Every once in a while, everything comes287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBjuEAY9ZH
together everyone gathers up and for that one night your life is amazing. “Summer287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQyUcrIuGi
End” party has always been a tradition here at Beverly Hills, LA, it’s a party that’s287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrejaqeCIxs
thrown on the night before school, every single high schooler who lives here is287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPLLkpGv4R
invited and tonight is the night for the 15th Summer End party.
“Hey Elli, are you going to this year’s summer-end?”287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8MNC3qZuf
Neely spoke on the phone.
“Yeah definitely, it’s the biggest party of287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35STv0BZYo
the year,” I replied while adjusting my summer-end dress that I’d pre-booked a287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCwxXro7O4
month ago,
“Right then, I’ll see you tonight and don’t287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9msYyDpKbt
forget to snap me a pic of you in that gorges dress you booked”
“All right, I’ll snap a pic before I leave287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohI7E8rYwr
the house,” I said then hung the call as I walked towards my wardrobe again287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXd8LxLqXMZ
trying to find the perfect matching heels to go with my dress and the theme of287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt04cNQ3zwd
this year’s summer-end.
It took three287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXgP8TXJwe
rounds in the wardrobe for me to finally decided on the heels and it will take287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtPMRbiWBc
another two to three rounds before I find a delicate purse as summer-end isn’t287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vh9WHB33Y
just a party before school but it also allows you to meet new people who’d just287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZ6IV9ZgCo
moved in and become friends with them, so if you want to be the new ‘popular287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5aADpSBB9
girl’ in school I suggest you’d better dress yourself up with the fanciest287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0UXkdsUbQ
outfit you could ever put together. I snapped a photo of my look and sent it to287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OWx6pab7I
Neely then headed for the elevator that runs from the fourth floor to the287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXhWuN6CK0
underground car park, I grabbed a bottle of champagne from the champagne shelf287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpaVfiXiYVk
as I left the underground lounge then headed towards the two seated icy blue287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwlsZ9ktD3
Porsche 718. This car was originally pink, I took it to the garage just about287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkns8K5zg2Y
four days ago to change the colour so it would match my dress and everything. I287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRThXK2qD8k
pulled open the door, placed my bag and the bottle of champagne on the seat,287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96jRRgtOba
got into the driver’s seat, and started condition-checking, as usual, to ensure287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡah8gbBvyMS
the car was safe to drive.
As I drive out of the car park, I called287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WEsWw1fgE
Neely so we could meet up at her house before we head to the party, we had an287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuR55j3HwP
afterparty planned and I need to place the champagne in her champagne shelf287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4YCBIK07A
before going to the party as the champagne wouldn’t taste good if it leaves the287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9fnqkmbWQ
fridge for too long. About five minutes later I arrived at Neely’s house, I287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkzHGMYL9V
parked the car and got out with the bottle of champagne and handled it to287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVFxAfWYoL
Neely’s personal assistant who helped with planning the afterparty today, then287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpvgkgizdp
Neely and I drove off towards the hall where summer-end is held.
“Elli, do you know anything about this year’s287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALXjHDRMEP
new transfer students?” Neely asked,
“Not really, I just know that Jackson and287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmVKiNfBk0
Daniel are joining our school this year,” I said,
“Oh, the two guy-best friends of yours.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1H2bhDtCcv
Well, that’s fun” she said,
“Yeah, and I think there are exchange287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCgxBxbcOB
students from East Asia as well, my mom got an email about it and the school287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBqUC8vspc
hopes Charli has recovered so she could re-enrol and continue her studies as287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjCDoc3Fky
they say she is a very talented young lady”.
Charli is my older sister; we are Irish twins287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xezEFb45U
as she was born in November 2004 and I was born in August 2005. She used to be287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdoFvs9jBh
in the year above me until last year she had bad anxiety issues and had to drop287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYc037PeY5y
out of school to recover from anxiety and other issues. Its good news that287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFF6ZKsBOMv
dropping out of school for a year helped her recover as she seems to be like287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIXYol48CZ
who she used to be, that cheerful and encouraging older sister of mine. I truly287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ORxByj5y9
feel happy for her to be able to recover from anxiety and re-enrol in school to287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaEvtbh34E
continue her studies in the areas that she likes and have a bright future,287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3J4ONQPY2O
that’s all I ever wish for her, to be happy and live a calm life with no downfalls.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64nlS0SwEu
About twenty minutes later Neely and I had287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7EBwtuNxtx
arrived at the front of the hall I’d say it’s more like a hotel but instead of287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFM0FE7ktlr
one ball room for summer-end, the whole of the hotel lobby has been booked287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirgYITKce1
three months in advance for summer-end to make sure the decorations and service287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSBX4xb4CH
is top standard. As I parked the car in front of the entrance, I see employees rushing287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVNIlcQLOJ
towards the car to open the door for us, I passed the keys to the guy who287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgBmEStoOy
opened the door for me as I entered the hotel lobby with Neely.
