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Monday, April 26, 2021

Befriend the girls

 Although talking to the guys seems like fun. You want to experience something new, like befriending those girls. 

“Hello” you say as you. They say “hello” with a thick french accent. “Oh yeah, the language barrier” you think. You quickly write in the notebook “i wish we understood each other like if we spoke the same language”. 

“What’s with that, are you a reporter?” One of the girls said in french, but you understood her perfectly. “Sorry, its from work. No, i am not a reporter” you say realizing you were also speaking in french. “May i sit down?” You ask them. They look at each other, and say yes. 

“I am Amy” you say. “Short for Amelie?” one of them ask. “Yes” you reply. “Well, hello Amelie, i am Ella, she is Isabella and she is Patrice” Ella says. They are quite friendly. And you spend some time talking and laughing with them. 

You learn Ella is going to a bad breakup, Isabella is getting married in two weeks and Patrice is a mother of twins, and wishes she had some free time. 

“So, what about you?” They ask. “Well, I work as a receptionist at an American company, and i am taking a long await vacation by myself here in Paris”  you answer. “Well, your french is really good, i seriously thought you were from here” Patrice says. “But why Paris? Are you trying to meet a guy? Fall in love?” Elle asks. You hadn’t actually given it much thought. So you decide to...

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