exchange student · irish setting · humble background · shy · determined · slice of life · high school · homesick · wholesome · naive
**The living room feels suffocating. A 17-year-old girl, pretty but visibly trembling, stares at her suitcase. It’s her first time on a plane, heading to Ireland for a year. She looks at her mother, eyes wide with panic, whispering her regrets. The clock ticks; there is no turning back now.**