The air of June has been replaced by the summer atmosphere of July. With the sun shining brightly and everything seems fine. I always wake up with light feeling and happy face, knowing summer holiday is coming. School is only a week left and after that, bye2 11 grades! I’m going to 12! Wew..
Since I have been saving my earnings for nearly half year now, I got enough money to buy something a little more expensive than usual. And I can’t help beaming every time I check my account on the ATM.
The only thing that I really look forward to is spending a week at the Freyson’s mansion at
There will be this meeting with all her relatives in
So…with my savings that I have earned for the past 6 months, I’m sure I can get something for myself there! Vi showed me the other day a picture about her mansion in
I just can’t wait for it! But of course, I have to pass the hard times with lots of tests and HWs and I hate it! Vi has gave up on her HWs a minute ago and I’m still trying to cope with the numbers and angles in math homework. She lays her head on her pillow and calls Ruby to come to her. This is perfectly insane, I hate math, physic, biology, and all subject related to “sciency” and “numbers”.
“I hate science and people that invent them! And anyway why should we learn about it if at the end we all get bored and not interested?” Vi says, patting Ruby’s head.
“Well, we should at least know the basic, right?” I say.
“Yea, but still, I don’t have to if I don’t want and not a single person can make me learn those things that I don’t even interested in.” she insists. She is such a stone-headed girl and she is not a person who we can sit down and compromise with. She’s nowhere near the things she doesn’t like on the first impression.
Whereas me, I’m more of a flexible girl who can always give person second chance, and maybe that’s why we can be friends. Friends completed each other, right?
So after struggling with those hard times and everything, we finally passed our 11th grade which is a relief! And now, I and Vi is sitting in Vi’s car, enjoying our yogurt in this beautiful evening after school. Nothing, I tell you, nothing can stop us now from having fun all day! It’s summer!
“Have you asked Ian?” Vi suddenly asks, taking a spoonful of yogurt into her mouth. She wants to help me pack my suitcases for
“Err…” I fiddle with my skirt.
“You haven’t asked him! Omg, quick, ask him. It’s 3 days away!!” Vi snatches my cell phone and dial Ian.
“What are you doing?” I take my cell phone back.
“What? I’m calling your bf! Don’t worry about my parents, they’re perfectly ok about this. They even want to me to take all of my friends. They’re freakin excited about meeting all of you!” Vi says.
“I’ll call him later, ok? And he’s not my bf.” I flustered.
“Yea, right..” Vi rolls her eyes.
We spent 30 minutes choosing which suitcase I should bring at my room and we decided to bring the green one cos it’s the biggest and I will need big suitcase to put all my things and the things I will buy in
“Ok. Let’s make a list of things you will bring…” Vi reaches for a pen and a note. She scribbles something in it and stop for some seconds, then scribbles something again and she finally hands it to me.
- 4 shorts
- 2 jackets
- 1 sweater
- 1 long coat
- 2 skirts
- 1 formal dress
- 1 cocktail dress
- lots of under wears
I read it and stare at her. “what?” she asks me dumbly.
“This is a lot to bring!” I say.
“Well, you will need those!” she says. “and other small thingies like make-up case, 2 bags, 1 plastic bag, 1 flip flops, and a pair of boot and a bikini if we’ll go to the beach.” She adds.
And then the packing starts..
We take out all the clothes I have and start choosing. There are loads of clothes and dresses that I don’t even know exist and some are the clothes I’ve been searching for so long and when I try it on, it doesn’t fit me anymore. Duh.
“Hey! This cute pink tank is nice!” Vi says, throwing it into the suitcase.
“Vi! You’re going to make me bring the whole wardrobe if you keep throwing every piece you found in the suitcase!” I say.
“Well, you can always wear those.” She replies, reaching for another pants and scrutinizes it and throw it in the suitcase.
