Chapter 1

Andrea's POV

"Don't forget about Shan's party later, Andrea. Be on time." Andrew reminded me, the eldest of our siblings.

Today is Shan's birthday. I almost forgot.

"Yeah." I said.

Shan is Andrew's girlfriend.

They've been together for six years. They have been together for too long and they still have the strength to hold on to each other.

If I'm going to describe Shan, she's beautiful. Kind and sociable.

She is not like others who are stagey when they are at their boyfriends' house. She also doesn't just order us around even if it's possible because the oldest of our siblings is her boyfriend.

And before I forget, her real name is Alexandra. I just don’t know why Shan is her nickname.

It's still early, I can still go jogging.

I went up to my room and changed my clothes. I will also think of what I can give Shan as a gift for her birthday.

I walked into the bag section here at the mall and looked for a bag I could give her.

There's a lot of choices but I didn’t know what I should order for her. I don't know anything like this.

I’m not fond of things like this so I don’t know the details about it.

"Miss." I call a saleslady.

I'll just ask her what I should buy, after all, they know about such things.

"Yes?"  the saleslady ask.

"What is the best brand of your bag here?" I asked.

"Ahh, all of our bag brands are beautiful. They're all designer bags." she replied.

Designer bag? What is that? A bag with a design? I often hear that word from rich people.

Maybe that bag is for a rich person who can spend a lot of money just for a bag.

I told you that I am not acquainted with such things.

"What's your best -selling bag here?" I asked.

I will buy what is probably their best seller.

"This, ma'am," she walked closer to a bag.

Sling bag to be exact. I know such simple details because I have such.

I can differentiate the different types of bags. That's all I know.

Whether sling, shoulder, or bag pack. That's all I know.

The bag she says is beautiful for me. It is black with YSL in the middle.

"This is Saint Laurent Small Kate Satchel with Adorned Tassel Bag. The description of this bag is Crafted from black calf leather with a gold tone chain shoulder strap, a signature front logo and hanging tassel. It's size is 20 x 13 x 4.5cm ." said the saleslady.

Isn't this fake? It's difficult is when you don’t know about such things then you buy.

You don’t know if it’s fake or not. Saint Laurent is the brand name. I didn't know there was a brand like this.

The brands I hear often are Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and Channel brands. Those are the only brands I know.

"Buying a gift?" The woman asked me.

She looks like Shan. She's beautiful, she just have a snub-nose. She was not thin, nor fat. Her body was just right and it was curved.

Sexy.

"Yeah," I answered.

"That bag is worth a lot. You sure you want to but it?"

I looked at the bag again and examined it. Is it expensive? This small bag is pricey?

"That bag costs 135,745 pesos. Expensive, right?"

I was surprised at the price of this little bag. I don’t have that much money.

It's too expensive. I do not know. If I only knew I wouldn’t have asked.

Is this really the price of designer bags? Too expensive?

The woman went to the left side of the bags and took one there.

"Just buy this one," she says.

It’s still a sling bag, the only difference is the brand.

How do I know? There is nothing like YSL in the middle of the bag so it means that its brand is different.

There's nothing in the middle of the bag. It's just plain.

"This is Prada brushed leather shoulder bag. This shoulder bag with slim silhouette and minimalist charm is made of brushed leather, an iconic material of the brand since the '90s and traditionally tied to the world of luxury. The distinctive Prada triangle logo decorating the flap is given a new interpretation with a padded effect. " she says.

She knew the full details about the bag.

Maybe she buys this kind of bags. She looks rich and can afford such an expensive thing.

"I'll get this one," I said to the saleslady.

Time flies so fast. It's been a long time since I've been wandering around the mall.

I’ve been here over five hours and I didn’t realize it. I'm getting hungry.

I wrapped a gift wrap around my gift for Shan. I don't know if it still needs to be wrapped in a gift wrap or not but I've already wrapped it.

Maybe I'll just wear this black color dress. Almost all of my dress is black. I prefer the black dress than any other color. I only have a few dresses that are not black.

"Andrea!" Andrei calling me.

He is my youngest brother.

"Why?" I asked annoyed.

