"Do you like Elijah?" Elisse stopped pouring the juice into the glass when she heard Tiara's voice behind her. She wheeled around to face her, and she was a bit taken back when she saw Tiara scowling at her. It looks like her childhood friend has activated her "bitch mode" again. She took a deep breath to calm herself down. It's Timothy and Tiara's birthday, and she doesn't want to create trouble and ruin the twins' special day and party. "Today's your special day, Tia, so please, not now..." she begged her friend. "Oh, stupid of me. Why did I even bother asking you? It's obvious that you like Elijah because you shamelessly flirt with him whenever you have the chance." Tiara sarcastically shot back. "Elijah is likeable person, Tia... I mean every girl in this town can fall in love with him. But let me just make it clear that I'm not flirting with him." Elisse tries to explain her side. "You know what, let me do the wake-up call for you. You're just wasting your time with Elijah
Bella squinted her eyes away from the burning sun as she is making their way out from the airport. She just came out from a 5-hour flight and now, and she is in a different place and environment now.There was a car waiting for them. She silently steps inside the car, and after a few minutes, the driver started driving away from the airport.Bella noticed that they are driving in the highway, and she can see lots of trees along the road, and she can have the full view of the ocean as the car passes by.Many teenage kids might think that she's out for a holiday vacation because there's beach, and she is surrounded by nature, but sadly, she's here for a totally different thing. I had a different reason why I needed to be here.Bella glanced at a middle-aged woman who is sitting beside her. The woman warmly smiles at her, and she just gave her a polite and civil nod.Afterwards, Bella turned her attention back to the road.This middle-aged woman sitting beside her is Doctor Celeste Newm
The next morning.Bella squinted her eyes as the rays of the morning sun clouded her vision. She yawned and sat on her bed as she tries to remember the previous events. The last goodbye with her real mother... The orphanage. Next, the adoption process.After a few days, she was out flying on a plane bound to Palmridge County.And now, she is in a different house and bedroom.Everything that happened to her feels like a blur. And unfortunately, she can't keep on running away from the reality forever.Her train of thoughts stops in a halt when she heard someone knocking at the door.Bella groaned inwardly, as she is not yet ready to have a "talk" with her new sister. But she doesn't have any choice. She practically drags her feet towards the door, and as soon as she opens the door, Miley greeted her with a big smile on her face."Good morning, my dear sister!" Bella awkwardly froze while staring at Miley's beaming face. She also noticed that she is holding a tray laden with food. "I
The next morning."Good morning, Doctor Celeste!" one energetic voice suddenly woke Bella up from her deep slumber.She stared at the ceiling, half-awake and half- asleep, while trying to recollect her thoughts."How's your father? Is he taking his medications regularly?" Bella heard my adoptive mother's voice."Yes, it's all thanks to you, he's feeling a lot better now!" answered that annoying voice again.She curiously stood up and pulled open the window's curtain. Bella saw Doctor Celeste talking to a tanned-skin boy who's about my age. Or maybe a little older. He has this unique aura that can brighten up a gloomy atmosphere.She then glanced at his bicycle's basket and she saw a stack of newspaper inside."A newspaper boy." she whispered to herself. As if in a cue, the boy glanced up. He and Bella accidentally met each other's eyes.She couldn't look away because she suddenly freezes up because of surprise.They continued staring at each other for a few minutes before Bella coul
Bella took a quick glance on her wristwatch to check the time. She gasped in shock when she realized that it's almost lunchtime!Doctor Celeste and Miley might be already looking for her!She was already walking at the sandy beach while she was holding unto her bicycle. As soon as she reaches the main road, she suddenly falter on her steps when she heard one familiar voice."Would you cut it out?"Bella frowned, while thinking that the voice sounded familiar... She discreetly took another step to see what was going on.There were four boys throwing stuff to each other, while laughing out loud.And there's another boy watching them with a resigned expression on his face."Oh! You're the newspaper boy!" Bella suddenly blurted out loud, it made the bullies look at her direction.The newspaper boy frowned at her, as if he is trying to send her a message to go away and mind her own business.But Bella decided not to back out because it was clear that the newspaper boy is being bullied by t
Bella is now staring at the tall glass of the ever-famous Hula Twister Drink.It looks like a regular drink, and there's nothing weird about it..."Are you ready?" she heard the newspaper's voice again.The crowd inside the snack house lets out enthusiastic cheers for her. "You'd better prepare all the meal stubs, newspaper boy!" Bella glared at him."Oh, don't worry, I got them right here. See?" Dennis showed her 10 meal stubs on his hand.Bella gave him another challenging stare."I'll definitely won't lose to you, newspaper boy!" she muttered at him."Let's see about that." Dennis shot back, while giving her a playful wink.At the same time, Dennis' brother, Dale and Bella's sister Miley are just looking at them."Are you sure your sister wants to do this?" asked the worried Dale to Miley."Well, looks like it." Miley said, while shrugging her shoulders. "Ready...Set...Go!" Dennis finally announced.On his signal, Bella started drinking the Hula Twister Drink as fast as she could
