Every once in a while, everything comes156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSt405WVUCH
together everyone gathers up and for that one night your life is amazing. “Summer156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lgjdBjJjA
End” party has always been a tradition here at Beverly Hills, LA, it’s a party that’s156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAzY1SavT5
thrown on the night before school, every single high schooler who lives here is156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIp2wKjTHUX
invited and tonight is the night for the 15th Summer End party.
“Hey Elli, are you going to this year’s summer-end?”156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfsiZsv5Q5
Neely spoke on the phone.
“Yeah definitely, it’s the biggest party of156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8iFvyZSkh
the year,” I replied while adjusting my summer-end dress that I’d pre-booked a156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyiPKBSdEEa
month ago,
“Right then, I’ll see you tonight and don’t156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9zqek8Jch
forget to snap me a pic of you in that gorges dress you booked”
“All right, I’ll snap a pic before I leave156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQs3F4ucFB
the house,” I said then hung the call as I walked towards my wardrobe again156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nCHgm8ySd
trying to find the perfect matching heels to go with my dress and the theme of156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoT09xjURCw
this year’s summer-end.
It took three156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfOX4n9ymA
rounds in the wardrobe for me to finally decided on the heels and it will take156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcglnB2njeB
another two to three rounds before I find a delicate purse as summer-end isn’t156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4XXf3hWye
just a party before school but it also allows you to meet new people who’d just156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VT4HMaJYS
moved in and become friends with them, so if you want to be the new ‘popular156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxdbUpw4MM
girl’ in school I suggest you’d better dress yourself up with the fanciest156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpoCGMWHlTJ
outfit you could ever put together. I snapped a photo of my look and sent it to156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1J3Kh23Vr
Neely then headed for the elevator that runs from the fourth floor to the156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35zHGp5DPw
underground car park, I grabbed a bottle of champagne from the champagne shelf156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLPgf6bniy
as I left the underground lounge then headed towards the two seated icy blue156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlacI8Ammsb
Porsche 718. This car was originally pink, I took it to the garage just about156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1sd729c2C
four days ago to change the colour so it would match my dress and everything. I156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1k9uS9pEj
pulled open the door, placed my bag and the bottle of champagne on the seat,156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwz9T97xp9
got into the driver’s seat, and started condition-checking, as usual, to ensure156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ct8DO3iRm
the car was safe to drive.
As I drive out of the car park, I called156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2gRgucQm0
Neely so we could meet up at her house before we head to the party, we had an156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSq40MUXQ90
afterparty planned and I need to place the champagne in her champagne shelf156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NlS819uKd
before going to the party as the champagne wouldn’t taste good if it leaves the156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiv0437BulM
fridge for too long. About five minutes later I arrived at Neely’s house, I156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8y8XJdvUdV
parked the car and got out with the bottle of champagne and handled it to156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITMX9dfxW1
Neely’s personal assistant who helped with planning the afterparty today, then156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmeQg6xCGKe
Neely and I drove off towards the hall where summer-end is held.
“Elli, do you know anything about this year’s156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSwPVVeTHc
new transfer students?” Neely asked,
“Not really, I just know that Jackson and156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgvXmyCVAA
Daniel are joining our school this year,” I said,
“Oh, the two guy-best friends of yours.156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZ2KLQnVvW
Well, that’s fun” she said,
“Yeah, and I think there are exchange156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh89HZrJeDo
students from East Asia as well, my mom got an email about it and the school156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdWeYXA65Q
hopes Charli has recovered so she could re-enrol and continue her studies as156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMgWt9V1tH
they say she is a very talented young lady”.
Charli is my older sister; we are Irish twins156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69KZiS6KGJ
as she was born in November 2004 and I was born in August 2005. She used to be156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIufZcVGrj
in the year above me until last year she had bad anxiety issues and had to drop156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMsFMpaeDQ
out of school to recover from anxiety and other issues. Its good news that156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1UWNOSJJ3i
dropping out of school for a year helped her recover as she seems to be like156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFThiURtev
who she used to be, that cheerful and encouraging older sister of mine. I truly156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8d3CFnn3mN
feel happy for her to be able to recover from anxiety and re-enrol in school to156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYvSaMsbiO
continue her studies in the areas that she likes and have a bright future,156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNP4m1YPLy
that’s all I ever wish for her, to be happy and live a calm life with no downfalls.156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDaoy07atg
About twenty minutes later Neely and I had156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48mAZURgl2
arrived at the front of the hall I’d say it’s more like a hotel but instead of156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXYeRFFcia
one ball room for summer-end, the whole of the hotel lobby has been booked156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOokEsnKgN
three months in advance for summer-end to make sure the decorations and service156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSICTviydtC
is top standard. As I parked the car in front of the entrance, I see employees rushing156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwnCLrWG3Y
towards the car to open the door for us, I passed the keys to the guy who156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdQ1lgCARx
opened the door for me as I entered the hotel lobby with Neely.
