Pushing the Boundaries (Off Limits #1)
by Stacey Trombley
Publication Date: January 16, 2017
Publisher: Entangled Teen Crush
Myra goes to Haiti with one goal: take the photograph that will win a scholarship and prove to her uber-traditional family that she has what it takes to be a photographer instead of a doctor. Her camera has always been her shield against getting too close to anyone, but she didn’t expect the hot teen translator who has an ability to see past her walls.
Elias needs his job as a translator to provide for his siblings. He can’t afford to break the rule forbidding him from socializing with a client. Except this girl Myra insists on going outside the city to capture the perfect picture, and he steps in as her guide in order to keep her safe.
The deeper they travel into the country, the harder they fall for each other. Now they’re both taking risks that could cost each other their dreams.
If they get too close—it could ruin both their lives.
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Elias
The roar of the planes overhead is just
another reminder of how insignificant we are in this tiny forgotten country.
Stuck. My little brother watches through the chain-link fence, eyes wide, mouth
open as they soar over us, so close the air sends ripples through our clothing.
“Kouman rich ou panse yo ye?” he asks
without taking his eyes from the huge white plane. How rich do you think
they are? I mentally translate to English. I need all the practice I can
get. My palms sweat just thinking about it, and my first test is just minutes
away.
“Who?” I ask.
He turns to me and blinks his big eyes, his
eyebrows high in question. Oh, right.
“Ki moun?” I repeat in Creole so he’ll
understand me.
My stomach sinks. I can’t even get this
right with my little brother. The whole double language thing is harder than I
expected. I need it to be easy if I’m going to be any good at my job.
“Moun nan avyon yo.” The people in the
planes!
I shake my head, but he doesn’t see. I
explain that there are hundreds of people in those planes. Some are probably
rich, and some are probably poor.
“Yo ap toujou pi rich pase nou, dwa?” he
asks.
I sigh. If they can afford a plane ticket…
“Chans.” Yes, they are likely wealthier than us.
Our world is tiny, a country that is only
half an island. To people who can afford a plane, the world is limitless.
My pocket buzzes, making me jump. I fumble
with the little plastic device and flip it open. “Hello!” I say, pressing the
phone against my face.
“Elias! Pull the van around. They just
landed.”
“Yes, Mr. Rowland.”
“Remember that line we talked about? Don’t
step over it.”
My head swims. There’s so much for me to
remember, but the most important? Don’t get too close to the Americans. Mr.
Rowland made it very clear that I’m not one of them and I shouldn’t expect
anything from them. If I make any of them uncomfortable I’ll be out of a job
faster than one of their huge planes can take off.
“Yes, sir.”
There’s a click and then silence. I put the
foreign technology back in my pocket and hope he doesn’t call again.
Luke grabs at my pocket, seeking out the
phone, his eyes alight with envy. “Ki jan ou fè jwenn yon telefòn?”
I swat his hand away. The phone is not
mine. It’s Mr. Rowland’s. “E si ou kraze li?” What if you break it?
Luke rolls his eyes but then shuffles his
feet.
He may only be eight, but he knows what
this job means for us. I’m only eighteen, with a chance for the kind of job
that will keep his belly full, permanently. Not to mention our mother and
sister.
I point across the parking lot and tell him
to get to the van. It’s time to work.
Luke’s eyes get big again, and I smile. He
runs to the parking lot, fast as a bullet, jumping up and down once he reaches
the van. I unlock the door, and he climbs in, looking tiny in the massive
vehicle.
We pull up to the front of the airport to
wait for the Americans, and I try not to let myself get too worked up. The more
nervous I am, the harder this will be.
“Ou jwenn yon telefon, yon ti bis, e al
rankontre tou Ameriken yo. Pi bon travay pou lavi!” You get a phone, a
van, and get to meet all the Americans. Best job ever.
I roll my eyes and tell him to keep working
on his English and maybe he can have a job like this someday, too.
I take in a deep breath. To him, this is an
adventure.
To me, it’s dangerous.
Stacey Trombley lives in Ohio with her husband and the sweetest Rottweiler you’ll ever meet. She thinks people are fascinating and any chance she has, she’s off doing or learning something new. She went on her first mission trip to Haiti at age twelve and is still dying to go back. Her “places to travel” list is almost as long as her “books to read” list.
Her debut novel Naked released from Entangled Teen in 2015. Find her online at www.StaceyTrombley.com and on twitter @trombolii.
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