On My Way to You
Summary: Rheese Fanfiction story based in UAG, Connor is only a year ahead of Sarah and he takes her under his wing to navigate being in a foreign country. They help each other get over their issues with their parents. Having realised they come to UAG for the nearly the same reasons.
Comments: Spanish will be translated into English and will appear in Brackets after the Sentence in Spanish I.e. "Hola, mi nombre es Sarah, el suyo es Connor. (Hello, my name is Sarah, his is Connor.)"
Chapter One:
Sarah Reese was in her final week of her high school career, and she was slowly packing her bags. Each day this week she had packed a small bag and placed in her car, which her mother brought her as an apology for not being able to attend her graduation at the end of the week. Since her father left when she was 6 years old, she also lost her mother, I mean mother as she hadn't been a mom to Sarah since that time. Sarah was left to either the housekeeper or nannies to raise her and she was sick of not having her parent around for her and making decisions for her without consulting Sarah first. Her mother had covertly applied for law degree for Sarah, while Sarah was applying for pre-med degrees, Sarah found this out when she intercepted one the colleges acceptance letters.
Sarah in the past had felt not important enough and let down her mother; however, for the first time in her life she felt wholly ignored and betrayed. Therefore, we looked though all her acceptance letters to pre-med and choose the one the further away from her mother as possible and accepted the offer.
Her mother knew that she couldn't make Sarah's graduation, what her mother wouldn't know was that she would be halfway to her university. She had accepted a place at UAG, the Univerisdad Autonoma de Guadalajara. It was an affordable place to study medicine with great results and with all the money she had access to in her trust accounts from her grandparents and what she saved doing Saturday work, she would never have her to bother her mother again for anything.
She has decided she will no longer be pushed around again, especially by family. She decided to leave for UAG before the summer had started so she could get use the area and look for a decent apartment, as she didn't want to stay in the dorms or a roommate. She needed her own space.
Connor was laying on the Sunbed, facing the Pacific Ocean, his eyes closed under some sunglasses. Him and his year had just finished a gruelling end of year exams for their first year at UAG pre-med degree. He was invited to stay with his close friend that he made this year, family's home for the Summer, Marco. Marco knew he didn't want to go home to see his family, but he could tell Marco was slightly confused, not really understanding why he didn't want to return.
Connor had told Marco the bare minimum regarding his family, so I suppose he could understand where Marco was coming from. However, Marco's Mother Angelina was a different story, he told her the same things he told Marco about this family, about them not understanding him and it just would be toxic if he went back. She read between the lines and understood a bit more, especially about not feeling welcome at home. "You can stay…here. We be family now." She informed Connor in broken English, trying to ensure to make her understood by Connor. This was at the end of the first day he spent here only a few days. He hadn't felt like he belong somewhere like this for a long time.
Marco's parents owned a bungalow situation in a cover of tall palm tree about 20 metres from the beach. The beach was partially private, meaning only Marco's parents, their neighbours either side and luxury hotel had access to this beach. In Connor's opinion it was Heaven on earth, he could understand why Marco said if he went aboard for Medical School, he would return home and practice medicine here. Afterall, all the good doctors left, and Marco didn't want to do the same thing. He would give back to his community that help raise him.
After a few days driving Sarah had made it to the Ocean Side hotel, where she decided to have a little break before continuing onto Guadalajara to find an apartment there, after all it was summer and she hadn't had a vacation in such a long time, she had the money so why not treat herself. She pulled up to the valet parking area in front the hotel and the valet asked in Spanish "Buenos días señorita. Se queda o está de visita? (Good Morning Miss. Are you staying or visiting?)" quickly remembering her Spanish from many years of private tutors, Sarah replied, as she handed him the keys to her car "Sí. me quedaré. (Yes. I'm Staying.)".
Marco approached Connor and tapped him on his shoulder waking him up from the doze he was having "Con, Dinner's ready, Mother said we have 10 minutes to wash and get to table." Connor nodded his thanks and slowly sat up on the chair, he looked towards the Ocean and froze with the sight in saw.
The sun was not far from setting and walking in shallow waters was a woman wearing a long flowing white summer dress and came down to about 2-3 inches above her ankles. She was wearing a large white summer hat and sunglasses and holding her sandals in her hands. She turned towards the Ocean and took at big breath in. As she let her breath out, she took off her hat and shook her hair, letting the wind take her massive curls behind her. Connor was mesmerised by her and he would swear he could smell a floral jasmine scent in the air after she took off her hat. She was a Goddess and properly a tourist.
Connor was woken from his glace by Marco chuckles "Ves algo que te gusta? Con. (See something you like? Con.)" Connor got off the sunbed and push Marco slightly "Callarse la boca (Shut up)" he replied. Just as he was going to move though the palm trees to the house, he looked back to be Goddess and he noted she was no longer in sight, like see was his personal mirage. He sighed and turned back towards the house for dinner. He just knew he be seeing her again in his dreams tonight.
End of Chapter One.