Every once in a while, everything comes268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgeJDgtaHIz
together everyone gathers up and for that one night your life is amazing. “Summer268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF02Us0n38S
End” party has always been a tradition here at Beverly Hills, LA, it’s a party that’s268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvpxxprNcQ
thrown on the night before school, every single high schooler who lives here is268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdH9aNvq2j3
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSXK6TtscK
Neely spoke on the phone.
“Yeah definitely, it’s the biggest party of268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyX4yCZhZtx
the year,” I replied while adjusting my summer-end dress that I’d pre-booked a268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqPiIE4QIh
month ago,
“Right then, I’ll see you tonight and don’t268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86cm5mZCBY
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1lW95mZrn
the house,” I said then hung the call as I walked towards my wardrobe again268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsK6wcoPdqg
trying to find the perfect matching heels to go with my dress and the theme of268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQaYllMVJeh
this year’s summer-end.
It took three268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVB9u4r389Q
rounds in the wardrobe for me to finally decided on the heels and it will take268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHr0ANTKAY
another two to three rounds before I find a delicate purse as summer-end isn’t268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ZeZofdc0l
just a party before school but it also allows you to meet new people who’d just268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jsrU2Ceb7
moved in and become friends with them, so if you want to be the new ‘popular268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR92RIWpQwj
girl’ in school I suggest you’d better dress yourself up with the fanciest268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUR07PFe2TT
outfit you could ever put together. I snapped a photo of my look and sent it to268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNLmb7hjIh
Neely then headed for the elevator that runs from the fourth floor to the268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzclQp0nNM
underground car park, I grabbed a bottle of champagne from the champagne shelf268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6o0bYqdwH
as I left the underground lounge then headed towards the two seated icy blue268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0krTLPdiFg
Porsche 718. This car was originally pink, I took it to the garage just about268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjtcQ22cNS
four days ago to change the colour so it would match my dress and everything. I268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNmEcMPdGa
pulled open the door, placed my bag and the bottle of champagne on the seat,268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsvm6ld1tH
got into the driver’s seat, and started condition-checking, as usual, to ensure268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9AwGTiQ4j
the car was safe to drive.
As I drive out of the car park, I called268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzpBWhxk6Z
Neely so we could meet up at her house before we head to the party, we had an268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnPLfM3W88
afterparty planned and I need to place the champagne in her champagne shelf268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIveAGuTxpC
before going to the party as the champagne wouldn’t taste good if it leaves the268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIauSlRGBXZ
fridge for too long. About five minutes later I arrived at Neely’s house, I268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslYW7vyZai
parked the car and got out with the bottle of champagne and handled it to268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2CNIzKGfm
Neely’s personal assistant who helped with planning the afterparty today, then268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqTq9cYo1f
Neely and I drove off towards the hall where summer-end is held.
“Elli, do you know anything about this year’s268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwqRt45aEs
new transfer students?” Neely asked,
“Not really, I just know that Jackson and268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhShkTNbkD2
Daniel are joining our school this year,” I said,
“Oh, the two guy-best friends of yours.268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqArmOiohmX
Well, that’s fun” she said,
“Yeah, and I think there are exchange268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHh03PJtMas
students from East Asia as well, my mom got an email about it and the school268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXwp588NrP
hopes Charli has recovered so she could re-enrol and continue her studies as268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5wuhgH4TL
they say she is a very talented young lady”.
Charli is my older sister; we are Irish twins268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC00pxoLk3C
as she was born in November 2004 and I was born in August 2005. She used to be268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSU31fLZ9o
in the year above me until last year she had bad anxiety issues and had to drop268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhLC4g5I5R
out of school to recover from anxiety and other issues. Its good news that268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDo9qf8isro
dropping out of school for a year helped her recover as she seems to be like268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnbjHC4Owt
who she used to be, that cheerful and encouraging older sister of mine. I truly268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡReDMOmWxz7
feel happy for her to be able to recover from anxiety and re-enrol in school to268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fQie0Omvx
continue her studies in the areas that she likes and have a bright future,268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4A0CKhV7a
that’s all I ever wish for her, to be happy and live a calm life with no downfalls.268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDvFzNiIjp
About twenty minutes later Neely and I had268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4tc80G4FW
arrived at the front of the hall I’d say it’s more like a hotel but instead of268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrQGOCTmcN
one ball room for summer-end, the whole of the hotel lobby has been booked268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1cL0XZ0w4
three months in advance for summer-end to make sure the decorations and service268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFVQSQwXTU
is top standard. As I parked the car in front of the entrance, I see employees rushing268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrClPz9ZDf
towards the car to open the door for us, I passed the keys to the guy who268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuf4lfvbSgy
opened the door for me as I entered the hotel lobby with Neely.
