Every once in a while, everything comes267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5ZlzgFCzS
together everyone gathers up and for that one night your life is amazing. “Summer267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAv1zKavckv
End” party has always been a tradition here at Beverly Hills, LA, it’s a party that’s267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQU6mdafLqB
thrown on the night before school, every single high schooler who lives here is267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbEtE3f3kiO
invited and tonight is the night for the 15th Summer End party.
“Hey Elli, are you going to this year’s summer-end?”267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnyUGpiSYU
Neely spoke on the phone.
“Yeah definitely, it’s the biggest party of267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEq9yryWS6V
the year,” I replied while adjusting my summer-end dress that I’d pre-booked a267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIcPqYUv2r
month ago,
“Right then, I’ll see you tonight and don’t267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCtlrogFsf
forget to snap me a pic of you in that gorges dress you booked”
“All right, I’ll snap a pic before I leave267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1wvPe9Hzm
the house,” I said then hung the call as I walked towards my wardrobe again267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6v0RPQMSDy
trying to find the perfect matching heels to go with my dress and the theme of267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtcA0yEAme
this year’s summer-end.
It took three267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuNzSPk3nn
rounds in the wardrobe for me to finally decided on the heels and it will take267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqav8HeGkgG
another two to three rounds before I find a delicate purse as summer-end isn’t267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuXBjjm6JC
just a party before school but it also allows you to meet new people who’d just267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcK4Dz2TR4
moved in and become friends with them, so if you want to be the new ‘popular267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWzs1mYdj7
girl’ in school I suggest you’d better dress yourself up with the fanciest267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRy29ou4FCQ
outfit you could ever put together. I snapped a photo of my look and sent it to267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62qflZM2pQ
Neely then headed for the elevator that runs from the fourth floor to the267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwl65TzNAGu
underground car park, I grabbed a bottle of champagne from the champagne shelf267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8UTNSfWPj
as I left the underground lounge then headed towards the two seated icy blue267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkissv9ibX
Porsche 718. This car was originally pink, I took it to the garage just about267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡluNeRgp8l5
four days ago to change the colour so it would match my dress and everything. I267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU500l9ZTVR
pulled open the door, placed my bag and the bottle of champagne on the seat,267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTbrgxOxFT
got into the driver’s seat, and started condition-checking, as usual, to ensure267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqBUR3W5zo
the car was safe to drive.
As I drive out of the car park, I called267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpT6NbAvKq4
Neely so we could meet up at her house before we head to the party, we had an267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JXNxHU7dj
afterparty planned and I need to place the champagne in her champagne shelf267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5oLTuTKiW
before going to the party as the champagne wouldn’t taste good if it leaves the267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9qEbL6qcR
fridge for too long. About five minutes later I arrived at Neely’s house, I267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2WpoBZ6Gb
parked the car and got out with the bottle of champagne and handled it to267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYr2usQv4H
Neely’s personal assistant who helped with planning the afterparty today, then267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQ9TZcCigE
Neely and I drove off towards the hall where summer-end is held.
“Elli, do you know anything about this year’s267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQm7lHU4zT9
new transfer students?” Neely asked,
“Not really, I just know that Jackson and267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvcNLXpQid
Daniel are joining our school this year,” I said,
“Oh, the two guy-best friends of yours.267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJDQXggwuh
Well, that’s fun” she said,
“Yeah, and I think there are exchange267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66DNV4QbX2
students from East Asia as well, my mom got an email about it and the school267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqsyKTT9c0
hopes Charli has recovered so she could re-enrol and continue her studies as267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2uY8PwAXH
they say she is a very talented young lady”.
Charli is my older sister; we are Irish twins267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMm9emP03rC
as she was born in November 2004 and I was born in August 2005. She used to be267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEMAg5hLtG
in the year above me until last year she had bad anxiety issues and had to drop267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsNZgUtnWH
out of school to recover from anxiety and other issues. Its good news that267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirJAsRo9fX
dropping out of school for a year helped her recover as she seems to be like267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCGhGnQBut
who she used to be, that cheerful and encouraging older sister of mine. I truly267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOlW53roVu
feel happy for her to be able to recover from anxiety and re-enrol in school to267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxigta0Ov8A
continue her studies in the areas that she likes and have a bright future,267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNelHCX1rXg
that’s all I ever wish for her, to be happy and live a calm life with no downfalls.267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohEtTzwYb1
About twenty minutes later Neely and I had267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBvfj3adW5
arrived at the front of the hall I’d say it’s more like a hotel but instead of267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwerImoizRs
one ball room for summer-end, the whole of the hotel lobby has been booked267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8L2tdoEjFQ
three months in advance for summer-end to make sure the decorations and service267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFho6PcmP8I
is top standard. As I parked the car in front of the entrance, I see employees rushing267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0BYcUwLLdA
towards the car to open the door for us, I passed the keys to the guy who267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHmVwpjrCy
opened the door for me as I entered the hotel lobby with Neely.
