"Okay remember you guys have been grouped according to the areas you will be living in. For the first week, we will be staying in this apartment. We will be traveling and dropping you guys off at your hosts home, that way you can get to know them. see if you're comfortable, if you feel safe and if everything is fine." Our guide said.
Mother hen was with a different group due to the areas for now. So, we wouldn't see her for a while. Which is sad because I really wanted her. I and Eu were separated due to the host areas, so we wouldn't see each other also for a while. So here we were, in a temporary home. Honestly, it was cosy.
"I'm sorry everyone, I'm Alessa. I get very excited when I get a group and you would think I'm used to it by now since I've been doing this for three years." she said excitedly with a slight blush.
"Alessa, is a week really enough for us to ensure that all is well?" I asked as I moved around the place, trying to at least become familiar.
"Probably not but the most I can push it is two weeks, but in my group, I haven't had an incident where one returns or wishes to extend their greet phase." She said with a small smile.
"So, what happens?" Alex asked as he leaned on the wall.
"So basically, you guys are up by 7:20, you arrive at the place at 8:45 well the first person is dropped off at that time. You guys are basically separated by three to five apartments. You will all be attending the same college. Your new sim cards are in your current rooms arranged by your host families. Ensure to put it in as it might take a while for the sim to read. I hope your phones are updated and able to adapt well. There have been situations where Au's had to purchase new devices due to their phones not adapting well."
"Who has the first house?" He asked
"Give me one minute." She said then rushed off.
"Can we really do this? Everything here is so���different." Natasha said as observed our surrondings.
"Why did you guys decide to do the Au Pair?" Alex asked.
"I needed a break from school." Natasha said with a small huff.
"Me and my brother wanted to travel." Nicole said
"I wanted to restart, figure out a few things by myself, no influence." Alex said.
I snorted, "So you figured taking care of kids was the next best thing." I said with an eye roll.
"No, I figured, why not travel and be around kids, which I enjoy doing, try and see if I could do it all. Plus, it was the cheapest and easiest." He said and we laughed.
"I understand the last part." I said with a small smile.
"What about you?" he asked
"Yeah, what do you want?" Natasha asked curious look.
"To start over without having to calculate how far away the man I loved is." I dared and everyone fell quiet. I knew this would happen so I stood up and watched the view from the window.
"Your deep… and I like it. I left with a reason so similar but I never dared reveal it." Nicole said with a sad smile.
"Woah! Why does this room feel tense?" Alessa asked as she entered the room with a folder.
"You wouldn't understand." Natasha said with a faraway look.
"Oh..kay. Any way first person being dropped off is Nicole, then Natasha then Eli-h-le, did I pronounce that correct?" she asked me with a face.
"Call me Fiona."
"Alrighty then Fiona then Alex. You guys are not far from each other at all so that's a benefit for you guys if one of you needs help and stuff. So, I'm just going to go over some rules…ready?" she asked as she opened the file.
"Yeah." We chorused.
"Great, let's get started." She cheered.