Every once in a while, everything comes234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zqrWDPcw6
together everyone gathers up and for that one night your life is amazing. “Summer234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡec2NPYe0C1
End” party has always been a tradition here at Beverly Hills, LA, it’s a party that’s234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4STtGrJaxz
thrown on the night before school, every single high schooler who lives here is234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rwHNztnYM
invited and tonight is the night for the 15th Summer End party.
“Hey Elli, are you going to this year’s summer-end?”234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDlXSB7BgDb
Neely spoke on the phone.
“Yeah definitely, it’s the biggest party of234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxYRVIrd1L
the year,” I replied while adjusting my summer-end dress that I’d pre-booked a234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GAs7NV4AL
month ago,
“Right then, I’ll see you tonight and don’t234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDuRqXKUH4A
forget to snap me a pic of you in that gorges dress you booked”
“All right, I’ll snap a pic before I leave234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8hr842kgz
the house,” I said then hung the call as I walked towards my wardrobe again234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4e3NqNrhSj
trying to find the perfect matching heels to go with my dress and the theme of234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpA5lcz9MR
this year’s summer-end.
It took three234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6VuSZF6Dw
rounds in the wardrobe for me to finally decided on the heels and it will take234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFysjmnj0YR
another two to three rounds before I find a delicate purse as summer-end isn’t234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytkS1s4hUI
just a party before school but it also allows you to meet new people who’d just234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7Xnfeaz2w
moved in and become friends with them, so if you want to be the new ‘popular234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4U9KzzeuD
girl’ in school I suggest you’d better dress yourself up with the fanciest234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOU7DJbnmC
outfit you could ever put together. I snapped a photo of my look and sent it to234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mfof5GoVJ
Neely then headed for the elevator that runs from the fourth floor to the234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjR3bR8Snu
underground car park, I grabbed a bottle of champagne from the champagne shelf234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSstAzfxAnx
as I left the underground lounge then headed towards the two seated icy blue234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLoHQITRdM
Porsche 718. This car was originally pink, I took it to the garage just about234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbCl4T1JjW
four days ago to change the colour so it would match my dress and everything. I234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6VsBDwWbY
pulled open the door, placed my bag and the bottle of champagne on the seat,234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXVoS7mhbQ
got into the driver’s seat, and started condition-checking, as usual, to ensure234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97zs76AKdu
the car was safe to drive.
As I drive out of the car park, I called234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5XCh34BXv
Neely so we could meet up at her house before we head to the party, we had an234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69BntMDbTI
afterparty planned and I need to place the champagne in her champagne shelf234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7QiLDt0f7
before going to the party as the champagne wouldn’t taste good if it leaves the234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNORZAqX41h
fridge for too long. About five minutes later I arrived at Neely’s house, I234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKi7iphc5K
parked the car and got out with the bottle of champagne and handled it to234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMC3cTNroX
Neely’s personal assistant who helped with planning the afterparty today, then234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8ykc2vzj1
Neely and I drove off towards the hall where summer-end is held.
“Elli, do you know anything about this year’s234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7MSR6qOOF
new transfer students?” Neely asked,
“Not really, I just know that Jackson and234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXP1t7afda
Daniel are joining our school this year,” I said,
“Oh, the two guy-best friends of yours.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3aMuYamjbr
Well, that’s fun” she said,
“Yeah, and I think there are exchange234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOISEp6d8H
students from East Asia as well, my mom got an email about it and the school234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxpCopzoPF
hopes Charli has recovered so she could re-enrol and continue her studies as234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhqwtyDvdp
they say she is a very talented young lady”.
Charli is my older sister; we are Irish twins234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTFFnViuzH
as she was born in November 2004 and I was born in August 2005. She used to be234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEt9OVb6BTT
in the year above me until last year she had bad anxiety issues and had to drop234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSqZKiUlnB
out of school to recover from anxiety and other issues. Its good news that234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAjFJ1Luye
dropping out of school for a year helped her recover as she seems to be like234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8HwfGlCYQ
who she used to be, that cheerful and encouraging older sister of mine. I truly234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQrbqqYe6T
feel happy for her to be able to recover from anxiety and re-enrol in school to234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOrobgtKk4
continue her studies in the areas that she likes and have a bright future,234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡap1Zxc23mz
that’s all I ever wish for her, to be happy and live a calm life with no downfalls.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqWpfzWqn1
About twenty minutes later Neely and I had234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPoV3SSKejk
arrived at the front of the hall I’d say it’s more like a hotel but instead of234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlUsOpC7PM3
one ball room for summer-end, the whole of the hotel lobby has been booked234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMartmzKAta
three months in advance for summer-end to make sure the decorations and service234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnGGdeHT56
is top standard. As I parked the car in front of the entrance, I see employees rushing234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAwY42WRJR
towards the car to open the door for us, I passed the keys to the guy who234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUirVPXRazU
opened the door for me as I entered the hotel lobby with Neely.
