Every once in a while, everything comes283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwIpREK5yZ
together everyone gathers up and for that one night your life is amazing. “Summer283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRsSpZfr5M
End” party has always been a tradition here at Beverly Hills, LA, it’s a party that’s283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpb6M9kOlf
thrown on the night before school, every single high schooler who lives here is283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsQpPj8YSs
invited and tonight is the night for the 15th Summer End party.
“Hey Elli, are you going to this year’s summer-end?”283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qRc9qSeSD
Neely spoke on the phone.
“Yeah definitely, it’s the biggest party of283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpeyMBC5AT
the year,” I replied while adjusting my summer-end dress that I’d pre-booked a283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwS7BHoiMGf
month ago,
“Right then, I’ll see you tonight and don’t283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdn55b4Yi5J
forget to snap me a pic of you in that gorges dress you booked”
“All right, I’ll snap a pic before I leave283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYykMUtePq
the house,” I said then hung the call as I walked towards my wardrobe again283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZIgbBVWGX
trying to find the perfect matching heels to go with my dress and the theme of283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGVaQOLnrV
this year’s summer-end.
It took three283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQpUNQzQk0
rounds in the wardrobe for me to finally decided on the heels and it will take283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pKkePed88
another two to three rounds before I find a delicate purse as summer-end isn’t283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5K8iTvOj5
just a party before school but it also allows you to meet new people who’d just283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr76gnvT8D5
moved in and become friends with them, so if you want to be the new ‘popular283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJiJ4RR6Wr
girl’ in school I suggest you’d better dress yourself up with the fanciest283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEBk4PmXlF
outfit you could ever put together. I snapped a photo of my look and sent it to283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqG0U6cqsS
Neely then headed for the elevator that runs from the fourth floor to the283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XV21hOou3
underground car park, I grabbed a bottle of champagne from the champagne shelf283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2qWU3F8YV
as I left the underground lounge then headed towards the two seated icy blue283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1fggQW6TC
Porsche 718. This car was originally pink, I took it to the garage just about283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWpMOYzRfs
four days ago to change the colour so it would match my dress and everything. I283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5qR3ukGJg
pulled open the door, placed my bag and the bottle of champagne on the seat,283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKycDfTQ6f
got into the driver’s seat, and started condition-checking, as usual, to ensure283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnM6cvvabro
the car was safe to drive.
As I drive out of the car park, I called283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsq44P2b1W
Neely so we could meet up at her house before we head to the party, we had an283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWXQsfsY3q
afterparty planned and I need to place the champagne in her champagne shelf283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0xGZu7KSQ
before going to the party as the champagne wouldn’t taste good if it leaves the283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfE79AwCq2
fridge for too long. About five minutes later I arrived at Neely’s house, I283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEbRfdAktY
parked the car and got out with the bottle of champagne and handled it to283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9tSehxzvd
Neely’s personal assistant who helped with planning the afterparty today, then283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpN3mUh5K7
Neely and I drove off towards the hall where summer-end is held.
“Elli, do you know anything about this year’s283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXXjYSu3e1
new transfer students?” Neely asked,
“Not really, I just know that Jackson and283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQEw8nJu8K
Daniel are joining our school this year,” I said,
“Oh, the two guy-best friends of yours.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVo9ynoH1mc
Well, that’s fun” she said,
“Yeah, and I think there are exchange283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw80qWV6ZuW
students from East Asia as well, my mom got an email about it and the school283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbmJ3UVWPj
hopes Charli has recovered so she could re-enrol and continue her studies as283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNEAm1I56f
they say she is a very talented young lady”.
Charli is my older sister; we are Irish twins283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gu77egxfd
as she was born in November 2004 and I was born in August 2005. She used to be283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡudE7sCBpPK
in the year above me until last year she had bad anxiety issues and had to drop283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmFXSrRP4Z
out of school to recover from anxiety and other issues. Its good news that283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFdtYVBlAs
dropping out of school for a year helped her recover as she seems to be like283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4dYpT222c
who she used to be, that cheerful and encouraging older sister of mine. I truly283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQNdTZMnFg
feel happy for her to be able to recover from anxiety and re-enrol in school to283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgjiR8UGac
continue her studies in the areas that she likes and have a bright future,283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDA2uCvRFV
that’s all I ever wish for her, to be happy and live a calm life with no downfalls.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZmQdVvp6h
About twenty minutes later Neely and I had283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmzlHgnDfF
arrived at the front of the hall I’d say it’s more like a hotel but instead of283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxf8KOqLuu
one ball room for summer-end, the whole of the hotel lobby has been booked283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdK6dJxAkbR
three months in advance for summer-end to make sure the decorations and service283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyN4igT2uol
is top standard. As I parked the car in front of the entrance, I see employees rushing283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIbOkeqv7i
towards the car to open the door for us, I passed the keys to the guy who283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5JbV306vG
opened the door for me as I entered the hotel lobby with Neely.
