Becoming an Israeli

he more I became more like a true Ani

statement that I was anxious. I couldn't even sleep properly

sleeved crop top and shiny black boots which matched with my new hairstyle. It was long bold black braids which has streaks of purple, my favourite colour. T

few days that I was slowly forgettin

r and got my sparkly lipgloss and started to ap

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nesday this week and I'm having

appy for you girls! Awww I'

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egan tearing up. How much things had changed. Not so long ago I did daydream of getting my forever family an

by" mom's voice c

s fast as I could. Mom shook her head at that. She was leaning on th

did you g

re on the phone so I waited. You're bea

hed to clean them makin

unny?, tell me" she

but I'm sad when I see that I won't see them again. Thin

e it's just left for you to adjust and who says you'd never see them a

re happy to have

return making her eyes crinkle at the edges j

late on your first day now, do we?

d backpack from the bed then took a last look

y eating with his eyes glued to his phone and

fferentiate Noah from Neil

way from his phone he

Mom,you too Om

a seat directly opposite Noah

h mom set my p

her earning I and Noah

ons I asked "

nd the other pushing his dreads back. Mom made everyone vis

ive my cologne on you?" Noah looked up from

ut, replaci

u use Oma's?"

ween Vanilla, strawberries and sunshine" mom kiss

pped my fork loudly

ffens

sed to make me

ss. Ar

is conversation, he was absent-minde

be late on my first day of school" I said in a s

I and Noah's plates receivi

d with Neil who rushed in th

is hand hanging mid air and was smiling stupidly at his phone making me groan so I walked over to him, picked up the

ohnson later in the day to ma

I'll be fine.

was black and had streams of red at the tyre

ing my finge

" Neil asked

h, k

there's a problem, no matter how litt

ks, I

ce till we got to school, I b

Funny. The students parking lot was filled with glea

ap. After that they led me to the west wing where the classrooms for my level was located. Immedia

d squeezed while Noah glared back. Their demeanor changed. They didn't look like my two brothers who

said their goodbyes at the door after much conviction by me. Noah

p us if there'

completed Neil's sente

d down the hallway before I o

ow, her head buried in a book and the boy sitting at the

looked away immediately but he continued to stare at me, after sometime he looked away. He was good-looking ignoring th

d started to go through it. And in a few minutes the class was

was sitting in the cafeteria for my gr

, later"

m Noah who was munch

later!" I smiled slu

, thank goodness I took a table by the corner where I'd

e sure thier gaze don't affect me to

lden spoon but there were trouble makers nonetheless. And by trouble makers I mean Victoria, Zita a

st period and his two fine looking friend

hought. I made no friends on my

ting for them who said they'd be here soon. And t

g sister?" Noa

a braid which covered my line

at the ebony skinned guy who was as tall as my sibl

meeting you"

ictoria pile in a red car and exit the school premises and by then the boys had concluded thier conversation. Scott

t to the fridge in the kitchen and grabbed a cold ca

ck till later this eveni

I shout

any notification or message but found nothing so I turned on the TV instead, lay down st

in my thoughts for a w

all Lily n