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Date Posted: 23:21:35 06/20/01 Wed
Author: No name
Subject: Chapter 1
In reply to: 's message, "Dream On" on 23:09:45 06/20/01 Wed

CHAPTER 1

How did I let my mom talked me into this, didn't I always hate this kind of rich party? “Oh, Cam, it will be fun this time….all your friends are there and you know how they loves you to be there!” That was what my mom had said and here I am. Yeah, her so-called friends love her to attend the party because all they want is to gossip and compare how much money her families have.

She’s from one of the rich Tran families in Saigon, and one of the richest families in the country, and she is tire of how people saying how lucky she is to have such a rich family, to have such a luxury life and everything that she wants. But they never know what kind of life she has because they don’t live her life.

She's never give a thought about her money before, and the older she get, independent is what she crave. Beside that, she wants to be friends with people other than her mother's so called friends' daughters. She wants to gain control in her life. The first step is getting away from her rich, self-absorbed, and separated parents.

She was startled by someone tapping on her shoulder, she turned around and a look of annoyed showed on her face. Lam Truong, the rich and self-absorbed guy she ever met. She go crazy with him this and him that. Why can’t he leave her along, why do he have to be everywhere like her shadow?

“What are you doing standing here?” He asked with charming.
“None of your business of what I do or don’t,” she walk away but he was there beside her.

He grinned at her when she stopped; she looked at him and try to show that she annoyed by him, but he takes no noticed, “You don’t have to try to play hard to get with me, I like you and know that you like me, too,” he give her a sweet smile. “You can’t resisted me and yet, you pretended that you despise me.” “ Well, why don’t we drop all the pretended stuff and start dating, since summer is here…we can go on vacation together and try to know each other more?” Again, that smile of his and he knows that smile well flatter lots of girl, but if he thinks she’s one of them, he’s in for a surprise.

“Now, why should I do that, don’t you think I had already known you enough?” She feigned a sweet smile. “Do you think that I’m flattered that you asked me to be your girlfriend, or should I be honored?”

“I’m rich, handsome, and smart, what girls wouldn’t?” He means what he said, she can tell. “If you don’t stop all the pretending, I will move on and you will regret it.” When he looked down at her, he knows that she hadn’t listened to a word of what he had said.

He looked toward the entrance door where two waiters are arguing with two gorgeous girls and he noticed that their clothes are not too expensive, maybe they are the kind of girls whose always wanted to sneak in to the rich party so they can find themselves a rich husband.

“Can you believe those girls, they’re trying to sneak in,” a pretty girls next to them were saying. “Why, everybody here can tell that they are imposter just by their appearance; they probably got their clothes from Sear!”
“Kieu…Kieu Nga?” Lam Truong seemed surprise to see her.
“Ohmigosh, is it really you, Lam Truong?”

Cam Ly looked from one to the other, the girl is pretty and she looked at Lam Truong with, what is that she saw, admiration and love perhaps? They both look good together though, well, anyone will look good with him if only they just get him away from her.

“Yeah, it is I, Lam Truong, as handsome as ever,” he bragged.

“I never imagined that I’ll see you here tonight, why don’t we go find a place to talk?” She gave him her most beautiful smile.

“That would be grate,” he turned toward Cam Ly, “Uhh… this is Tran Cam Ly,…Kieu Nga,” Lam Truong looking from one to the other.

“Nice to meet you,” was all Cam said. She can tell that this Kieu Nga girl just like any other girl that her mom wanted her to be friend with. The type of girls that her would to say, “Your type because their families have money.”

“I’ve hears of your family, why, your family probably richer than my family.” “People said Tran Cam Ly is beautiful, well, I like to think I’m more beautiful, don’t you think?” she turn and asked Lam Truong, who say nothing to this.

“Why don’t we go now, want to come Cam?” he asked her.
“Are you kidding!” she wanted to blurted it out, instead, she said, “No, I’m about to go home, you two go ahead and have a great time.”

Out of the corner of her eyes, she could see them walk away and she was relived. She can’t stand another minute with those kinds of snob and self-absorbed people. Oh, how she wished to get away from her mom; lucky that it’s already summer!

