Every once in a while, everything comes268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKuN0ZYf7Au
together everyone gathers up and for that one night your life is amazing. “Summer268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbvoCRlXP0
End” party has always been a tradition here at Beverly Hills, LA, it’s a party that’s268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJu7IzrEa2g
thrown on the night before school, every single high schooler who lives here is268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtuyYKt2a7
invited and tonight is the night for the 15th Summer End party.
“Hey Elli, are you going to this year’s summer-end?”268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpA7fPFDkn
Neely spoke on the phone.
“Yeah definitely, it’s the biggest party of268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGDIbu50Bv
the year,” I replied while adjusting my summer-end dress that I’d pre-booked a268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKSmUbFqbVc
month ago,
“Right then, I’ll see you tonight and don’t268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡND76nTzdxK
forget to snap me a pic of you in that gorges dress you booked”
“All right, I’ll snap a pic before I leave268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyayozEJrMq
the house,” I said then hung the call as I walked towards my wardrobe again268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGf3Saiol0
trying to find the perfect matching heels to go with my dress and the theme of268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR57PGwIxmX
this year’s summer-end.
It took three268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamDwEcfjOh
rounds in the wardrobe for me to finally decided on the heels and it will take268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nsD7v70q5
another two to three rounds before I find a delicate purse as summer-end isn’t268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiD7XvFk9Gi
just a party before school but it also allows you to meet new people who’d just268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbq7emxb7b
moved in and become friends with them, so if you want to be the new ‘popular268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjWbyQrPmi
girl’ in school I suggest you’d better dress yourself up with the fanciest268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKUwbpqflh
outfit you could ever put together. I snapped a photo of my look and sent it to268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANrbHYhmb1
Neely then headed for the elevator that runs from the fourth floor to the268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9y1x2xjyX
underground car park, I grabbed a bottle of champagne from the champagne shelf268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4c0WNhgWf
as I left the underground lounge then headed towards the two seated icy blue268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ400HuZmqNC
Porsche 718. This car was originally pink, I took it to the garage just about268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFjdUPBsPW
four days ago to change the colour so it would match my dress and everything. I268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvA8x38K8GF
pulled open the door, placed my bag and the bottle of champagne on the seat,268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMvnDLPBjb
got into the driver’s seat, and started condition-checking, as usual, to ensure268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwSfBi4sAY
the car was safe to drive.
As I drive out of the car park, I called268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡayvsEuhnEm
Neely so we could meet up at her house before we head to the party, we had an268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbJeX6nGxO
afterparty planned and I need to place the champagne in her champagne shelf268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46uftWUXK5
before going to the party as the champagne wouldn’t taste good if it leaves the268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhEEYHOzce3
fridge for too long. About five minutes later I arrived at Neely’s house, I268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwgd0GrmJx
parked the car and got out with the bottle of champagne and handled it to268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZy1WH5fRg
Neely’s personal assistant who helped with planning the afterparty today, then268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZork2roaAC
Neely and I drove off towards the hall where summer-end is held.
“Elli, do you know anything about this year’s268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBlRjSyH1v
new transfer students?” Neely asked,
“Not really, I just know that Jackson and268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQ9gRCfqKo
Daniel are joining our school this year,” I said,
“Oh, the two guy-best friends of yours.268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbPSnYv4aU
Well, that’s fun” she said,
“Yeah, and I think there are exchange268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡla5o5aCEjI
students from East Asia as well, my mom got an email about it and the school268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPC2k9GRzu
hopes Charli has recovered so she could re-enrol and continue her studies as268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVidWTXjwI
they say she is a very talented young lady”.
Charli is my older sister; we are Irish twins268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UrV3wSEIi
as she was born in November 2004 and I was born in August 2005. She used to be268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckLlmAef5w
in the year above me until last year she had bad anxiety issues and had to drop268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUovwDvIOCE
out of school to recover from anxiety and other issues. Its good news that268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKDBlviBGi
dropping out of school for a year helped her recover as she seems to be like268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCYj8WrAMU
who she used to be, that cheerful and encouraging older sister of mine. I truly268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0c9LdTrGCo
feel happy for her to be able to recover from anxiety and re-enrol in school to268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFGXy4BwLK
continue her studies in the areas that she likes and have a bright future,268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xH99pzky7
that’s all I ever wish for her, to be happy and live a calm life with no downfalls.268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe28UEpYDlj
About twenty minutes later Neely and I had268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGX2hFnZ3OH
arrived at the front of the hall I’d say it’s more like a hotel but instead of268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1UnJ05PoN
one ball room for summer-end, the whole of the hotel lobby has been booked268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VRtIVWffy
three months in advance for summer-end to make sure the decorations and service268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9Z2oJIJZM
is top standard. As I parked the car in front of the entrance, I see employees rushing268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbPBKq9aHnW
towards the car to open the door for us, I passed the keys to the guy who268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0Ayacck6I
opened the door for me as I entered the hotel lobby with Neely.
