Every once in a while, everything comes281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXhoFktREM
together everyone gathers up and for that one night your life is amazing. “Summer281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtVGE9fBRe
End” party has always been a tradition here at Beverly Hills, LA, it’s a party that’s281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeXpLIXlFo
thrown on the night before school, every single high schooler who lives here is281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8S3StJfUeN
invited and tonight is the night for the 15th Summer End party.
“Hey Elli, are you going to this year’s summer-end?”281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDfpeCxXTz
Neely spoke on the phone.
“Yeah definitely, it’s the biggest party of281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMV58mG6pxe
the year,” I replied while adjusting my summer-end dress that I’d pre-booked a281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUoHwq1rvPu
month ago,
“Right then, I’ll see you tonight and don’t281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLxwcfKv1s
forget to snap me a pic of you in that gorges dress you booked”
“All right, I’ll snap a pic before I leave281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpQnah2cCu
the house,” I said then hung the call as I walked towards my wardrobe again281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXNTjNUujc
trying to find the perfect matching heels to go with my dress and the theme of281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKGZLkE27X
this year’s summer-end.
It took three281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5qMs0zoJX
rounds in the wardrobe for me to finally decided on the heels and it will take281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKRVxX4gXc
another two to three rounds before I find a delicate purse as summer-end isn’t281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GjliKLYlU
just a party before school but it also allows you to meet new people who’d just281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsq73nQynun
moved in and become friends with them, so if you want to be the new ‘popular281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTytKGIvWc2
girl’ in school I suggest you’d better dress yourself up with the fanciest281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccqMnh9dMR
outfit you could ever put together. I snapped a photo of my look and sent it to281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKLup9Tg5O
Neely then headed for the elevator that runs from the fourth floor to the281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kodM5yt7g
underground car park, I grabbed a bottle of champagne from the champagne shelf281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8yng3Oqi87
as I left the underground lounge then headed towards the two seated icy blue281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywQXW4X9lI
Porsche 718. This car was originally pink, I took it to the garage just about281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHm5LDEily
four days ago to change the colour so it would match my dress and everything. I281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxLKlC0GgN
pulled open the door, placed my bag and the bottle of champagne on the seat,281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3Gu4PBi2w
got into the driver’s seat, and started condition-checking, as usual, to ensure281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPN7hYB1OCN
the car was safe to drive.
As I drive out of the car park, I called281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRTQn01Fr0
Neely so we could meet up at her house before we head to the party, we had an281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyiqE58mx10
afterparty planned and I need to place the champagne in her champagne shelf281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJzGebhQ7e
before going to the party as the champagne wouldn’t taste good if it leaves the281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHU8xjWyXkE
fridge for too long. About five minutes later I arrived at Neely’s house, I281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBqLIv6uHr
parked the car and got out with the bottle of champagne and handled it to281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvh3NyDApou
Neely’s personal assistant who helped with planning the afterparty today, then281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRm8ZUk4Yl
Neely and I drove off towards the hall where summer-end is held.
“Elli, do you know anything about this year’s281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQxVjZM8dH
new transfer students?” Neely asked,
“Not really, I just know that Jackson and281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JHh4xJMtK
Daniel are joining our school this year,” I said,
“Oh, the two guy-best friends of yours.281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nIWm6xktq
Well, that’s fun” she said,
“Yeah, and I think there are exchange281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GxfGD3xwR
students from East Asia as well, my mom got an email about it and the school281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijOXBuPZzh
hopes Charli has recovered so she could re-enrol and continue her studies as281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWl8lENZIlv
they say she is a very talented young lady”.
Charli is my older sister; we are Irish twins281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOfenJPE5YT
as she was born in November 2004 and I was born in August 2005. She used to be281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffaXNInUJM
in the year above me until last year she had bad anxiety issues and had to drop281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66s8K4y4hu
out of school to recover from anxiety and other issues. Its good news that281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNffUaF2OA
dropping out of school for a year helped her recover as she seems to be like281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwKQvJEOy5
who she used to be, that cheerful and encouraging older sister of mine. I truly281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMlKTwtEOb
feel happy for her to be able to recover from anxiety and re-enrol in school to281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8bThcIW8A
continue her studies in the areas that she likes and have a bright future,281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ9z3EhnUIE
that’s all I ever wish for her, to be happy and live a calm life with no downfalls.281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89Hi7nAbFE
About twenty minutes later Neely and I had281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQl11FHnaZm
arrived at the front of the hall I’d say it’s more like a hotel but instead of281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzpIcW9enU9
one ball room for summer-end, the whole of the hotel lobby has been booked281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVN5yLNSe7
three months in advance for summer-end to make sure the decorations and service281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmWzhOtYYn
is top standard. As I parked the car in front of the entrance, I see employees rushing281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8T3r5vVEl
towards the car to open the door for us, I passed the keys to the guy who281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHdAiJBbpu
opened the door for me as I entered the hotel lobby with Neely.
