's a good 45 minuet drive to La Push" Sam said as he pulled out on to the main road going out of town.
"It's a nice drive though" Emily added turning in her seat in the front to look at me
"Yea?" i looked out the window, it was very green. The sides of the road were surrounded by thick forest and moss covered all most everything. A blanket of Snow covered the landscape. "It's really different from at home" I said "It's beautiful" The part of New Zealand were i was from was the wine growing region of the country, so Blenheim was surrounded by grapes as far as the eye can see. But i was lucky i lived in the waihopai valley, my own little sanctuary surrounded by mountains and bush and rivers, my own little slice of heaven. Emily chatted the whole way to La Push, telling me about the area and the people, i told them about New Zealand and my family and friends. Sam asked lots of questions and Emily just smiled and listened. I couldn't wait to see Jacob again. But i could wait to meet the rest of the teenagers.