Chapter One: The Comeback

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The sun is up and I can feel the morning breeze touches my skin. I can see the trees dancing with the beats created by the wind. Living in a peaceful place like this far away from the chaotic metropolitan area is so refreshing. I'm not a complete stranger to this town, though. We lived here before when I was a little girl before settling in the Metro.

They called this place Cherry Hills, located in the town of Celestia. I really love the ambiance and the view from this place. The people living in here enjoy the overlooking view of the downtown and the bay area of the town.

 I'm Annika Jewel Madrigal. I used to live as a celebrity, well-known for my portrayal to some of the popular movies, starring to some TV dramas, endorsing in commercial ads, do "Sing and Dance Prod" in some TV shows and also modeling. Pretty busy right? That was my life since I was a kid. But there comes a time when I got tired at everything. I want to try something new and to live just like a normal teenager. I asked my father's stand regarding this, and thankfully he was cool with it. He said he will talk the agency about this and he suggested to me to live temporarily to my Aunt Susan's house, at their hometown, and to enroll to their Alma Mater.

And finally, today is the day! It's the first day of classes and I'm nervous but excited at the same time. In the past seven years, I am home-schooled because of my hectic schedules. But now, I have a chance to meet new friends and experience what normal students do.

When I was sitting in the balcony of my Aunt's house waiting for my two cousins to go to school, someone poked me in the back, it's my youngest cousin, Luanne.

"Hey sissy, let's go," she said to me.

"Really? You let me wait here for so long?" I said sarcastically.

"Woah. That's what you get for waking up too early. Excited much?" Suzette shot back.

Technically, she's correct.

Kristine Suzette, Suzy in short, is the eldest daughter of Aunt Susan. She is an incoming Grade 11 student, a year younger than me. She is a type of person that is very optimistic. She is also a very good singer. Actually, I heard that she's quite popular to their school because of that.

Next is Luanne Milette, a newly Grade 9 student. She is very cute and sweet. She really loves to cling to the person she knows. Her cuteness, plus somewhat childish side, is so irresistible. Unlike her sister, she really loves to dance and do some sports activities.

After a 30-minute walk from the house, we reached the bus stop. The bus stop is filled with students going to school too. I can tell most of them were going to the same school as us thanks to what uniform they are wearing.




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