"Why are you pissed?" He asked.

"Because you enter my room without even letting me know."

"I'm sorry. Is that what you're going to wear later?" He asked with a laugh.

What's so funny about what I'm going to wear? Is it illegal to wear a dress at a party?

"Yes," I replied.

"Just a reminder. We're going to the party not the funeral," he said then left my room.

Is the black dress just for funerals? I returned to the hanger the black dress I was supposed to wear.

I'll just wear this pink so that my brother won't complain. I don't want to wear red because he might say that it's my birthday. Or valentines day.

My brother is really like that. He notices everything. We get along well, but I can't help sometimes but get annoyed every time he criticizes what I'm doing even though he shouldn't.

They were all ready when I arrived. I'm the only one they're waiting for.

"Let's go?" mama asked us.

"Let's go to the partyyyy!" my youngest brother shouted very excited.

We were all in our van boarded to the party venue.

Our trip was short because Shan's house was in the other subdivision. They said they would hold the party at home so we went there.

"I'm just going to the restroom. I need to pee," I told them.

"All right. Just find us here inside," Mom said.

I nodded at her in response. Where is the restroom here?

The size of their house is so big. Where should I start finding the restroom? I really need to pee.

I take a walk here hoping to see a maid.

"I might pee on my dress right now." I said to myself. "Where's the restroom?"

"The restroom is on that side," a man said.

To the right of the hallway he was pointing. I bowed to him slightly then I went in the side he said.

Finally and I found the restroom.

I first looked for Shan after I entered the venue of her party before I looked for my family.

I will give my gift to her first before I go to where my family are. But it looks like I won't last long in this place.

Too much noise and too many people. Maybe they are from the business world.

Alexa

"Happy birthday, Shan." a woman greets my sister.

We're probably the same age. She is also beautiful. She has a sharp nose, beautiful eyes, and she also has beautiful lips.

Her hair was long, reaching up to her waist. She is also tall.

"Thanks." Shan said smiling then took the gift that was handed to her by the girl.

This girl is familiar to me. I think, I saw her somewhere. Her gaze wandered to my seat.

She looked at me for a long time as if she's studying me. I think I really saw her, eh. I just can’t remember where and when.

"Ahh, Andrea. Meet my sister. Her name is Alexa." My sister introduces me to the woman in front of us.

So, her name is Andrea. Nice name.

"Hello." I said then I extended my hand to shake hands.

She accepted that but she did not speak. She was just looking at me.

"Have we met before?" I asked her. "You seemed familiar to me."

"You're the girl at the mall." she says.

At the mall?

Ahh! She turned out to be the woman looking for a gift bag for someone. That gift is for my sister.

"Oh, yeah. I remember now," I said smiling.

The bag that she want is so expensive  so I thought of helping her. The Prada bag that I told her to buy is also expensive but not as expensive as Saint Laurent.

She just bowed to me slightly before saying goodbye to Andrew and Shan that she was leaving to look for her family.

She was quiet. She didn't even stay and talk to me.

"She's my sister." Andrew said.

"Really?" I asked.

He just nodded at me.

They are siblings? I don't know that he has a sister. I thought they were all boys and they were just three siblings.

Andrea

I went to the rooftop of Shan's house. I can no longer stand the noise inside.

I approached the railings and held on to it to breathe fresh air.

"It's better here, it's quiet. There's a lot of noise inside. That's why I don't want to go to parties." I complain even though no one hears me.

I was startled when suddenly a man spoke to my side. "Why did you come here if you hate parties?" he asked.

"Why do you care?" I angrily asked him  then I left that place.

I thought I was the only one there. I don't know that there is a nosy person, tss. I did not notice him because it was dark in the place where he was.

I just went back inside and sat to one side. This is annoying. There isn't even a quiet corner here in this house, tss.

The noise inside this party is annoying. No one is listening to the music but they still playing yet.

They were all just talking and they still play the music. They're just making more noise, tss.

"Can't I leave yet?" I asked Andrew.

"You can leave if you want to." Shan replied.

It's good, then. Andrew still doesn't want to let me go. He said that I have to stay here until the party is over, tss.

"Bye." I said.