Every once in a while, everything comes281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlK7zdv35Rq
together everyone gathers up and for that one night your life is amazing. “Summer281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qfJrSOo9p
End” party has always been a tradition here at Beverly Hills, LA, it’s a party that’s281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11nMkcrS3T
thrown on the night before school, every single high schooler who lives here is281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5StZcIqt1
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3smuRc33nT
Neely spoke on the phone.
“Yeah definitely, it’s the biggest party of281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYyuuLqnct
the year,” I replied while adjusting my summer-end dress that I’d pre-booked a281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFqTqfxN2u
month ago,
“Right then, I’ll see you tonight and don’t281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8JWdbfuqt
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbtiqqAr2T
the house,” I said then hung the call as I walked towards my wardrobe again281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJmm1jzGF9
trying to find the perfect matching heels to go with my dress and the theme of281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyYLsG1ewd
this year’s summer-end.
It took three281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7HDCytZ0E
rounds in the wardrobe for me to finally decided on the heels and it will take281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfOmFsixhG
another two to three rounds before I find a delicate purse as summer-end isn’t281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGm3qh0koz
just a party before school but it also allows you to meet new people who’d just281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLj2KsS0Fhr
moved in and become friends with them, so if you want to be the new ‘popular281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMXqx10L0d
girl’ in school I suggest you’d better dress yourself up with the fanciest281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3sgGjMlhuD
outfit you could ever put together. I snapped a photo of my look and sent it to281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQdfdLBQS6
Neely then headed for the elevator that runs from the fourth floor to the281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Y7Ext85jI
underground car park, I grabbed a bottle of champagne from the champagne shelf281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7vPDRuxWf
as I left the underground lounge then headed towards the two seated icy blue281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvm5ndD5dP
Porsche 718. This car was originally pink, I took it to the garage just about281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ioC7iKFW2
four days ago to change the colour so it would match my dress and everything. I281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfvtWLh9tM
pulled open the door, placed my bag and the bottle of champagne on the seat,281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSaZ9LzLvH
got into the driver’s seat, and started condition-checking, as usual, to ensure281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIO2RlIWOY
the car was safe to drive.
As I drive out of the car park, I called281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVENQTgLoa
Neely so we could meet up at her house before we head to the party, we had an281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pfbhaAeNh
afterparty planned and I need to place the champagne in her champagne shelf281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoaunnySwK
before going to the party as the champagne wouldn’t taste good if it leaves the281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7HA16MtIn
fridge for too long. About five minutes later I arrived at Neely’s house, I281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1EXXe0owj
parked the car and got out with the bottle of champagne and handled it to281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMXupDlX0f
Neely’s personal assistant who helped with planning the afterparty today, then281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsw1paxpjAO
Neely and I drove off towards the hall where summer-end is held.
“Elli, do you know anything about this year’s281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKy0mmxyGVc
new transfer students?” Neely asked,
“Not really, I just know that Jackson and281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaT2GCStrON
Daniel are joining our school this year,” I said,
“Oh, the two guy-best friends of yours.281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfa0HTLtNd
Well, that’s fun” she said,
“Yeah, and I think there are exchange281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pWc9KL4ey
students from East Asia as well, my mom got an email about it and the school281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllUP3dr4h7
hopes Charli has recovered so she could re-enrol and continue her studies as281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEc7xL7euV
they say she is a very talented young lady”.
Charli is my older sister; we are Irish twins281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNrDvzv2lP
as she was born in November 2004 and I was born in August 2005. She used to be281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyom67KYWyQ
in the year above me until last year she had bad anxiety issues and had to drop281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzwtEuu37J
out of school to recover from anxiety and other issues. Its good news that281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDluEejo0T
dropping out of school for a year helped her recover as she seems to be like281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2TCxBzqDm3
who she used to be, that cheerful and encouraging older sister of mine. I truly281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNfuktyJcU
feel happy for her to be able to recover from anxiety and re-enrol in school to281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjQyynBw2l
continue her studies in the areas that she likes and have a bright future,281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5IJpMyn17
that’s all I ever wish for her, to be happy and live a calm life with no downfalls.281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyc2PjpppJ4
About twenty minutes later Neely and I had281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDBSS9RxPP
arrived at the front of the hall I’d say it’s more like a hotel but instead of281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNZal4goCO
one ball room for summer-end, the whole of the hotel lobby has been booked281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4O4c57vrHK
three months in advance for summer-end to make sure the decorations and service281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5FGwmcYAc7
is top standard. As I parked the car in front of the entrance, I see employees rushing281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPz412Jxre
towards the car to open the door for us, I passed the keys to the guy who281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMMgK8xNzD
opened the door for me as I entered the hotel lobby with Neely.