Bella and Miley finally reached home. Bella is feeling a bit better now after drinking that disgusting "Hula Twister Drink.""This is all your fault! If I didn't see you flirting with that boy at the snackhouse, I wouldn't have made a bet with that newspaper boy!" Bella scolded her younger sister."What do you mean it's all my fault?" Miley asked, in a confused manner."You were shamelessly flirting with that boy at the snack house!" she snapped at my sister."Oh. You mean Dale?"Bella raised an eyebrow at Miley."I don't care about his name! Look, I'm trying to protect you because I'm your older sister, so that's why I'm getting mad like this!' she reprimanded her."Of course I know that,but there's a little misunderstanding----!"Bella didn't give Miley a chance to finish her sentence."I saw it with my very own eyes! He was leaning too close to you. And you just laughed without even moving away from him!""They are our family friend. You can even ask Mommy about them." Miley tries
Dennis and Bella are having a picnic by the seaside. Bella was secretly impressed because Dennis prepared all the food, and he chose a great place to have a picnic...Both of them are having a chat, as they are getting to know each other little by little. And she must admit that Dennis is such a great guy."So, what's your story, Dennis? Oh, I'm sorry, maybe you don't want to talk about it..." "Well, if you're willing to listen, I can tell you my story." Dennis enunciated."I'm willing to listen." Bella nodded in return.Dennis took a deep breath, and afterwards, he started retelling his life story."My mother passed away when I was barely 12 years old. Dale, my younger brother was only 8 years old at that time. Our mother passed away because of me." he began.Bella didn't say anything, as she patiently waited for Dennis to speak again."It was my father and mother's wedding anniversary that day. I wanted to surprise her at her workplace. My plan was to buy a gift with my Mommy go ho
Danielle gave Brent one last look, then afterwards, she started buying her own food since she is in a hurry.==============================Nighttime came. Danielle is currently at her apartment. She's lying in her bed, and she's been staring at her bedroom's ceiling for almost half an hour now. Her mind can still remember the scene that happened at Palmridge University Cafeteria during lunchtime. She can vividly remember on how Dale and the two girls mockingly teases the poor student, who just wants to peacefully eat his lunch so that he can go ahead to his next class.But before the bullies could let him quietly eat his lunch, they demanded him to finish their Humanities project on their behalf. And the poor student agrees in the end just to protect himself.What's more disappointing to her is Brent Montreal didn't say nor do anything to help his fellow. He just sat there just watching everything.She never thought that Brent is such a bully, and he looks like he didn't care at all
The next day.Danielle and the rest of the gang are currently lining up to buy food at the University's Cafeteria. While waiting for her turn, she roamed her eyes around the place. The place is jam-packed with students. She's already starving, and she feels like she can eat a whole cow.She saw Brent who was hanging out with his own group. Dale was there, and there were two girls chatting with them. The girls are both equally beautiful, even with heavy make up. Both of the girls are wearing sexy clothes, and many male students are looking at their direction. But the girls didn't seem to care being the center of attention...Dianne feels her stomach growl again, as she's really hungry. She only ate a light breakfast early in the morning, then afterwards, she didn't eat anything because she was busy attending her classes.The other problem is, she only has 25 minutes left to eat before her afternoon classes begins. She groans inwardly when she realizes her current situation.Her attentio
Danielle saw Clark and Samantha behind them."Sure. Come and join the fun." she invited them."Oh my gosh, please allow me to tell you that I subscribed to your video channel, and I followed you in all of your social media accounts. I felt a bit sad when you suddenly deactivated all of your accounts." Abigail said it all in one breath, while looking excited. "Just like what you heard earlier, I was once active on social media for I stopped and I've decided to focus on my studies." Samantha casually pronounced. There was an awkward silence after Samantha spoke. Danielle noticed that Paul, Abby and Clark were just staring at Samantha, and they obviously looks intimidated by her. Daniel noticed that Samantha really didn't want to open up to them yet, and she understands it. Anyway, this is just the first day of school, and she's not expecting to know all about them in just one day. They will be studying for four more years and will be in the same school together, so there's no need to
