A couple of minutes later the three girls had already arrived at the café. They sat down at a little table in the corner of the coffee shop. Gabriella was still confused about what had just happened. ,,Did I really consent going on a date with Dave, a guy I've just met?!" Liza noticed Gabriella's expression on her face.

,,What are you thinking about, Gabriella?"

,,Nothing", she replied now back in reality.

,,Are you sure?", Liza wanted to know.

And Gabriella nodded smiling; however it was a faked one. Right in that moment a waitress approached them. She looked very young and had shoulder-length black hair. According to her name tag her name was Bethany.

,,Hi! May I take your order, please?", the waitress asked while pulling a notepad and a pen out of her white apron.

,,Yes. I'll have a cup of black tea", Amber uttered.

,,I'd like some tea and an English muffin", Liza ordered with a charming smile.

,,And I'll take some honey bush tea with milk and a blue berry muffin", Gabriella smiled.

Gabriella wrote every order down onto her notepad and nodded just before she left. A few seconds after the woman's leaving, the three students started a new conversation.

,,So Gabs…if I can call you Gabs?", Amber started hopefully.

,,Of course you can!", the American assured.

,,Now that we're roommates I'd like to know a it more about you than just your name", the London girl continued.

,,Me, too! Tell us something about you!", Liza demanded.

,,Well, what could I tell you?...I'm from Albuquerque, I attended East High School, my mom's Mexican, I'm studying law and I have…", her smile turned into a sad and empty look, ,, had the most wonderful boyfriend you could ever imagine!"

Gabriella thought for a moment and finished her sentence before neither Liza nor Amber could say anything.

,,But it's over now and I have to move on!"

A bit later the waitress had come and brought their orders. She put the cups of tea and the rest in front of the three girls.

,, Here we go", the waitress said smiling.

,, Thank you!", the three young ladies chorused.

,,You're welcome! If you want anything else, call me!", Bethany, the waitress, had said before she left Liza, Amber and Gabriella alone.

Right after they'd gotten their food and drinks, they started eating. They talked and laughed the whole time.

,,I'm full now!", Gabriella said while she held her stomach.

Amber and Liza looked at their new roommate first, then at each other before the two of them started to laugh.

,,So, did you like it?", Liza wanted to know.

Gabriella assured that she found it delicious. The brunette also said that she's going to gain weight if she eats it every day as long as she's going to be in England.

,,You are talking nonsense, Gabriella! You're so slim! If you gained weight, nobody would see it!", Amber told her with a strong British accent while Liza nodded. Gabriella couldn't help it and smiled at her new friends.

15 minutes later

Gabriella, Liza and Amber were still very amused. They were laughing most of the time.

,,He did?",Amber asked while laughing.

,,You must be joking!", Gabriella giggled.

,,I am not!",Liza said, ,, It happened exactly the way I told you! We were on a date at De Luca Cucina's, he wanted to impress me by talking about his medicine study and unknowingly he used Tabasco instead of tomato sauce. Suddenly he jumped up and started screaming like a little girl! I'm sure he was just about to spit fire, because his head looked like it's going to explode!"

Amber's cheeks turned red while she was laughing loudly. Suddenly Gabriella's cell phone started ringing. The American took a look at her display.

,,Excuse me for a sec", Gabriella said while standing up.

She went outside the café and took her call.

,,Hola, mama!"

,,Hola, mi hija! Qué tal?", her mother, Maria, asked.

,, Muy bien y tu?", Gabriella wanted to know.

,, Muy bien, tambien."

,, Mom, this school is amazing! And the students and the teachers are very nice, too! I even found new friends already."

,, You did? What are their names?"

,, Amber and Liza. We're sharing one room."

,,I'm happy you found new friends, my dear", Maria said, ,, I hope you feel comfortable over there."

,, I do, mama…how's Taylor and everybody else?"

,,I don't know. I haven't heard of any if them since you've been to England", her mom replied.

,, Oh…and did you…how is…", she stuttered.

,,Troy?"

,,Yes."

,,I'm not quite sure, but he seems to be okay."

,,He does?", Gabriella whispered.

,,Yes…but I'm sure he misses you!"

,,Well, I…I gotta go, mom. Te quiero!"

,,Yo màs, mi amor!", Maria told her, ,, and Gabby?"

,,Yes?"

,,I miss you!"

,,I miss you, too, mom!...Adios", the American girl said.

,,Adios."

After they had said their goodbyes, Gabriella hung up. Then she sighed and went back into the now crowded English coffeehouse.

Spanish-English

hola, mama=hello, mom

hola,mi hija = hello, my daughter

qué tal=how are you?

muy bien y tu= I'm fine and you?

muy bien, tambien=I'm fine, too

te quiero=I love you

yo màs= ( You can't really translate it. It's like I love you more);yo=I / más=more

mi amor=my dear/my love

adios=bye