“Elli, you look gorgeous today!” said234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ci7jfXREF
Jackson as he walked closer,
“Hehe thanks good looking guy in white, you234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosLEFLwNLH
sure will get a lot of girls attention tonight,” I said, laughing but also234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3sQE3fnkK
giving him a compliment,
“Hey, let’s find a seat in the hall first”234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdgLX5UHBMr
Daniel joined to remind us of going into the hall and finding seats for234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1peifdZIc
tonight,
“I agree with Daniel,” Neely said,
“Right then, lets go in” I said as we all234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkF1rA6uAwM
walked towards the door and scaring off some other high schoolers, which is234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6eVtlALRd
reasonable as whenever the four of us walk around together it seems like we are234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyn69kCOdZ
gang members plus the fact that we all go to very expensive international high234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡambF2582cW
schools and drive around the neighborhood whenever we have time to do so.
Surprisingly we weren’t the first ones to get234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhj0mgsJ8a5
there as Anastasia and Victoria were already at a table with bags on the chairs234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJh8yExXPB
around them,
“Looks like we have a booked table234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsSwiPe2Xy
already,” I said while walking closer to the table,
“Elli! Come here let me give you a hug”234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DepCIy8ad
Victoria said as she approached to give me a hug,
“Hi Anna, I haven’t seen you in a long234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSBuQtJzil
time,” I said after hugging Victoria,
“Hi Elli, how was summer?” Anastasia asked,
“Mine was okay, how was yours?” I replied234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWuH8lTdHI
while throwing my bag on to one of the empty seats, “so where is everyone?”
“Oh, they went on walks around the lobby”234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkuTEptjEr1
said Vicki, that’s short for Victoria,
“I called Ann, he said he’ll be here within234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51NsJXxeop
ten minutes,” I said,
Ann is another male member of our group, he’s234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdi7P55tepS
IBC which stands for Italian-born-Chinese which is quite different to Daniel,234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBtiNKat6e
Jackson and I as the three of us are ABCs which stands for234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01e8dc4iDv
American-born-Chinese so yeah, I guess its somehow self-explanatory why Ann’s234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HblwuT0Ou
full name is Antonio Piazollo as apart from being an IBC he also is a quarter234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtYzaC6w3I
Italian.
After about twenty minutes or so we finally234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9e0sk9YCn
gathered everyone up at the same table for a group reunion and gossip sessions234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5iW4IxUaYk
as the host started the opening speech of summer-end like what they did234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡap9IvFhdYe
previously every year with a,
“Good evening ladies and gentlemen, thankyou234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmCpYBJ9GV
for attending this years summer-end I whish you all have a wonderful night and see234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVa5RKFsNT
you next year.”
The lights went off after the opening234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7uqVtnETN
speech, well not exactly off but just a bit dimmer so the LEDs and the disco ball234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfnPpsemIf
could do it’s job. We felt so insecure for a moment as everyone got up from234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9NDgouzYZY
their seats as soon as the lights went off to dance but we just wanted to sit234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzC5yXQUDtm
and chat, well I’m not sure about Ann and the others but as far as I know the234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9jldt28wm
girls and I wasn’t really in the mood of dancing until later that night.
“Cheers to summer-end, Cheers to a new school234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3YjS4JPVJ
year” we say as we raised our glass and drank the champagne.
I could tell that Daniel only came to234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtaBWoNcMg8
summer-end to party and dance as he left the group to dance as soon as he put234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpzjA5U6AH
down his glass, I was actually shocked that Jackson followed Daniel to the234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdbo90ys20
dance floor as all these years I’ve known him for I’d never saw him dance.
“I thought Jackson would invite you to234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dxlH9GZeD
dance,” said Marianna,
“He’s not the type to invite others to234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKXBHpVJCU
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 been234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyr1d8ulP5L
while the boys danced, the host came into the room after an hour or two to234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBdh9uggJ2
announce that the buffet next door was ready, so we moved next door to have dinner234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFWr63Xy7G
then came back and danced till about 11pm.
Neely and I waved goodbye to the others as234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4cCKNnKAB
we drove off to her house after summer-end, we both contacted our assistants to234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVhkuuzxVR
make sure that one the guest room at Neely’s house was set up and two, the234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrcfns2NY9
things that I need for tomorrow has been delivered to Neely’s house so Neely234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCJxUTVxdv
and I could go to school together in the morning. By the time we got to Neely’s234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIvkEtDa28
house it was already pass midnight so all that we did was skincare routines and234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSFAHHBOuQ
watching Netflix while we had some champagne, the so called afterparty wasn’t really234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPcaBJrJ9Z
a party as we didn’t do much, but it was relaxing and good for the night before234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnUmDioaWt
school.