“For god sake, Vi. we need plan! And this is more than what you’ve written down for me!” I exclaims, taking back the pants and the tops and throw everything out. “We need to sort things out!” I say straightly.
We start packing at around 3 p.m. and ends at about 8 p.m! This is freaky! I mean, we can’t possibly sit here, choosing things I’ll bring for 5 whole hours right?! We just pack, how hard could that be?
And well, at last, I packed more than the list Vi gave me previously! I even pack another mini bag for my retouch kit and some belts. I bring my diary too, I can’t possibly leave my diary cos I will want to take notes of every thing that I do there.
“pheww! Finally!” I say, throwing myself to my cluttered bed.
“Yeah finally…” Vi agrees. “Hey! You haven’t called Ian!” she suddenly exclaims, breaking the nice silence.
“Oh yea.”
“Come on! Call him! Now!” she insists. “or you’ll regret it later.” She adds, looking at me doubtfully.
“Why should I regret it, anyway? We just had one kiss and that’s it. Full stop.” I retort.
“Well, one kiss leads to another…” Vi raises her eyebrow. “Come on! Call him!”
I intentionally wait for some pauses before I reach my cell phone. “Fine!” I say. Vi grins happily. Suddenly my hands start sweating without any reason as I start dialing the number. The connection tone really makes me furious even just to wait for some seconds.
“Hi Sugar.” Ian’s voice suddenly clicks in.
“Yea hi. Eh, umm…this is Sugar.” I say. “I was just wondering where do you go this summer?” I ask awkwardly.
“ I don’t know. Umm, working? Why?” I can hear he’s eating potato chips or something crunchy.
“’waswonderingmaybeyoucouldjoinmetoBirmingham?” I stutter. Dang! I’m stupid!
“Sorry?”
“Uhm….I was just wondering, maybe….it’s just a maybe, alright? You don’t have to if you don’t want…”
“What is it?” he cuts in.
“Maybe you want to join me to
There’s a pause before he says, “How?”
“Vi’s parents invite us! And they’ll pay all the flight tickets fare and we will stay at her house there.” I explain.
“What? But I don’t really know Vi! or even her mom or dad!”
“Vi said it’ll be alright. And we’ll absolutely have some fun there! there will be her family gatherings and Vi can invite anyone she wants! and you and me included” I say. I start to feel like a pushy girl cos I keep reassuring him that it’ll alright.
“Well. Only if you sure it’ll be fine…” he says at last.
“Great! Now you really have to pack. We’ll leave in 3 days!”
“What?! 3 days? I even haven’t informed my parents!” he replies in a panicky voice.
“Well, I know it’s a bit tight, but you really have to start now! We’ll leave at about 4 p.m. and meet at the airport at about 3 p.m. ok?” I can see Vi’s looking at me in such anxiety, really waiting for the answer.
“Oh yeah. I’ll contact you later if I have something more to ask. And by the way, have you told Mrs. Manson about this? We’ll be off in like a week, right?”
Omg! I totally have forgotten than I still have a job to do!
“Umm…since you remind me, I’ll call her now.” I say doubtfully.
“Now?! Goodness sake! You haven’t really planned everything out, have you?” he asks.
“I have!” I say in dignity, “In fact, I have packed my bag. Job is like…a little thing and not to worry. I’ll just call Mrs. Manson right now and she’ll just permit us.” I say.
“Well, if you really sure. So I have to go the, packing.” He says.
“Ok. I’ll text you later if I have already got the permission. Bye!” I say.
“Bye!”
“How is it?!” Vi asks me rightaway.
“He’ll come!” I shriek in excitement. “But he has to inform his parents first!”
“Great!” Vi smiles widely.
“And the bad news is, I haven’t told my boss about this.” I say.
“Oh. That’s not a big deal, right? Even if you only absent for 3 days she won’t know!” Vi says. Well, she got a point, actually. Mrs. Manson never turns up in the shop ever since I work there. Even if I don’t ask permission from her, she won’t know!
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