Every once in a while, everything comes193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZor2WU9dc
together everyone gathers up and for that one night your life is amazing. “Summer193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzBjOrwwSp
End” party has always been a tradition here at Beverly Hills, LA, it’s a party that’s193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzexBDm6POr
thrown on the night before school, every single high schooler who lives here is193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1cZDJoLnB
invited and tonight is the night for the 15th Summer End party.
“Hey Elli, are you going to this year’s summer-end?”193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63GtA62okR
Neely spoke on the phone.
“Yeah definitely, it’s the biggest party of193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBowXwJAAbx
the year,” I replied while adjusting my summer-end dress that I’d pre-booked a193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcTcDSRMB3
month ago,
“Right then, I’ll see you tonight and don’t193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLWvtSGjlg
forget to snap me a pic of you in that gorges dress you booked”
“All right, I’ll snap a pic before I leave193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2yK7f5O1r
the house,” I said then hung the call as I walked towards my wardrobe again193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9JXciHqcF
trying to find the perfect matching heels to go with my dress and the theme of193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUd7phtJH3n
this year’s summer-end.
It took three193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oPK4EJtvD
rounds in the wardrobe for me to finally decided on the heels and it will take193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLoIpchPNA
another two to three rounds before I find a delicate purse as summer-end isn’t193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡghRdYnUiyX
just a party before school but it also allows you to meet new people who’d just193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XQrCY1uAY
moved in and become friends with them, so if you want to be the new ‘popular193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQKp5Unjg3
girl’ in school I suggest you’d better dress yourself up with the fanciest193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjQxvHZ0FQ
outfit you could ever put together. I snapped a photo of my look and sent it to193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0DPGHGlqM
Neely then headed for the elevator that runs from the fourth floor to the193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5fDgRt8Mm
underground car park, I grabbed a bottle of champagne from the champagne shelf193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lnGHpapeT
as I left the underground lounge then headed towards the two seated icy blue193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRCBqDgCrT
Porsche 718. This car was originally pink, I took it to the garage just about193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sFLbytsUo
four days ago to change the colour so it would match my dress and everything. I193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFIXBkbLeP
pulled open the door, placed my bag and the bottle of champagne on the seat,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡny82e01Rvs
got into the driver’s seat, and started condition-checking, as usual, to ensure193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqcc1PJxGa
the car was safe to drive.
As I drive out of the car park, I called193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19AN1XbszI
Neely so we could meet up at her house before we head to the party, we had an193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbf1bqkG8nn
afterparty planned and I need to place the champagne in her champagne shelf193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡic9C7PQlLm
before going to the party as the champagne wouldn’t taste good if it leaves the193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpflplWQpHy
fridge for too long. About five minutes later I arrived at Neely’s house, I193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mX7MUpJRf
parked the car and got out with the bottle of champagne and handled it to193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs94GpWhrOZ
Neely’s personal assistant who helped with planning the afterparty today, then193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb10SzayvYp
Neely and I drove off towards the hall where summer-end is held.
“Elli, do you know anything about this year’s193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEuSzTvXoT
new transfer students?” Neely asked,
“Not really, I just know that Jackson and193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXmDYaJJML
Daniel are joining our school this year,” I said,
“Oh, the two guy-best friends of yours.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlg1OYo8yh
Well, that’s fun” she said,
“Yeah, and I think there are exchange193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61k3HftTDr
students from East Asia as well, my mom got an email about it and the school193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqjXHktzVo
hopes Charli has recovered so she could re-enrol and continue her studies as193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGvLiAtWiL
they say she is a very talented young lady”.
Charli is my older sister; we are Irish twins193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4VgjawgCe
as she was born in November 2004 and I was born in August 2005. She used to be193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcjogFgMlZ
in the year above me until last year she had bad anxiety issues and had to drop193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3Z5TeO8N6
out of school to recover from anxiety and other issues. Its good news that193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKfADt5c1M
dropping out of school for a year helped her recover as she seems to be like193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjdEEzwGJ5
who she used to be, that cheerful and encouraging older sister of mine. I truly193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnt1raC07IC
feel happy for her to be able to recover from anxiety and re-enrol in school to193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCz9wGb7r0
continue her studies in the areas that she likes and have a bright future,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSfXfwxU6nr
that’s all I ever wish for her, to be happy and live a calm life with no downfalls.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Qy4yp2K5E
About twenty minutes later Neely and I had193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLFVvf0134
arrived at the front of the hall I’d say it’s more like a hotel but instead of193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPUFIhCyCE
one ball room for summer-end, the whole of the hotel lobby has been booked193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtaqLCXHna
three months in advance for summer-end to make sure the decorations and service193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAPUNkwqueF
is top standard. As I parked the car in front of the entrance, I see employees rushing193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzidStFP3CA
towards the car to open the door for us, I passed the keys to the guy who193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXf2iggy2l
opened the door for me as I entered the hotel lobby with Neely.
