Once my placement was confirmed, Ms. Payne helped arrange a host family for me.I did not tell Mom or Aldon. Neither of them noticed.Mom stayed busy with work, while Aldon continued driving Lucille around, helping her choose colleges and revise her application essays.It was as though they were certain I had no idea what was going on. I passed behind him one day, carrying my visa documents in my hands.Fifteen days before my departure, the school organized an educational trip. On the way back, an out-of-control truck sideswiped our bus, sending it crashing into the guardrail.I was sitting by the window. My abdomen slammed into the seat in front of me, and shattered glass sliced open my arm.Lucille, seated farther forward, had only scraped her wrist. However, she was badly shaken. Her breathing grew ragged, and all the color drained from her face.Our teachers rushed us to the hospital and contacted our families.I lay on a gurney, cold sweat beading on my forehead as pain to
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