Summer Paradise

Summer has begun. A new life after high school starts.

She inhales the air of sunrise as she stretches up her stiff muscles at her balcony. Liana glanced at the wall clock which show it is 6 in the morning. She decided to work on the treadmill before she goes to the beach to meet up with the rest. "Liana! Mom asked me to make sure you're up!" Her only older brother, Leonardo knocked on her door a couple of times. "I'm up!" She shouted back. With that, she heard his footsteps fading down the hallway.

She walked down the house, towards the dining room which is at the center of the house with a tube flower top and a matching pair of shorts for the day, finished with a grey flip flops.

"Good morning," the house maids greeted her along the way.

Liana smiled to every single of them until she met the door guard who was sitting on a chair nearby the main door, reading the paper for today. It is his daily routine.

"Good morning, Chris," she grinned. "Good morning, Ms. Kane. Looking good as always," he looked up from his reading and winked.

Chris is her best bud in the house, sometimes, he was appointed to guard her since he is five years older than her, two years older than Leonardo. So, she got used to his flirts and teases.

"You know me," Liana jokingly winked back, flipping her dark-brown hair proudly. Chris chuckled along with her cockiness.

She entered the dining room where Leonardo is actually stuffing his face with every type of food on the table like a starving lion.

"Good morning, lazy ass," he greeted, looking up from his food for awhile.

"Good morning, fat ass," she retorted. That is their usual way of greeting each other.

Liana took a seat across the table and sets her own breakfast. "Where's mom and dad?" She asked, noticing their sits are empty. "Went to Rome earlier. Mom has some work for her new summer collection. Dad has meeting for the next shopping mall to build there," he informed as he chomped his toast.

Even as a food attacker, Leonardo is pretty built-up. He is the football captain at his college. With his dark-brown shaggy hair, a pair of dazzling eyes and well-built packs, he made girls crazy for him. Of course, he is not like some cliche boys. He is not interested in any girls. And he won't even sleep with any single of them. That is how sweet Leonardo is. Apart from being an overly protective brother when it comes to her.

"I'm going to the beach later. Then, i'll be at the shopping mall. I need to get a few things for my getaway vacation next week," she informed her plans for the day to her brother like always. Leonardo nods. "Well, i will be at Tristan's," he replied. Liana finished up her toast before gulping down the chilled orange juice. "I'll get going now. See you later, big bro," she stood up from her seat and walked out from the dining room.

"Be safe!" He shouted from the dining room.

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Liana arrived at the beach in five minutes with her red Porsche. The beach is getting crowded but she managed to find a spot. She then walked to the sand to find her friends. A smile spreads on her face when she caught Jessie waves at her.

"What's up, Liana?" Jessie's boyfriend, James greeted when Liana reached at them.

"Nothing great. You guys had been here long enough?" Liana asked, peering over how James wrapped his arm around Jessie's waist. Standing strong throughout the high school, the couple is still as sweet as ever.

Her eyes are suddenly covered from behind by a pair of rough and large hands.

"Guess who?" A familiar husky voice whispered into her ear.