Chapter one

A state named Washington had a town named Binx. I know an interesting name. The town is always cloudy, always sprinkles rain everywhere, the town is always cold, but the town is even colder in winter. In summer, the highest temperature gets to be seventy-five degrees ferinheight. Spring is always raining and cold, just like fall. 

Anyways, today is October 16, 2021. It was cold and raining outside. The leaves painted the ground and road with colourful patterns. School was in session. I was in English class when the rain started to fall faster against the window. It was so loud that you could hear it from the other side of the class. 

I was watching the droplets hit the glass and run down the window. I didn't realize the teacher was calling my name. 

"Ah-hum! Miss. Kim. Would you like to share with the class what you were looking at?" Mrs. Willington said as she was annoyed. 

I looked over at her as she got my attention. "Oh, I was watching the rain droplets fall on the glass," I said as I fiddled with my fingers. Mrs. Willington just nodded her head as she continued on with the lesson. 

Soon after, the bell rang, indicating that school was over. I packed all of my stuff and headed out the door. The crowd of people got bigger as I rushed out to my car in the Senior parking lot. I unlocked my car and got in and I sighed heavily before I started it up. I waited for everyone to leave before I started to drive to work. 

After some time, the cars finally cleared up and I started to drive to work. Oh, you are probably wondering who I am. My name is Kim Adnois. Yes, I know, my name means beautiful but, it was what my parents wanted to name me. I am eighteen years old. I go to Binx High School. And I am the only kid in the family and I am also adopted as well. 

I know, you must be thinking that I am spoiled and that my family is rich. But no. I am not spoiled, and no, we are not rich. We are a middle-class family. My house was at the end of the cul-de-sac. A nice dark blue two-story house with a yard, front and back. We don't hire people to take care of the lawn, we do it ourselves. But, anyway, my parents are Kim Yeong-sang and Kim Cheong-sang. My mother, Yeong-sang, is a relator agent. My dad is the business owner of a small restaurant called The Lot. The restaurant is a sushi and boba place. I work at a small flower shop along with my best friend, Ava Basowski. 

"Hey Kim!" Ava yells as she runs over to me with a bright smile. I gave her a soft smile as she came over. "Are you going to work today?" she asked as she panted softly. 

"No, I am going home and then helping my dad. Are you working today?" I asked as I gave her a small but also gentle smile. 

"Yes actually, that is why that I wanted to know if you are working with me today. But I will stop by your dad's place before I go in. But do you wanna hang out after?" she asked as she smiled happily. 

 I nodded my head softly. "Sure, we can hang out after! Do you have any plans this weekend actually? I saw a museum that was opening up this Saturday actually and I wanted to go and see it." 

 "Wait! Is it the museum with ancient artifacts that they found like...three- or four-years ago?" she asked as she was puzzled a bit. I nodded my head happily. "Yes! I will go with you on Saturday! What time are you picking me up though?" she asked as she had a soft pout. 

 I smiled happily as she said yes as I clapped my hands softly. "Yay! Alright, I will pick you up around twelve on Saturday, okay? But I will give you a discount today." I say as I open my car door. 

 "Alright! Well, your parents love me so your dad might give it to me for free!" She yelled as she ran to her car. I could only chuckle at her comment as I got in my car, and I shut my door. 

 I quickly went home and changed into my work clothes for my dad's place, and I went straight to the restaurant. There were a lot of cars there, as per usual. I parked my car in the back, and I ran inside. 

 My dad quickly went to me as he had a big smile plastered on his face. "Adnois! Oh, thank God you are here" he said happily, "I have to go to and get stuff for your mother! She is having a bad day at work today, so we need to cheer her up!" 

 I chuckled softly as I heard him. "You need to make her favourite food but also her favourite desserts. Stuff like that! I do want to go to Ava's house for dinner tonight if that is okay with you?" I asked as I smiled softly. 

 He smiled happily. "Yes, you can go over to Ava's house tonight! Wait! Is she coming over before she goes to work?" he asked as he was happy. 

 I giggled and nodded my head softly. "Yes dad, she is visiting before she goes to work. But I think she is getting her favourite. The kimbap that you make for her every time she comes over to the house or here." 

 My dad gasped as I said that. "She is here! Quick! Make her drink!" I giggled softly as I heard him and I heard the door open, I looked up and smiled happily. I looked back down, and I started to make Ava's drink. 

 "Mr. Kim! It is so good to see you!" Ava said happily as she went up to him. My dad had a bright smile on his face as he greeted her and hugged her as she hugged him. 

 "Oh my gosh! Ava! I missed you! Have you been working?" he asked as he pulled away a bit and had a bright smile as I went to Ava and my dad with her drink and food. 

 "My dad was waiting for you to come here. Mom is having a bad day right now and he has to go home and cheer her up." I say as I handed Ava her drink and food with a small smile as she took it. 

 She looked at my dad with a shocked look. "Miss. Kim is having a bad day! Oh gosh! I will send her flowers! I will say it was from you Mr. Kim!" Ava said happily as she took the food and drink. 

