Bitter Sweet

I pick up the phone expecting it to be Linda; to my surprise a boy's voice greets me. Hi, Julia, it's Sam, he says cheerfully. Wow Sam I didn't expect to hear from him so soon. My heart starts to pound like mad and the blood rushes to my face. Julia has a lovely parent-approved boyfriend called Nima, and she is happily settled in London following her traumatic first year of arriving from Cyprus not knowing a word of English, so why is the thinking about Sam? Sam is blue-eyed, fit, and a little bit dangerous. Julia has met him at her Saturday art class and is attracted to his quick wit and rebellious personality. What should she do, and which boy is the right one for her? And while she enjoys her life in London, she longs for her native Cyprus. Everything for Julia seems to be both bitter and sweet.