“Elli, you look gorgeous today!” said287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUrC7OwuWuO
Jackson as he walked closer,
“Hehe thanks good looking guy in white, you287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOw1TDuKUt
sure will get a lot of girls attention tonight,” I said, laughing but also287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KuorTyQJL
giving him a compliment,
“Hey, let’s find a seat in the hall first”287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuz08fBdTAW
Daniel joined to remind us of going into the hall and finding seats for287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEVypecAjy
tonight,
“I agree with Daniel,” Neely said,
“Right then, lets go in” I said as we all287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34sY5tyAvM
walked towards the door and scaring off some other high schoolers, which is287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3yZA04W8jY
reasonable as whenever the four of us walk around together it seems like we are287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqijIzZVUa4
gang members plus the fact that we all go to very expensive international high287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZhF5WdYXW
schools and drive around the neighborhood whenever we have time to do so.
Surprisingly we weren’t the first ones to get287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrBXv6sNDR
there as Anastasia and Victoria were already at a table with bags on the chairs287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnc14DFleS
around them,
“Looks like we have a booked table287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmf5GbLgXv3
already,” I said while walking closer to the table,
“Elli! Come here let me give you a hug”287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwoqhQ5F4ek
Victoria said as she approached to give me a hug,
“Hi Anna, I haven’t seen you in a long287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD69zZNYbuI
time,” I said after hugging Victoria,
“Hi Elli, how was summer?” Anastasia asked,
“Mine was okay, how was yours?” I replied287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglpZeE4cQ7
while throwing my bag on to one of the empty seats, “so where is everyone?”
“Oh, they went on walks around the lobby”287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9sBmjRtkr
said Vicki, that’s short for Victoria,
“I called Ann, he said he’ll be here within287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRNrSWvHRE
ten minutes,” I said,
Ann is another male member of our group, he’s287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkjJh2VyhR
IBC which stands for Italian-born-Chinese which is quite different to Daniel,287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXeGVgbzDqO
Jackson and I as the three of us are ABCs which stands for287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Os2aGBjAJ
American-born-Chinese so yeah, I guess its somehow self-explanatory why Ann’s287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0hUMFxNz7
full name is Antonio Piazollo as apart from being an IBC he also is a quarter287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtHXD8I4mO
Italian.
After about twenty minutes or so we finally287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KqqMarocs
gathered everyone up at the same table for a group reunion and gossip sessions287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSS0YM0Utrr
as the host started the opening speech of summer-end like what they did287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnUhW2OV5j
previously every year with a,
“Good evening ladies and gentlemen, thankyou287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTG1suPEP6
for attending this years summer-end I whish you all have a wonderful night and see287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0S3fRnfg7o
you next year.”
The lights went off after the opening287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDl4HkLFi4
speech, well not exactly off but just a bit dimmer so the LEDs and the disco ball287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcB5AbUiiT
could do it’s job. We felt so insecure for a moment as everyone got up from287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0tQn7sv4K
their seats as soon as the lights went off to dance but we just wanted to sit287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfW4DWwyaI
and chat, well I’m not sure about Ann and the others but as far as I know the287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bnKgB2dbH
girls and I wasn’t really in the mood of dancing until later that night.
“Cheers to summer-end, Cheers to a new school287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQa3rzQDAsM
year” we say as we raised our glass and drank the champagne.
I could tell that Daniel only came to287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6eHAeTK4k
summer-end to party and dance as he left the group to dance as soon as he put287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxVpNMdXcJ
down his glass, I was actually shocked that Jackson followed Daniel to the287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6JWWbomiS
dance floor as all these years I’ve known him for I’d never saw him dance.
“I thought Jackson would invite you to287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmFfQoSDer
dance,” said Marianna,
“He’s not the type to invite others to287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC94eSWtWLL
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 been287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJu8mja0Grd
while the boys danced, the host came into the room after an hour or two to287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOfqZE9TrN
announce that the buffet next door was ready, so we moved next door to have dinner287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwr6P3pQiv
then came back and danced till about 11pm.
Neely and I waved goodbye to the others as287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm15DebHy4E
we drove off to her house after summer-end, we both contacted our assistants to287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjFeALW0Jy
make sure that one the guest room at Neely’s house was set up and two, the287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJEQffkeAG
things that I need for tomorrow has been delivered to Neely’s house so Neely287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0u8cr58b0
and I could go to school together in the morning. By the time we got to Neely’s287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TEgB9euUR
house it was already pass midnight so all that we did was skincare routines and287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QGOqsz191
watching Netflix while we had some champagne, the so called afterparty wasn’t really287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdlLeJlaLt
a party as we didn’t do much, but it was relaxing and good for the night before287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8iAoTxcL9
school.
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