“Elli, you look gorgeous today!” said156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJ6d3t1z2m
Jackson as he walked closer,
“Hehe thanks good looking guy in white, you156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzeFq6p3jt
sure will get a lot of girls attention tonight,” I said, laughing but also156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9GEaY6a4B
giving him a compliment,
“Hey, let’s find a seat in the hall first”156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wNauBzDtL
Daniel joined to remind us of going into the hall and finding seats for156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRrJAtnzNI
tonight,
“I agree with Daniel,” Neely said,
“Right then, lets go in” I said as we all156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmX0bRQuMj1
walked towards the door and scaring off some other high schoolers, which is156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUewuZCbbRi
reasonable as whenever the four of us walk around together it seems like we are156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2lwug5liX
gang members plus the fact that we all go to very expensive international high156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡof88DWlniO
schools and drive around the neighborhood whenever we have time to do so.
Surprisingly we weren’t the first ones to get156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmystXNNQ0Y
there as Anastasia and Victoria were already at a table with bags on the chairs156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4b76bzNul
around them,
“Looks like we have a booked table156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyy7ojXJfJM
already,” I said while walking closer to the table,
“Elli! Come here let me give you a hug”156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKo2VPNLVG
Victoria said as she approached to give me a hug,
“Hi Anna, I haven’t seen you in a long156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRBgrc7vM8
time,” I said after hugging Victoria,
“Hi Elli, how was summer?” Anastasia asked,
“Mine was okay, how was yours?” I replied156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzHdrwFGUh
while throwing my bag on to one of the empty seats, “so where is everyone?”
“Oh, they went on walks around the lobby”156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7GgytdhBR
said Vicki, that’s short for Victoria,
“I called Ann, he said he’ll be here within156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsN3ffMeK8
ten minutes,” I said,
Ann is another male member of our group, he’s156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkzokvUBVDL
IBC which stands for Italian-born-Chinese which is quite different to Daniel,156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aLkPVApsn
Jackson and I as the three of us are ABCs which stands for156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUyJXQ4lOd
American-born-Chinese so yeah, I guess its somehow self-explanatory why Ann’s156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3itsSijvd
full name is Antonio Piazollo as apart from being an IBC he also is a quarter156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7qzrdGOJV
Italian.
After about twenty minutes or so we finally156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsIBj1taxr
gathered everyone up at the same table for a group reunion and gossip sessions156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytonaQwF21
as the host started the opening speech of summer-end like what they did156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mKeOoXGFV
previously every year with a,
“Good evening ladies and gentlemen, thankyou156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnK4tr6G3S
for attending this years summer-end I whish you all have a wonderful night and see156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCfK5OIrSG
you next year.”
The lights went off after the opening156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9azL4GB51p
speech, well not exactly off but just a bit dimmer so the LEDs and the disco ball156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWuG09IkE9K
could do it’s job. We felt so insecure for a moment as everyone got up from156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUnfhEl50e
their seats as soon as the lights went off to dance but we just wanted to sit156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrmIUi5vhv
and chat, well I’m not sure about Ann and the others but as far as I know the156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6Fj2bDVAf
girls and I wasn’t really in the mood of dancing until later that night.
“Cheers to summer-end, Cheers to a new school156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoN8jqrr60j
year” we say as we raised our glass and drank the champagne.
I could tell that Daniel only came to156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6cja16U6d
summer-end to party and dance as he left the group to dance as soon as he put156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTheRvGn8Jh
down his glass, I was actually shocked that Jackson followed Daniel to the156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZb8EEoPROA
dance floor as all these years I’ve known him for I’d never saw him dance.
“I thought Jackson would invite you to156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SUtgEXXhG
dance,” said Marianna,
“He’s not the type to invite others to156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvVrHPsfLt
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 been156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0sG4Iuksn
while the boys danced, the host came into the room after an hour or two to156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHy2cwW4u4V
announce that the buffet next door was ready, so we moved next door to have dinner156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XBzl9eXpv
then came back and danced till about 11pm.
Neely and I waved goodbye to the others as156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1UjorIvHuy
we drove off to her house after summer-end, we both contacted our assistants to156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMYoIKaPPC
make sure that one the guest room at Neely’s house was set up and two, the156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZ8sVwT8C5
things that I need for tomorrow has been delivered to Neely’s house so Neely156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMPMEnTQ8R
and I could go to school together in the morning. By the time we got to Neely’s156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiCGiwFBUHr
house it was already pass midnight so all that we did was skincare routines and156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FW06omAKB
watching Netflix while we had some champagne, the so called afterparty wasn’t really156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFW61f0L1w
a party as we didn’t do much, but it was relaxing and good for the night before156Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjaOEYN65j6
school.