“Elli, you look gorgeous today!” said281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2ObdyUHFH
Jackson as he walked closer,
“Hehe thanks good looking guy in white, you281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZY1a2zs7N
sure will get a lot of girls attention tonight,” I said, laughing but also281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNRrvfLJLjo
giving him a compliment,
“Hey, let’s find a seat in the hall first”281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaXEIgajCj
Daniel joined to remind us of going into the hall and finding seats for281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDs9jEEjS2O
tonight,
“I agree with Daniel,” Neely said,
“Right then, lets go in” I said as we all281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXYAdoBzzP
walked towards the door and scaring off some other high schoolers, which is281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnOAQClzJM
reasonable as whenever the four of us walk around together it seems like we are281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGHatjaA0I
gang members plus the fact that we all go to very expensive international high281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAbvQcTDcj
schools and drive around the neighborhood whenever we have time to do so.
Surprisingly we weren’t the first ones to get281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTZR7ajrKV
there as Anastasia and Victoria were already at a table with bags on the chairs281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCM88q6uOG
around them,
“Looks like we have a booked table281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB36hgjsLM5
already,” I said while walking closer to the table,
“Elli! Come here let me give you a hug”281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡncVFh3EaoR
Victoria said as she approached to give me a hug,
“Hi Anna, I haven’t seen you in a long281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxJnplKVgK
time,” I said after hugging Victoria,
“Hi Elli, how was summer?” Anastasia asked,
“Mine was okay, how was yours?” I replied281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdBexR2zQN
while throwing my bag on to one of the empty seats, “so where is everyone?”
“Oh, they went on walks around the lobby”281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoetV6s8vj
said Vicki, that’s short for Victoria,
“I called Ann, he said he’ll be here within281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNClqagmIVS
ten minutes,” I said,
Ann is another male member of our group, he’s281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmUrvt5Pw3
IBC which stands for Italian-born-Chinese which is quite different to Daniel,281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqReU9YQfA
Jackson and I as the three of us are ABCs which stands for281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFA0yjRUyX
American-born-Chinese so yeah, I guess its somehow self-explanatory why Ann’s281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNr9psGoDzN
full name is Antonio Piazollo as apart from being an IBC he also is a quarter281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIof8cidM00
Italian.
After about twenty minutes or so we finally281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0hIc9LrEZM
gathered everyone up at the same table for a group reunion and gossip sessions281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1sUGJEzqKS
as the host started the opening speech of summer-end like what they did281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIE640fKIX
previously every year with a,
“Good evening ladies and gentlemen, thankyou281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvPBozbmyp
for attending this years summer-end I whish you all have a wonderful night and see281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVTJkbT1ulQ
you next year.”
The lights went off after the opening281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlWEDagnSz
speech, well not exactly off but just a bit dimmer so the LEDs and the disco ball281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1nqFjNtEo
could do it’s job. We felt so insecure for a moment as everyone got up from281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6fBUqEfmH
their seats as soon as the lights went off to dance but we just wanted to sit281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDc0eqivzye
and chat, well I’m not sure about Ann and the others but as far as I know the281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfmj96f0P9
girls and I wasn’t really in the mood of dancing until later that night.
“Cheers to summer-end, Cheers to a new school281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Za4Ese639
year” we say as we raised our glass and drank the champagne.
I could tell that Daniel only came to281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9i0TGoYYA
summer-end to party and dance as he left the group to dance as soon as he put281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVdlzWyu7c
down his glass, I was actually shocked that Jackson followed Daniel to the281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfz7fqSGaq
dance floor as all these years I’ve known him for I’d never saw him dance.
“I thought Jackson would invite you to281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡquoLxLNbJf
dance,” said Marianna,
“He’s not the type to invite others to281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5qJOEs97e
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 been281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3MyYTw4P5O
while the boys danced, the host came into the room after an hour or two to281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxfh7WChx6
announce that the buffet next door was ready, so we moved next door to have dinner281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ULdChY2PQ
then came back and danced till about 11pm.
Neely and I waved goodbye to the others as281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9x9mTVNuWk
we drove off to her house after summer-end, we both contacted our assistants to281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwD70v5fbC
make sure that one the guest room at Neely’s house was set up and two, the281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfQMq4I0Kf
things that I need for tomorrow has been delivered to Neely’s house so Neely281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8l5ZZfiHj
and I could go to school together in the morning. By the time we got to Neely’s281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6dFMMW51E
house it was already pass midnight so all that we did was skincare routines and281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsi4TaKYUzi
watching Netflix while we had some champagne, the so called afterparty wasn’t really281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVStgdQHpf
a party as we didn’t do much, but it was relaxing and good for the night before281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaVL3J4nhy
school.