“Hey, you can’t do this to us, we got invited to this party!”

Cam looked back toward the entrance door where the two waiters are about to drag the girls out. They looks difference from any girls she known, she don’t know what, not because they are prettier than all of the girls in here, maybe because of the way they dressed? She don’t know what, but she find herself walking.

“Read this, it has Mai Thao on it, and that’s my name.” The girl in a beautiful red dress said.

“Yeah, like I can’t fake it,” one of the waiter say. “Look, why don’t the two of you go back down to the first floor party where you belong?”

“I’m not going anywhere if I don’t wanted to,” Mai Thao said.

“That’s it, I’m calling the security,” the other waiter said impatiently.

“No need to bother, we’re leaving,” Minh Tuyet said and look at Mai Thao, who’s shaking her head.

“If we’re to leave now, we’ll look like a fool, and do you really wanted that?” asked Mai Thao.

Minh Tuyet shake her head, “I don’t want to make this into a big deal,” she reach up and massage her tried temple. “I wish this is just a nightmare and it will be over once you’re awake.”

“What’s going on here?” Cam interfered, and everyone looked at her.

“This two ladies here are trying to sneak in and we’re trying to get them to leave,” said one of the waiters.

“Excuse me, but I’m not trying to sneak in,” Mai Thao was annoyed.

“No matter, you both are out of here,” said the second waiters and he start to pull on Minh Tuyet.

“Let them go, they’re my friends,” said Cam and her face was unreadable.

All of them turned their faces to look at her with amuse and confusing. Of course, she doesn’t know what she’s doing herself. Her mom would not approve of this, but she love to do things that her mom dislike. Her mom always prohibited her not to do this or that. Well, she’s mature now and she has the right to do whatever she wanted; she don’t have to listen to her mom lesson how to be a snob! She was startled by one of the waiters voice.

“If that’s the case, we’re both sorry for the scene we’ve cause,” said the first waiter.

“You have to understand because of the way you both dress; not like anyone in there and we just doing our job because we had encounter with many people in the past that tried to sneaked in,” said the second waiter and he looked toward Minh Tuyet and Mai Thao and then toward Cam with apologize.

“I hope this thing wouldn’t repeat again in the future,” said Cam.

“It won’t happen again, we promise,” promised the second waiter.

“Then leave us be,” was all Cam said.

“Wish you all a good night,” both said and bow to the girls and gone.

“Oh, what a jerks….thanks a lot for backing us,” Mai Thao said and grin at Cam. “Have we met before?”

Cam smiles, “I don’t recall…no, absolutely not or I’d remember you.”

“In that case, I’m Mai Thao and this is my friend, Minh Tuyet,” Mai Thao introduced.

“Cam Ly,” she said coolly and without hesitation.

“That’s a beautiful dress you has on,” Minh Tuyet compliment. “I’ll kill to have one like that.”

“Oh,…this…ah…” Cam stammered.

“Umm…the cream color suited you perfectly and fitted nicely in every parts,” Thao walked around and examine it. “It gives you a look of how a royals should look; elegant, cool, and collective.”

“Like a princess should look,” Minh Tuyet put in.

“Well…ah….,” again, Cam stammered.

“Hey, I’m darn too hungry…but I’m tired of all the food here….why don’t we go somewhere and eat?” Thao asked hopefully.

“Well…” Cam start to say but M.Tuyet cut her off.

“That’s an excellent idea, Thao!…what about you?” she smiled brightly at Cam.

“Don’t tell me you rather stay and enjoy this party?”

You got to be kidding is what she wanted to say. Instead, she was silent for a moment and wonders what would her mom say if she know that Cam left the party before it even start? Oh, probably another lectures that always-annoyed Cam so. Cam gave one last looks at the ball and gave her head a shake. God, what is she doing here, no, she’s not going to take another minute stick around here where she was bore to death with gossip. If that’s not good enough, the thought of seeing LT again is enough for her to run from here. “Yes,” she finally said.

“Yes?” repeated M Tuyet.

“I means, yes, I love to go,” she explained.

“Fabulous!” exclaimed Thao and the three began to giggle and started toward the door.

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