1 Prologue

This word of fiction. Names,

characters, businesses, places,

events, locales, and incidents

are either the products of

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Any resemblance to actual

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"Hello, Solenne? How are you?" Nanny said when I answered the video call.

"Mir geht es gut, Kindermädchen. wie ist es mit Ihnen? wie geht es Lily und Bryan?" (I'm fine, nanny. how about you? how's lily and bryan?) I asked.

"They're good here. Lily wants to talk to you." She said and she gave the phone to my youngest sister, Lily.

"Hello, 'Ly?"

"Hi, Big sis!" She excitedly said.

"Hello, baby. How are you? Are you giving Nanny a headache?" I asked and let out a chuckle.

"No, I'm a good girl." She said. I want to pinch her cheeks because I can imagine her chubby cheeks while smiling. Gosh! I really missed them!

"Well that's good. Don't argue with your older brother, okay? I'll just finish this semester and I will be back as soon as possible."

"Okay, sis. Uhm, sissy?! Uh, can you, uh, if you come back here, bring your Freund, okay?" She asked. (Boyfriend)

"Lily, you know that big sis is not there to have a boyfriend, she's there to finish her studies and to learn her lesson. That's what mom and dad said." Bryan said.

I smiled and nodded. "Bryan is right, Lily. And also, I don't have the time to have a boyfriend right now. I want to graduate first." I said and I saw how Lily's face frowned. "Don't be sad, baby. Someday, your sister will find the man of her life. I promise you that. Just for now, I just don't want to rush things especially love. Because love can wait even more years." I added that's why Lily smiled.

"We miss you, big sis!" They both said that's why I smiled. A smiles with a tears.

"I miss you too both." I smiled. "I'll hang up now. I know it's already 11 am there, have a lunch." I said as I wiped my tears.

"Goodbye big sis! I can't wait to hug you, I love you!" Lily.

"I love you too." They smiled and turn their back to go in the dining.

"Always take care there, okay? We love you here." Yaya Nora.

"I love you too all there. Please take care of my siblings while I'm not there. I'll just make my parents look like I'm not as useless as they think." I said and wiped my tears flowing through my cheeks.

"du bist nicht nutzlos." (You're not useless) she said so I nodded. "Well, the kids now are going to eat. Study well, and about your bad-tempered aunt, just get along with her. The semester is coming to an end, you can come home here afterwards. And continue to master Tagalog so that you won't have any difficulties, then continue to be smart. I know that you'll be a Magna Cum Laude." She proudly said.

"Okay... It's all for you all too. "I said so she smiled. I felt that Sheila next to me woke up. My one and only best friend.

"Hi, Mommy Nora!" She greeted Nanny.

She always calling her Mommy because she's just like my mother-- according to her.

"Oh hi, Sheila! I'm sorry, but the kids already need to eat. We'll chitchat next time. Take care!" She said so we nodded both.

I ended the call and put my phone on my bag and immediately get my mirror on inside it.

We are now on the bus going to the resto bar where we work.

My parents are still giving my allowances but I'm not using it. I don't want to rely on them all because I want to prove to them that I'm not a useless. That the girl they always used to say with hurtful words, what they used to say in vain, will be superior to them.

I wanna be more independent.

"Hey, have you already reviewed?" Sheila asked so I shook my head. "Oh my gosh! Same." She exclaimed that's why we burst into laugh.

"Maybe, I'll just review a day before the test. How about you?" I asked and she just shrugged.

"I don't know. Maybe same? Well you know, we are best friend and for sure, if what is your decision is, that's also my decision." She said so I laughed and shook my head.

"Friendship Goals?" I asked.

"The hell, Solenne. Best of all best friendship goals." She exclaimed so I laughed even more.

This girl is really my best friend. She's the most funniest girl I have. The reason why I love her so much. She's kind, loving daughter of Papa Roderick and Mama Estelle, caring friend of mine and of course our other friends.

Anyway, I'm Solenne Klein a half German and half Filipino. I'm 20 years old and a forth year college student at University of Santo Tomas (UST). I like music. It gives me comfort every time I play music. I also do singing and playing instruments like guitar, bass, violin, piano, drums, ukelele, electric guitar and also Mbira. I'm a med student and yeah, I want to be doctor. Also, one of my dream is to create a band- music band. I have a best friend, Sheila Ramirez. Well I also have other friends, but she's the best among them all. I was raised in Berlin, Germany and I have a two siblings Lily, 12 years old and Byran, 18 years old. I have a bad-tempered Aunt that really getting into my nerves. I don't even know why should have to get along with that witch. But since a good niece, I really need to get along with her it is also for me to stay here in the Philippines and finish this last semester for and I will go back to Germany after, for me to continue studying there and going to apply as a doctor to a hospital that I wanted to work with ever since the day I finally decided what I want to be someday. But for now, I still have two months to stay here.

Again, I'm Solenne Klein, 20 years old and this is my story...

~Stand Alone Story~

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