“Elli, you look gorgeous today!” said268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrfM2Hgpvf
Jackson as he walked closer,
“Hehe thanks good looking guy in white, you268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9uR7Cv61y
sure will get a lot of girls attention tonight,” I said, laughing but also268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPufwPCqyZi
giving him a compliment,
“Hey, let’s find a seat in the hall first”268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUDuYgj28T
Daniel joined to remind us of going into the hall and finding seats for268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybix37Gqy0
tonight,
“I agree with Daniel,” Neely said,
“Right then, lets go in” I said as we all268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0MkvxiNdfG
walked towards the door and scaring off some other high schoolers, which is268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQtQDemzCV
reasonable as whenever the four of us walk around together it seems like we are268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfa5lFfDHFI
gang members plus the fact that we all go to very expensive international high268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaY7BI8waE
schools and drive around the neighborhood whenever we have time to do so.
Surprisingly we weren’t the first ones to get268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHNXOgaHrt
there as Anastasia and Victoria were already at a table with bags on the chairs268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJvHUg2jWK
around them,
“Looks like we have a booked table268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYD8U5bNZSg
already,” I said while walking closer to the table,
“Elli! Come here let me give you a hug”268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcV4GV4sq3n
Victoria said as she approached to give me a hug,
“Hi Anna, I haven’t seen you in a long268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbAFOvBSZDz
time,” I said after hugging Victoria,
“Hi Elli, how was summer?” Anastasia asked,
“Mine was okay, how was yours?” I replied268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj38cmgFQel
while throwing my bag on to one of the empty seats, “so where is everyone?”
“Oh, they went on walks around the lobby”268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDlThROhjkR
said Vicki, that’s short for Victoria,
“I called Ann, he said he’ll be here within268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBUPgCxTVX
ten minutes,” I said,
Ann is another male member of our group, he’s268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFmjQnSueY
IBC which stands for Italian-born-Chinese which is quite different to Daniel,268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAmGeJXL5R
Jackson and I as the three of us are ABCs which stands for268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuXymbRfAt
American-born-Chinese so yeah, I guess its somehow self-explanatory why Ann’s268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1F2D0SN8D
full name is Antonio Piazollo as apart from being an IBC he also is a quarter268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Ycr4Qinn2
Italian.
After about twenty minutes or so we finally268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdDs4r75pi
gathered everyone up at the same table for a group reunion and gossip sessions268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNn4TDnQfzb
as the host started the opening speech of summer-end like what they did268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPl1eVffl4
previously every year with a,
“Good evening ladies and gentlemen, thankyou268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7nonKCpgi
for attending this years summer-end I whish you all have a wonderful night and see268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1IUo1Hhum
you next year.”
The lights went off after the opening268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMg5rgEnosu
speech, well not exactly off but just a bit dimmer so the LEDs and the disco ball268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3j8icWlR5
could do it’s job. We felt so insecure for a moment as everyone got up from268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBATOgcNgD
their seats as soon as the lights went off to dance but we just wanted to sit268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8JBxENNar
and chat, well I’m not sure about Ann and the others but as far as I know the268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjnDeFOvdP
girls and I wasn’t really in the mood of dancing until later that night.
“Cheers to summer-end, Cheers to a new school268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHveOrl5CX
year” we say as we raised our glass and drank the champagne.
I could tell that Daniel only came to268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybuhu8FyJt
summer-end to party and dance as he left the group to dance as soon as he put268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEaCaJd5qRM
down his glass, I was actually shocked that Jackson followed Daniel to the268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFRW71IO7K
dance floor as all these years I’ve known him for I’d never saw him dance.
“I thought Jackson would invite you to268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrQPuRGqt5
dance,” said Marianna,
“He’s not the type to invite others to268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyRc2uAL6N
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 been268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZEZZ8QWeh
while the boys danced, the host came into the room after an hour or two to268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4l1l3DFFQ
announce that the buffet next door was ready, so we moved next door to have dinner268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFRtuHigQD
then came back and danced till about 11pm.
Neely and I waved goodbye to the others as268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBw1OyXW2fd
we drove off to her house after summer-end, we both contacted our assistants to268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVv96O5oK1
make sure that one the guest room at Neely’s house was set up and two, the268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3VkywVecf
things that I need for tomorrow has been delivered to Neely’s house so Neely268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxD1vIpCXbH
and I could go to school together in the morning. By the time we got to Neely’s268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVYoJ9RRQr
house it was already pass midnight so all that we did was skincare routines and268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnpt7POwl0
watching Netflix while we had some champagne, the so called afterparty wasn’t really268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbGHNBNgKg
a party as we didn’t do much, but it was relaxing and good for the night before268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnM38P2pydu
school.
