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Chapter 2 - 02 Freaking freezing

15 hours of being in four different airports has officially been the worst start of a new life especially since I can't sleep on planes. And why is it so cold in Chicago, right because it is November of thanksgiving break that's why the airports have been so busy. Mr.Yi and I started our trek towards baggage claim I was only thinking about seeing Miguel and taking a huge nap when we see each other. As you all know there are many stages of jet lag and it effects different people in different ways but for me I go into I only speak Spanish and am scared of every thing mode as in my anxiety goes from a solid three to and thirty in a matter of seconds. I finally got my huge ass suit case with my carry on and back pack and just stand there Mr.Yi has no clue what is going on so he ask me a simple question " Miss Torres is there something wrong are you doing all right" he sounded stressed out.And my stupid brain answered with " Esta bein senor Yi pada tu" I was in auto pilot with no sleep for the past 24 hours so he was mildly concerned about my well being and the fact that he only knew English and Japanese he's a nice guy simple and sweet. Mr.Yi then started to escort me to the person pick up area where Miguel was going to meet us and low and behold he was there I was so happy to see him I started to cry. Miguel just ran to me and scooped me off the ground like it was nothing he put me down and finally realized that I had no winter clothes so he instantly started rambling like a baboon because I had no coat. I was to tired to even know what he was saying but two seconds later he gave me a jacket out of his back pack it was bigger than me I was warm and I was so tired that I almost collapsed. The coat was dark blue with white thorns on the sleeves Miguel was almost caring me at this point to get me in his car Mr. Yi was concerned that I was barely even able to walk straight. The next thing I knew was Miguel was holding me while we were in the back of his car and mr Yi was driving us to a hotel because I needed to get rest and my belongings weren't getting in until the next day. When we got to the hotel it was mainly a blur the desk keeper was scared for my well being and wanted to know if I needed to go to the hospital Miguel called my uncle and they said that it was okay that he was staying with the social worker. Mr.Yi got his own room and so did Miguel and I he was just so protective of me like a dragon and his shiny treasure he told me to shower and then lay down and I did it was like I was a robot that was mindless and emotional when I got cleaned up and dressed I was wearing shorts and a tank top that was just cold again so I put back on Miguel's hoodie and lied down and everything went dark. When I woke up Miguel was gone and it looked late when I looked at the clock it said that it was five thirty in the afternoon. "I guess I slept for a long time because I feel fine now" I thought to myself but then Miguel walked in with bags I was confused but at the same time curious " hey welcome back to the land of the living moon shine how did you sleep" Miguel asked me happily " I am good tired but good how long was I out for by the way" I inquired " 20 hours you slept like a little baby And in my opinion you are a great roommate" he laughed off like we hadn't known each other for our whole lives. " So moon shine I noticed you have no winter clothes so I went out and bought you hoodies for you I hope you don't mind there men's clothes but I know you don't care" I brushed it off excited about how we were together again "oh hey I almost forgot" I grabbed my backpack and grabbed his necklace from it and gave it back to him it was a black necklace with a blue pendant. He was happy to see it I was happy that we were back together and now he had his necklace and he could give me mine. He took off his necklace which was a black and white crucifix and he gave it back to me gently and I was honestly so happy to see it my papa had given it to me as a congratulations present for doing my dance recital it was my first time doing point now I am great at it. "So hey my school was having students volunteer to show you around so I am showing you around along with a couple of my classmates I am not happy about it but I will tolerate it because I will be with you" he had a stern tone with his voice like he knew something would go wrong. Little did I know this would be a turning point for me because I don't know what it's like to not wear a uniform or have everybody else look at what you are specifically wearing. After we picked up our stuff from the hotel we dropped my belongings and Mr. Yi off with my Tio and tia so they could discuss legal matters while Miguel took me to his school I was now wearing a black over side hoodie over a set of shorts and tank top because once again I have no winter clothes what's so ever and all I could think of was what will they think of a foreigner like me.