Chapter 1

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Emily looked at her mum who was sitting on her bed facing her. She looked nervous. She wondered briefly what was wrong. Maybe they were moving to another country…again. Emily's mother was an ambassador and she didn't know whether its because her mum was really good at her job or that she was really good with languages, but she was always being assigned to different countries. In her 17 years she had been to most European countries from France, Italy, Norway and had even to Arab.

She often hoped and prayed her mum would place her in an American boarding school but then again, she didn't want to be away from her mum. They were very close and it would be too lonely without her. Even though her mum was a busy woman, they still had time for each other.

She still wished for a normal school experience though. Being the new kid always wasn't exactly fun. She had never had a real friend in the foreign schools she had attended. I mean first your accent is bad, the your skin tone is wrong and then you know nothing of the culture. That was a no no.

She wanted friends to hang out with, to call and skype and well do stuff like sleepovers with. Her only real friend was Alex Cabot and she was back in the states. Alex's father and her father had been business partners and close friends and thus the 2 of them had been introduced.

Their mothers had grown close too. It helped they had lived close to each other and she and Alex had gone to the same school till she was 9. Of all the people she had met, Alex was the only one she had kept in touch with. To her Alex was like a sister.

She thought she had found another new friend here in France but her new 'friend' had betrayed her and now her current school life sucked.

"Um, Emily, I have something to tell you." said Elizabeth looking at Emily.

"Um, is it good?"

"Of course. At least I hope it still is. I have been thinking and I have come up with a decision. I know and understand that I have been very unfair to you."

"How so mum?"

"I have been putting my career ahead of your life. I know you are right. We have more than enough money to live our lives and I don't need to do this but I love my career. I don't know if I could go on without it."

"I understand that mum. I really do. All I want is for you to be happy."

"I know and I love you for that but I want to do something for you for a change. I also want you to be happy. I didn't want to tell you this earlier in case it failed to go through. I applied to the president to be off any assignments out of the States for the next 3 years and to be based in the States. He grudgingly agreed but I might travel for days at a time."

"What do you mean mum? What does it mean?"

"It means we are going to the states and you will do your junior and senior year there." Emily squealed and she embraced her mother so tight that she thought she would squeeze the life out of her. "Oh thank you so much mummy! It means a lot to me! I love you!"

"I love you too baby."

"So we will be in Washington?"

"Not really. We will be living in our family home near a certain good friend of yours." Emily shrieked again hugging her mum again and they held each other.

She could not believe her dream was coming true at last! She was going to be in the same school for 2 whole years! That was awesome and what made it even more awesome was she would be staying close to Alex and going to the same school as her! Yey!

There it is. First chapter. Review and tell me what you think of it. suggestions are most welcome.