“Elli, you look gorgeous today!” said193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcs9bJhv7z5
Jackson as he walked closer,
“Hehe thanks good looking guy in white, you193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpSfYRjLdpP
sure will get a lot of girls attention tonight,” I said, laughing but also193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJrPki4tsd
giving him a compliment,
“Hey, let’s find a seat in the hall first”193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Nx4imYBmz
Daniel joined to remind us of going into the hall and finding seats for193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGMZH6Cv4zM
tonight,
“I agree with Daniel,” Neely said,
“Right then, lets go in” I said as we all193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXwP9uhTQo
walked towards the door and scaring off some other high schoolers, which is193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMIKoxw0ZG
reasonable as whenever the four of us walk around together it seems like we are193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcs1qbsOv1X
gang members plus the fact that we all go to very expensive international high193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfE3HbB2WF
schools and drive around the neighborhood whenever we have time to do so.
Surprisingly we weren’t the first ones to get193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeViPzQTtj7
there as Anastasia and Victoria were already at a table with bags on the chairs193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxS1y5yJHD
around them,
“Looks like we have a booked table193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqstOjRXX6R
already,” I said while walking closer to the table,
“Elli! Come here let me give you a hug”193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9of8DUAAZ
Victoria said as she approached to give me a hug,
“Hi Anna, I haven’t seen you in a long193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizmxunOAMS
time,” I said after hugging Victoria,
“Hi Elli, how was summer?” Anastasia asked,
“Mine was okay, how was yours?” I replied193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tEtu6pdwy
while throwing my bag on to one of the empty seats, “so where is everyone?”
“Oh, they went on walks around the lobby”193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt8vne5VJtr
said Vicki, that’s short for Victoria,
“I called Ann, he said he’ll be here within193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2ozHyreFb
ten minutes,” I said,
Ann is another male member of our group, he’s193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSjGLBeeFq
IBC which stands for Italian-born-Chinese which is quite different to Daniel,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8odFo5EwQ
Jackson and I as the three of us are ABCs which stands for193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkvIZ9N1SE
American-born-Chinese so yeah, I guess its somehow self-explanatory why Ann’s193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dbXCi44WZ
full name is Antonio Piazollo as apart from being an IBC he also is a quarter193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0B0kgYudsu
Italian.
After about twenty minutes or so we finally193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzheSKrU1rc
gathered everyone up at the same table for a group reunion and gossip sessions193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKDOYlggkU
as the host started the opening speech of summer-end like what they did193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNMliCRKFh
previously every year with a,
“Good evening ladies and gentlemen, thankyou193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVOWMREMio
for attending this years summer-end I whish you all have a wonderful night and see193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIlbLaQEXkM
you next year.”
The lights went off after the opening193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7mQGMdWa3
speech, well not exactly off but just a bit dimmer so the LEDs and the disco ball193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNIkh1YjhC
could do it’s job. We felt so insecure for a moment as everyone got up from193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlERDdwU8Y8
their seats as soon as the lights went off to dance but we just wanted to sit193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7cORXFemy
and chat, well I’m not sure about Ann and the others but as far as I know the193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93etwZhsvy
girls and I wasn’t really in the mood of dancing until later that night.
“Cheers to summer-end, Cheers to a new school193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YpMVSnuiA
year” we say as we raised our glass and drank the champagne.
I could tell that Daniel only came to193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Gqc8hQk6x
summer-end to party and dance as he left the group to dance as soon as he put193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdf9n9DR93
down his glass, I was actually shocked that Jackson followed Daniel to the193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZLyoFeWiI
dance floor as all these years I’ve known him for I’d never saw him dance.
“I thought Jackson would invite you to193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaA67YrESVd
dance,” said Marianna,
“He’s not the type to invite others to193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6l6T5stsKY
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 been193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXaHKgfoqy
while the boys danced, the host came into the room after an hour or two to193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhtI9RYLkG
announce that the buffet next door was ready, so we moved next door to have dinner193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PnBqFCEO3
then came back and danced till about 11pm.
Neely and I waved goodbye to the others as193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2X6juChAW
we drove off to her house after summer-end, we both contacted our assistants to193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpE3ViImKF
make sure that one the guest room at Neely’s house was set up and two, the193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwsjTYLm7Uo
things that I need for tomorrow has been delivered to Neely’s house so Neely193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMQ8oCCWOc
and I could go to school together in the morning. By the time we got to Neely’s193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWGOjZqDwY
house it was already pass midnight so all that we did was skincare routines and193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjQ7WcygB9
watching Netflix while we had some champagne, the so called afterparty wasn’t really193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBezctcakrg
a party as we didn’t do much, but it was relaxing and good for the night before193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOauLWl0wE4
school.