“Elli, you look gorgeous today!” said267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8qHdFCwOJ
Jackson as he walked closer,
“Hehe thanks good looking guy in white, you267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYP5LuNoDxy
sure will get a lot of girls attention tonight,” I said, laughing but also267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWbaNZZly7
giving him a compliment,
“Hey, let’s find a seat in the hall first”267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDexi1jk7HY
Daniel joined to remind us of going into the hall and finding seats for267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGDViqLDAV
tonight,
“I agree with Daniel,” Neely said,
“Right then, lets go in” I said as we all267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZHv9dpQG2
walked towards the door and scaring off some other high schoolers, which is267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOennNjZepI
reasonable as whenever the four of us walk around together it seems like we are267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskrP5IUPjN
gang members plus the fact that we all go to very expensive international high267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3bWIzLuXc
schools and drive around the neighborhood whenever we have time to do so.
Surprisingly we weren’t the first ones to get267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYeZgF63h4
there as Anastasia and Victoria were already at a table with bags on the chairs267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vd4cBaEnA
around them,
“Looks like we have a booked table267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8If0nnoeO
already,” I said while walking closer to the table,
“Elli! Come here let me give you a hug”267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80C0M5Mt6r
Victoria said as she approached to give me a hug,
“Hi Anna, I haven’t seen you in a long267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpi8HI7hO5E
time,” I said after hugging Victoria,
“Hi Elli, how was summer?” Anastasia asked,
“Mine was okay, how was yours?” I replied267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI28iCgvoqV
while throwing my bag on to one of the empty seats, “so where is everyone?”
“Oh, they went on walks around the lobby”267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xZ0tzbbA7
said Vicki, that’s short for Victoria,
“I called Ann, he said he’ll be here within267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQXwHKvemD
ten minutes,” I said,
Ann is another male member of our group, he’s267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQnURTGuI2
IBC which stands for Italian-born-Chinese which is quite different to Daniel,267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuWp4hnFY2
Jackson and I as the three of us are ABCs which stands for267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SO6Uaa1OU
American-born-Chinese so yeah, I guess its somehow self-explanatory why Ann’s267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKVhv9XD0q
full name is Antonio Piazollo as apart from being an IBC he also is a quarter267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMerDuBScKw
Italian.
After about twenty minutes or so we finally267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SJaFgzR5D
gathered everyone up at the same table for a group reunion and gossip sessions267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YgOldcv3e
as the host started the opening speech of summer-end like what they did267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvIVhUAWYN
previously every year with a,
“Good evening ladies and gentlemen, thankyou267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLV1HqIFYX
for attending this years summer-end I whish you all have a wonderful night and see267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWihhx0uovC
you next year.”
The lights went off after the opening267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPyxRgn5yfX
speech, well not exactly off but just a bit dimmer so the LEDs and the disco ball267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDey2nABiM
could do it’s job. We felt so insecure for a moment as everyone got up from267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOwAH0Gc8M
their seats as soon as the lights went off to dance but we just wanted to sit267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCxrKsxDhO
and chat, well I’m not sure about Ann and the others but as far as I know the267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLTzpQsZos
girls and I wasn’t really in the mood of dancing until later that night.
“Cheers to summer-end, Cheers to a new school267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9MgqjYQfc
year” we say as we raised our glass and drank the champagne.
I could tell that Daniel only came to267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2WZgHb75fW
summer-end to party and dance as he left the group to dance as soon as he put267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmk6Xtg2HlK
down his glass, I was actually shocked that Jackson followed Daniel to the267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAaTh9uBvjP
dance floor as all these years I’ve known him for I’d never saw him dance.
“I thought Jackson would invite you to267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxFJGdKzYg
dance,” said Marianna,
“He’s not the type to invite others to267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxs4XLZ2QEI
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 been267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeauLAGWCPJ
while the boys danced, the host came into the room after an hour or two to267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2uJ92yosrY
announce that the buffet next door was ready, so we moved next door to have dinner267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpMLkefZf3
then came back and danced till about 11pm.
Neely and I waved goodbye to the others as267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQoK6uz7IZ
we drove off to her house after summer-end, we both contacted our assistants to267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVEmp6oFFb
make sure that one the guest room at Neely’s house was set up and two, the267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXV9y5b8P7
things that I need for tomorrow has been delivered to Neely’s house so Neely267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YAd5WG28t
and I could go to school together in the morning. By the time we got to Neely’s267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9RzD0N2EfZ
house it was already pass midnight so all that we did was skincare routines and267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9SSasdXJ0Q
watching Netflix while we had some champagne, the so called afterparty wasn’t really267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmHqdeJV5V
a party as we didn’t do much, but it was relaxing and good for the night before267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0DuzTsTsuU
school.