“Elli, you look gorgeous today!” said281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfc9qtH3mJ
Jackson as he walked closer,
“Hehe thanks good looking guy in white, you281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgjeJ2vtKS
sure will get a lot of girls attention tonight,” I said, laughing but also281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HZH5G0RvY
giving him a compliment,
“Hey, let’s find a seat in the hall first”281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEYCaiuxOca
Daniel joined to remind us of going into the hall and finding seats for281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnxfynnZvp
tonight,
“I agree with Daniel,” Neely said,
“Right then, lets go in” I said as we all281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6M2jMjYST8
walked towards the door and scaring off some other high schoolers, which is281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9SnTsWMaG1
reasonable as whenever the four of us walk around together it seems like we are281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXeLrXtND0Y
gang members plus the fact that we all go to very expensive international high281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtnxDxNQ1o4
schools and drive around the neighborhood whenever we have time to do so.
Surprisingly we weren’t the first ones to get281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFuArw1hQNo
there as Anastasia and Victoria were already at a table with bags on the chairs281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOquNFVDbnN
around them,
“Looks like we have a booked table281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnRB4F0DKF
already,” I said while walking closer to the table,
“Elli! Come here let me give you a hug”281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0uSi49CHs5
Victoria said as she approached to give me a hug,
“Hi Anna, I haven’t seen you in a long281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQIGumSbnd
time,” I said after hugging Victoria,
“Hi Elli, how was summer?” Anastasia asked,
“Mine was okay, how was yours?” I replied281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPgGXDx0v1
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzvgYA7BW7
said Vicki, that’s short for Victoria,
“I called Ann, he said he’ll be here within281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19jPGjQTGs
ten minutes,” I said,
Ann is another male member of our group, he’s281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlWqNG2BNE
IBC which stands for Italian-born-Chinese which is quite different to Daniel,281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvJZVWHObE
Jackson and I as the three of us are ABCs which stands for281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAEEKZiEjg
American-born-Chinese so yeah, I guess its somehow self-explanatory why Ann’s281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNG09jBoxCL
full name is Antonio Piazollo as apart from being an IBC he also is a quarter281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4trRrnSjF
Italian.
After about twenty minutes or so we finally281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqm9gl53WrV
gathered everyone up at the same table for a group reunion and gossip sessions281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6p9vnnKRE
as the host started the opening speech of summer-end like what they did281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlN4tlBvhV
previously every year with a,
“Good evening ladies and gentlemen, thankyou281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx66N8HmOob
for attending this years summer-end I whish you all have a wonderful night and see281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWsLbATZaq
you next year.”
The lights went off after the opening281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJoQajwquU
speech, well not exactly off but just a bit dimmer so the LEDs and the disco ball281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhkyeLXmv2
could do it’s job. We felt so insecure for a moment as everyone got up from281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXuDTDMGtmO
their seats as soon as the lights went off to dance but we just wanted to sit281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpeLzAmRGzU
and chat, well I’m not sure about Ann and the others but as far as I know the281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv55sdTUZp4
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGk7RPo82LK
year” we say as we raised our glass and drank the champagne.
I could tell that Daniel only came to281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRwP6guZws
summer-end to party and dance as he left the group to dance as soon as he put281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn8kNrodxoZ
down his glass, I was actually shocked that Jackson followed Daniel to the281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvu8CaBdR40
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN51fLnX6LP
dance,” said Marianna,
“He’s not the type to invite others to281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Nnox8N8Aq
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaGGpQxTAW
while the boys danced, the host came into the room after an hour or two to281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvWyyJEjTo
announce that the buffet next door was ready, so we moved next door to have dinner281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWohJsMzOu
then came back and danced till about 11pm.
Neely and I waved goodbye to the others as281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR04enBti6k
we drove off to her house after summer-end, we both contacted our assistants to281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡko3SFP0Y5F
make sure that one the guest room at Neely’s house was set up and two, the281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kHLYDYmUW
things that I need for tomorrow has been delivered to Neely’s house so Neely281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwHAbMk10Y
and I could go to school together in the morning. By the time we got to Neely’s281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsy5lvUYa23
house it was already pass midnight so all that we did was skincare routines and281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeit58vcFWK
watching Netflix while we had some champagne, the so called afterparty wasn’t really281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYlhdFW0rxY
a party as we didn’t do much, but it was relaxing and good for the night before281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnQmIBXCGa
school.
