Pacy sat by the door and fretfully waited for a knock. She looked at the clock and realized that there was no way they would mak
e the movie at this point. Her dad had already given up on driving her anywhere and had gone back to work in his office. Pacy looked back at the text conversation between Alexis and her from earlier that day. Alexis had said she wanted to go see a movie with Pacy, and she promised she would come on time. Pacy checked her phone after the buzz of a new message. “Sorry. Can’t make it today.” Pacy sighed and threw her phone on her bed. She had lost count of how many times Alexis had canceled at the very last minute. After talking about it with her mom and sister, Pacy decided that she was tired of being disappointed and would not try to hang out with Alexis again.
Now, people have to sneak across the border a lot more and are immigrating for a better life. But, 100 years ago, the regulations weren't as harsh and people were escaping their country for survival/
