Ivan's POV:
I was only twelve years old that day. It's just so fucked up… I had to start doing things by myself. I had to leave Mexico by myself. I needed to get away from all of the trouble….
It had been five years and I had been trying to get help to leave Mexico. I finally got my driver's license, to get around places faster. I found some people that could help me leave, yet they didn't know they would have too yet. The Balderas family was very close to my Grandfather, but they lived on the other side of Mexico. They had wondered if I was dead as well, since they never got the full scoop on my Grandfather's assassination. They were amazed to see me five years later..
"Wow... twelve to seventeen? Where have the years gone by?" My friend, Luis, greeted me with a pat in the back, which felt more like "impact" on the back, since he was so damn strong.
"And, you have not stopped getting taller now have you?" I said, as he towered above me at six feet tall.
As we were happily greeting each other, I heard a familiar voice from a distance..
"Ivan!? You're ALIVE!!"
It was Mari, Luis's older sister! One of the closest friends I'd ever had!
"Ivan, you got so much bigger! I haven't seen you in ages!!" She ran to me and hugged me with all her might.
"I'm really happy to see you all.. But…"
The room became very quite…
Mari responded in a worried tone..
"But what?"
"I need to leave Mexico as soon as possible.. And I think I already know where I have to go…"
The room became very still. So many mouths opened, in hopes of finding the right words to make me stay….
"You're leaving us? Why?" Luis tried to fix his puzzled face..
"If I stay.. You'd all be in serious trouble.. I can't have that…"
Everyone stared at me… Like I was a fool they felt sorry for..
"Where are you planning on going? You need to become legal to do that."
I looked down in disappointment… I didn't want to have to do this to them.. They just saw me for the first time in five years, and now I'm leaving just as quickly..
"I already am. I just haven't left yet."
"How serious is this?" Luis eyed me..
*sigh*
"If I don't leave, it could mean your lives. I swear to you all this is no joke… Please help me.."
Another down of silence filled the room..
"Alright.. So you're going to the United States then?" Mari asked with a worried tone.
"That's the other thing… I'm moving to Japan…"
You'd expect another down of silence from all of them but—
"JAPAN!?!? WHAT THE FUCK HAS GOTTEN INTO YOU!?"
So much loud rambling was coming at me from every direction of the room. I could hear slight phrases of "WHAT THE FU—" and "I CAN'T FUCKING BELIEVE THI—"
"Please calm down! I need all of your undivided attention!!"
They stopped for a moment and looked at me with both frustrated and worried faces..
"I've been spending the money I have to support myself for the past five years. I barely have enough for the plane ticket to Japan and enroll myself in school over there.. It be nice if I could have a little more, to be able to support myself for a week."
Luis looked at me and rolled his eyes..
"You don't need to ask us for so little… We can help you with more than that."
"No it's fine. I should be able to find some kind of job by then. I'll be fine!"
Mari stood up--
"Well I only have one thing to say…"
Everyone looked at her, not one person expecting what she was going to say…
"How good is your Japanese?"
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I'm really sorry that the past two chapters were really short but, I PROMISE, all the chapters after this one is where the story really begins… They're going to be NOVEL CHAPTERS!!! :D
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