Danielle quickly sprints away, as if she is in a marathon. At the same time, Brent couldn't help himself but to smile as he watches Danielle running away, until she was finally out of his sight. "Hey, what's with that smile?" Dale curiously asks him. "Oh, nothing. Let's go back to practice or else our Coach might scold us." Brent replied, as his smile never leaves his face. While they were running around in the field kicking some balls, Brent's mind is still flying elsewhere. He can't help himself but to think about Danielle. She looks like a very cool, friendly and interesting girl...And part of his mind says that he wants to see her often, and get to know her better."What are you dilly-dallying for, Brent? Let's go and let's kick some balls!" their Coach yells at him."Yes, coach!" Brent answered, as he finally focuses all of his attention to their practice...=========================The Freshmen Orientation has officially begun. The batch 2023 of the Department of Performing
Danielle Rance breathes in a gulpful of morning crisp air as she's making her way inside the campus grounds of Palmridge University. This is her first day at being a College student and she was so excited that she couldn't sleep last night. But that's okay. She's full of energy today, and every fibre of her body feels fully awake...She roamed her eyes around while she is walking. She is making her way at a straight, wide road. She admires the beautiful trees which are all lined up at the side of the road. She also saw wooden benches where few of the students are sitting, while doing their own thing. She can see some group of students who are having their usual chat, and she saw some campus couple who are openly flirting at each other in broad daylight. And some students are fooling around, just having clean fun...Aside from that, there were some varsity players who are doing their morning exercises.Danielle feels like she's dreaming, and she can't believe that she's finally a stude
"And I'm taking note on that as well." Kael murmured, in an amused manner. "This might be a stupid question, sweetheart, but please, I want you to answer this... Did you ever wished that I should go on for a cosmetic surgery to remove this birthmark on my face?" Ellysse uddenly asked. "That thought never occured to me at all, Ellysse. You are perfect as you are, and I fell inlove with you just the way you are. I would never change anything about you." Kael instantly answered. "Wow, that's so sweet. I think I'm falling more inlove with you." Ellysse teasingly responded. "And why did you suddenly asked that question? Are you planning to do it?" Kael curiously asks again. "It did enter my mind, because I want you to have a gorgeous-looking wife that you could show off to your friends. And I don't want them to look down on you." Ellysse shared her thoughts. "If you want to make some changes to yourself, do it because you want to, and don't do it for the sake of other people. I want a
"I promise to love Kael, Mom. I can't say forever since we don't know what will happen in the future. But I can assure you that I will never ever hurt him." Ellysse seriously enunciated. "And that's all I need to know." Autumn smilingly said, while looking relieved. They both went back on eating their lunch, but Autumn suddenly thought of something... "Oh, I'm just a bit curious, but--- are you and Kael already talking about getting married right after you graduate from Palmridge University?" Ellysse almost choked on her pasta when she heard her question. She immediately drank water first before answering the question. "We haven't talked about it. We were just living at the present time, and we haven't talked about our future right after College." she confessed. "I'm sorry if I asked you that question, Ellysse. But there's no need to rush. My husband and I waited for eight years before we decided to get married. You're both still young so you still have a long and bright future
She can feel their warmth, and they welcomed her with open arms... She feels so loved. "Thank you so much... I'm sure I will like all of them." Ellysse said, as she's trying her best not to cry. "Alright, let's all sit down and start with a prayer first." Kael's father suggested. Kael and Ellysse sat next to each other, and started praying first... ================================= The four of them are now having a hearty meal while they are happily chatting. "So, tell me. How did you meet each other?" Mrs. Oakes started asking questions. "We actually met at Palmridge University. We are in the same class. I was trying to avoid having a deeper relationship with other people because of my skin condition, but Kael always makes sure to talk to me everyday until I'm starting to warm up little by little." Ellysse recounted her first meeting with Kael. "And when did you officially become a couple?" Mrs. Oakes did a follow-up question. "Oh, it wasn't that long, but we were able to kno
"I can't believe this is happening to me! I've never been in a relationship before, and you're my first girlfriend. I really don't know how to be a great boyfriend but we'll make this work, right?" Kael nervously asks her. "You're also my first romance, Kael. But we'll do this one step at a time. I'm not really dreaming of a perfect relationship but whatever happens, we'll be together through thick and thin." Ellysse tries to reassure her boyfriend. "Yes, we will. So, can we seal our deal with a kiss?" Kael said, while smiling sheepishly. "I thought you'd never ask." Ellysse whispered. Their lips met again for another sweet round of kiss... ================================ Every students at Pamridge University are looking at Kael and Ellysse while they are walking together, while holding hands. They are aware that the their fellow students are talking about them, but they don't give a damn. As long as their not hurting anyone, they are free to love each other. Ellysse is also