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The teacher had obviously realised that I needed the most help, so she sat next to me while everyone else started to complete the activity. 

“Did you understand what you have to do?” She asked me. 

“Um, not really” I said, feeling incredibly embarrassed, staring down at the Spanish paper. 

She explained to me the task, this time in English, and I thought I still wouldn’t be able to do the activity, but surprisingly it made a lot of sense!

I was soon filling out the sheet of paper without her help, hope started to form in my chest. Maybe I could still learn in this lesson? Maybe it wasn’t too high level?

Sure, there was a surprising about of Spanish conversation between the teacher and students that I could not follow at all, but I could still do and understand these important Spanish questions on the paper!

This time I was feeling quite proud of myself once I had finished, and they read out the answers. 

There was some more chatting between the other students and the tutor that I couldn’t understand. 

I did feel a little awkward, sitting there, wishing I could join in but not knowing how, before I knew it, time had flown by, and it was time for a break. 

I glanced at Sarah, perhaps she would suggest a place for us to take a break? We could go and grab some coffee somewhere? 

But she seemed deep in conversation with another student as they got ready to leave. 

I thought about speaking up, but I still felt embarrassed at clearly not being at their level, and I didn’t want to interrupt. 

They then just left, still chatting, Sarah didn’t even glance at me and the distance I’d felt with her, widened. 

No, this is fine, she may be my flat mate, but we only just met yesterday and I didn’t speak up either, I thought to myself. 

All I had to do was find someone else to grab a coffee with and make some friends, easy…right? 

Find out why it may not be that easy, check out my next chapter, when it comes out!