“Elli, you look gorgeous today!” said283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqziUceE4Gg
Jackson as he walked closer,
“Hehe thanks good looking guy in white, you283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVljo0w4Ckz
sure will get a lot of girls attention tonight,” I said, laughing but also283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NwhmCx2Wz
giving him a compliment,
“Hey, let’s find a seat in the hall first”283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO94fNvqcHF
Daniel joined to remind us of going into the hall and finding seats for283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvh0L7XIKW
tonight,
“I agree with Daniel,” Neely said,
“Right then, lets go in” I said as we all283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBDIaAwu1F
walked towards the door and scaring off some other high schoolers, which is283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBkW0yOox9
reasonable as whenever the four of us walk around together it seems like we are283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzLIJT0QOU
gang members plus the fact that we all go to very expensive international high283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHuxs9dhB9Y
schools and drive around the neighborhood whenever we have time to do so.
Surprisingly we weren’t the first ones to get283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFDdYOoXGS
there as Anastasia and Victoria were already at a table with bags on the chairs283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlFDL7n1aC
around them,
“Looks like we have a booked table283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubzgx9WR7r
already,” I said while walking closer to the table,
“Elli! Come here let me give you a hug”283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLTjtu7qRR
Victoria said as she approached to give me a hug,
“Hi Anna, I haven’t seen you in a long283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSS5RDRzEK
time,” I said after hugging Victoria,
“Hi Elli, how was summer?” Anastasia asked,
“Mine was okay, how was yours?” I replied283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ZG7DVM7EJ
while throwing my bag on to one of the empty seats, “so where is everyone?”
“Oh, they went on walks around the lobby”283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmjW2Jda8V
said Vicki, that’s short for Victoria,
“I called Ann, he said he’ll be here within283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡibv8zSDLTg
ten minutes,” I said,
Ann is another male member of our group, he’s283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WXPp3URGn
IBC which stands for Italian-born-Chinese which is quite different to Daniel,283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHBrv16vHZ
Jackson and I as the three of us are ABCs which stands for283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpM9pqK3Kug
American-born-Chinese so yeah, I guess its somehow self-explanatory why Ann’s283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKZidi0MoI
full name is Antonio Piazollo as apart from being an IBC he also is a quarter283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVZKJz1pzU
Italian.
After about twenty minutes or so we finally283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHPCYQJ6ac
gathered everyone up at the same table for a group reunion and gossip sessions283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4NzpuLHgT
as the host started the opening speech of summer-end like what they did283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdMoQOMvYU
previously every year with a,
“Good evening ladies and gentlemen, thankyou283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucDTSjDp8f
for attending this years summer-end I whish you all have a wonderful night and see283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTs5JjDqje
you next year.”
The lights went off after the opening283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2iC6Emu9qD
speech, well not exactly off but just a bit dimmer so the LEDs and the disco ball283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUOD4R0k1a
could do it’s job. We felt so insecure for a moment as everyone got up from283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99XtbnAcOC
their seats as soon as the lights went off to dance but we just wanted to sit283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIGFhaCLo0
and chat, well I’m not sure about Ann and the others but as far as I know the283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rMBcBeqHl
girls and I wasn’t really in the mood of dancing until later that night.
“Cheers to summer-end, Cheers to a new school283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6j5U0AUCud
year” we say as we raised our glass and drank the champagne.
I could tell that Daniel only came to283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGv7lYguOZi
summer-end to party and dance as he left the group to dance as soon as he put283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONwt002MH8
down his glass, I was actually shocked that Jackson followed Daniel to the283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRLOkT9tk9v
dance floor as all these years I’ve known him for I’d never saw him dance.
“I thought Jackson would invite you to283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJuODgrS9o6
dance,” said Marianna,
“He’s not the type to invite others to283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3JYSEXkoh
dance, plus we’re only close friends” I replied,
“Yeah Anna, they’re just ‘friends’” Neely giggled,
We sat and talked about how summer has been283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5H4t2AhbLf
while the boys danced, the host came into the room after an hour or two to283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUmRGKQk1y
announce that the buffet next door was ready, so we moved next door to have dinner283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6ZBDchQwr
then came back and danced till about 11pm.
Neely and I waved goodbye to the others as283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujs5HEQAra
we drove off to her house after summer-end, we both contacted our assistants to283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwK8DyuaYNu
make sure that one the guest room at Neely’s house was set up and two, the283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9X1n1HMDG
things that I need for tomorrow has been delivered to Neely’s house so Neely283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1cYkOLnJN
and I could go to school together in the morning. By the time we got to Neely’s283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7CCHTGmnK
house it was already pass midnight so all that we did was skincare routines and283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcicjNNAUxO
watching Netflix while we had some champagne, the so called afterparty wasn’t really283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUyQgDc8wZ1
a party as we didn’t do much, but it was relaxing and good for the night before283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3lfcuSOYn
school.