“Elli, you look gorgeous today!” said268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTY8WAWxpq
Jackson as he walked closer,
“Hehe thanks good looking guy in white, you268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqLxtKqb6f
sure will get a lot of girls attention tonight,” I said, laughing but also268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqE5AedBfka
giving him a compliment,
“Hey, let’s find a seat in the hall first”268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiutQWg3xO
Daniel joined to remind us of going into the hall and finding seats for268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgEyhbgv2P
tonight,
“I agree with Daniel,” Neely said,
“Right then, lets go in” I said as we all268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vccPhThQG
walked towards the door and scaring off some other high schoolers, which is268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgcnFSB9jE
reasonable as whenever the four of us walk around together it seems like we are268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8A2ISlQxCR
gang members plus the fact that we all go to very expensive international high268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrU0lh9jZg
schools and drive around the neighborhood whenever we have time to do so.
Surprisingly we weren’t the first ones to get268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQi1cMXfRBD
there as Anastasia and Victoria were already at a table with bags on the chairs268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8upgKHezjI
around them,
“Looks like we have a booked table268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5S3KBfrZ4
already,” I said while walking closer to the table,
“Elli! Come here let me give you a hug”268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6XRM3mkrO
Victoria said as she approached to give me a hug,
“Hi Anna, I haven’t seen you in a long268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYB3DtQyRo
time,” I said after hugging Victoria,
“Hi Elli, how was summer?” Anastasia asked,
“Mine was okay, how was yours?” I replied268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWHky29c3c
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbue1adhgA
said Vicki, that’s short for Victoria,
“I called Ann, he said he’ll be here within268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlXsL3WULU
ten minutes,” I said,
Ann is another male member of our group, he’s268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhY2blcYgk
IBC which stands for Italian-born-Chinese which is quite different to Daniel,268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwf2iksV8sQ
Jackson and I as the three of us are ABCs which stands for268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFOMIHOjwb
American-born-Chinese so yeah, I guess its somehow self-explanatory why Ann’s268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6F00nEeJw1
full name is Antonio Piazollo as apart from being an IBC he also is a quarter268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81qrjyZvQL
Italian.
After about twenty minutes or so we finally268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeL3I0jUCPR
gathered everyone up at the same table for a group reunion and gossip sessions268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHx840gELEa
as the host started the opening speech of summer-end like what they did268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BMjEG93j0
previously every year with a,
“Good evening ladies and gentlemen, thankyou268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MRgNMAitk
for attending this years summer-end I whish you all have a wonderful night and see268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZmYQXRwvu
you next year.”
The lights went off after the opening268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfOEgaabj2
speech, well not exactly off but just a bit dimmer so the LEDs and the disco ball268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzc0UUa2b0
could do it’s job. We felt so insecure for a moment as everyone got up from268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfYdeXb3KD
their seats as soon as the lights went off to dance but we just wanted to sit268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xjx55fSJQ
and chat, well I’m not sure about Ann and the others but as far as I know the268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnxN9QAgHY
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVSE3SkBTM
year” we say as we raised our glass and drank the champagne.
I could tell that Daniel only came to268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfMEWmrhQS
summer-end to party and dance as he left the group to dance as soon as he put268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMkDl8F104U
down his glass, I was actually shocked that Jackson followed Daniel to the268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstvmOaSsxH
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WzGcWUTwg
dance,” said Marianna,
“He’s not the type to invite others to268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63fwZAowGp
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hcmpqpih8
while the boys danced, the host came into the room after an hour or two to268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡArxpKnJQ2I
announce that the buffet next door was ready, so we moved next door to have dinner268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6X1rtUBKo
then came back and danced till about 11pm.
Neely and I waved goodbye to the others as268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72TiHnQqgi
we drove off to her house after summer-end, we both contacted our assistants to268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ctS94Sj2g
make sure that one the guest room at Neely’s house was set up and two, the268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UwO4XrPHL
things that I need for tomorrow has been delivered to Neely’s house so Neely268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDSWFljT3V
and I could go to school together in the morning. By the time we got to Neely’s268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2BL3McXfu
house it was already pass midnight so all that we did was skincare routines and268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzd4Dc4lcSE
watching Netflix while we had some champagne, the so called afterparty wasn’t really268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbnP1JGEhO
a party as we didn’t do much, but it was relaxing and good for the night before268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllFCGc5qF5
school.
