The Exchange Student

By Andre Barker

Unfortunately, in the new country things are not as they seem to be and there are some nasty surprises waiting on her. The grass always looks greener on the other side, but once you arrive on the other side it’s a whole different story. Then those who wish to harm Faye quickly learn that she has some surprises of her own.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bakerman Books
• Release date: Nov 7, 2022
• ISBN: 9781005649456

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Foreword

Faye Eason has been selected into the Worldwide Student Exchange Program. This gives her the change she had been waiting on; to leave her criminal paradise motherland for a much safer country where she can complete her school career.

Unfortunately, in the new country things are not as they seem to be and there are some nasty surprises waiting on her. The grass always looks greener on the other side, but once you arrive on the other side it’s a whole different story. Then those who wish to harm Faye quickly learn that she has some surprises of her own.

Don’t forget to enjoy life

André Barker

Monday 07 November 2022

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You are going to love this, Faye. Don't look so stressed. Her mother said as she looked her up and down. This will be a complete change of scene for you and you will always remember it as one of the greatest times of your life. Don't forget to take lots of photos. We will talk on Facebook every day.

The seventeen year old girl looks at her mother and smiles brightly.

Faye feels the strong exhilaration moving through her body like a stream of fresh water. She was accepted into the student exchange program and was now going to Spain, all expenses paid. This would be the first time that she would be away from home for such a long time, but she was sure that she could manage it. She was not even going to be in the country, but overseas in a completely new and unfamiliar world.

The fact that you grew up in South Africa, and especially Cape Town, prepared you for anything that life can throw at you. Her one uncle said when they came over to wish her good luck for the trip. We have more excitement, crime, corruption and what have you here in ONE DAY than what other countries experience over years and even decades.

Everyone laughed at this. They knew that he hated the South African government and everything that goes with it. The same like all of them did.

Faye is an introvert, but she knows that does not mean she's stupid. She would now just have to accept that there will be lots of people all around her, all the time. Strangers don't have to be strangers for very long. A stranger is only a friend you don't know yet.

Then the day arrived and they were on their way to the airport. She felt excited, but also a bit apprehensive.

Faye always hated being in waiting rooms. She loves to read, but even when she brought a book, and read while in the waiting room, she still hated it. It was just the atmosphere and the other people...so close to her. She hated people being close to her. In a waiting room she had to spend an extended period of time amongst people she didn't know and didn't care about. She especially hated it when someone accidentally bumped against her. She hated it when people touched her, even her own family. Having a stranger touch her was even worse. She doesn't know why she is like this; it was just the way she always felt.

Okay, the airport lounge where she was in currently was not exactly a waiting room, but still. She is bored as she looks through the big windows at the concrete runway down below. A dull blue plane had just