Chapter Eighty-three

Ella threw open the French doors of her room at the culinary institute in Paris and grinned towards the sunlight, it felt amazing to be out here where she'd always wanted to be for a long time now. Being here felt surreal and Ella made a silent promise to herself to do the best she can and be her best, then she walked back into the room and began to unpack when the door opened and a slim light skinned girl barrelled in.

"Hello my name is Eileen Alferos."

"Ella Garcia." the perky girl rattled off in Tagalog and Ella knew in an instant that the two of them would get along just fine, she was glad to not be alone in this foreign city far from home.

Ella was so restless she couldn't sleep a wink that night. She was nervous as hell and didn't know what to expect.

"You'll get over it soon." Eileen assured her as they sat for breakfast but Ella didn't think that would be happening any time soon.

The room where they all assembled in was spacious and sunny and the tea