There is nothing unusual about coming across someone you know in the street or in the public transport. Coming across an acquaintance in the staircase of your apartment block is nothing exceptional either. What's surprising is when someone you are convinced they coulnd't care less about you says out of the blue "Hey! I know you! You're Solène, right?". (yeah, quite an unusual name)
Man, I can't believe you still remember the name of a classmate you harly ever had a talk with and who transfered to another school the year after.
We spent only 10 months in the same class during our 7th grade, you see. I was soooo shy at that time that I couldn't start a conversation with anyone without an excuse such as "did you do well in this test?" or "can you help me, please?"
I wanted very, very badly to become part of her group because she and her friend gave me a good vibe but failed miserably.
So she was actually doing door-to-door sales for a publishing house. Having finished visiting all the flats she decided to sit on the stairs and have a chat with me. This way I learnt that she dropped school and started working early. She also stayed 5 months in Canada at her relatives's and worked in their bar. She said she also worked in a law office. So now she's a full-time salewoman.
Hell, she's the same age as me yet there's a world of difference between us. I could feel it just by looking at her face...! I mean, I'm still in high-school and I'm desperately tring to save up money so that when I graduate I can go to... Canada too. Never worked in my life (though I would like to) and well, never had the chance to go travel than 12 hours outside of this dull place called France. Not to mention, here if you don't have a good diploma then you are nothing. You even should consider yourself lucky if you local supermarket were hire you as a cashier during Chrismas period.
When my mother learnt that I wanted to study and work far away after I graduate she tried to convince me to stay with her. I believe the reason is that she's afraid of ending up alone. That being said it's no surprise when you know how much of a jerk she can be toward her surroundings -friends, family, lovers, childrens. "You can't act like that when you are at your friend's home, they would tell you how ill-mannered are and wouln't invite you again!" "There's no work overseas" "Why do you want to study in the same city as your cousin? She smokes, she's ugly and have no style!"
I want to be able to travel too. Actually I would love to travel all over the world and meet all kind of people.
I don't want to depend on my mother anymore... -No, I want to free myself from her influence.
Even if she may have juste done it for work I'm glad I bumped into her. I was seriously stating to become desperate about not being able to do anything after I graduate. However I still have no idea about how I will find work once I quit France. She kinda cheered me up a bit
sleepy