 My dad smiled happily when she said she would get her flowers. "Really! You will! Oh, thank you Ava!" My dad said happily as he hugged her, and she hugged him back. 

 I smiled softly as I saw my dad hug Ava as I chuckled softly. "Dad, I think Ava has to go to work now and you have to go and cheer up mom. I can take it from here, okay?" I say as I rubbed my dad's back gently. 

 He nodded his head as he and Ava let go of each other and he looked at her. "Have a great day at work. You know she likes Baby's Breath and lilacs." He turned to look at me. "And you do not fall at work, okay? You had too many injuries. Make sure you clean everything." 

 I chuckled softly as I nodded my head gently. "I won't fall, dad, okay? And I will make sure to clean up here. Just go home and make mom her stuff. I will see you later, okay?" I said with a soft smile before my dad nodded his head and told Ava his goodbyes before he left to go home. 

 "Is your mom really having a bad day today?" Ava asked as she looked at me with a puzzled look as I looked at her and nodded my head gently. "Ahhhh…. I must get going then. I can't be late for work. I will see you later, okay?" She waved to me a bit as I waved back at her. 

 "Alright, I will see you later!" I said as I smiled softly before she left to go to work. I looked around as I sighed softly, and I started to clean the place up a bit as I hummed softly to the songs that were playing on the speakers. Some customers came in and I took their order. Although they looked like the kids from my school, I still had to keep a small smile on my face for them because I don't like them. 

 After a couple of hours of cleaning and making drinks for the customers, I was finally able to close up and I went to my car, and I grabbed my other clothes to change into before I went over to Ava's house. 

 I drove to Ava's house as I saw her car at her house and I got out, walked up to the door and knocked on it. I waited for a little bit before her mom opened the door. She smiled happily and pulled me in for a nice and warm but yet loving hug. 

 "It's so nice to see you again Kim!" She said happily as I also smiled brightly. "Come on inside! It is freezing outside!" She said as she pulled me inside and I was greeted by their dog. Her name is Lilly, and she is a black Lab. She panted and wagged her tail happily as she jumped up on me. "Ava should be out of the shower soon." Her mom said as she went into the kitchen to finish dinner for us. 

 "Thank you! And I am going to head to Ava's room!" I said as I walked up the stairs to Ava's room. The wall that was beside the stairs was covered in pictures of her family. Baby pictures of Ava and her younger brother. Pictures of her whole family. I looked back at the stairs as I went to Ava's room. 

 Once I got to the top, I went to her room which was the first door on my right, and I smiled softly seeing her plushies on her bed that I bought for her when I went to South Korea a couple of years ago. I sat down on her small chair as I heard her come out of the shower. 

 She looked over at me as she smiled happily. "Heyyyyyy!" She quickly ran to me, and she hugged me as I hugged her back tightly. "I knew you were coming over! I thought you were goanna go somewhere else!" 

 I chuckled softly as I heard her say that as I let go from the hug. "Well yeah. Dad is at home comforting mom. So, I have to come over here." I smiled happily, and I chuckled a bit. 

 Ava chuckled softly as I said that. "Yeah, I know. But, come on! Me and you are going out tonight after dinner. So, we gotta go downstairs and eat first. Did you bring a change of clothes with you?" she asked as I saw her purse, her lips at me. 

 I shook my head gently as Ava asked the question. "No, sadly I didn't. All I have are my work clothes and my school clothes." I say as I sigh softly towards the end. All I saw was Ava nodded her head and her going to her closet and pulling clothes out for me. 

 Ava turned around and faced me with a couple of hangers in her hands as she handed them to me. I took them from her as I looked at her. "You are going to try these on. And I will see if they look good on you. You can do whatever you want with them. All of them are too small for me." She said as she sat down on the bed, and I walked into the bathroom, and I got changed out of my old clothes and I set them aside. 

 I looked down at the clothes Ava gave me and I looked through them. There were two pairs of pants. One of them was a pair of cargo pants. The seams were white but the pants colour was black. There was also a nice maroon shirt, but it was a tight-fitting crop top, and it had a white spider web that was shaped as a heart as the design on the shirt. The other clothing was a nice black dress that would fit me nicely. There is lace at the top and bottom of the dress. The next item of clothing was a nice pretty dress that I remember buying for my friend. She wanted it so badly and I bought it for her as a present. It was a pretty white dress with tiny daisies covering it. It was the same length as the first dress, it goes above my knees. It was also a tight-fitting dress as well. And the last item of clothing was a shirt, this time a white long sleeve, tight fitting shirt. 

 I rummaged through the clothes as I wanted to make an outfit. The outfit that caught my eye were cargo pants and a white long sleeve shirt. I also layered the black crop top shirt over the long sleeve white shirt. I changed into clothes before I walked out, and I saw my Ava look over at me and gasp dramatically. "GIRL! I love the outfit on you!" Ava exclaimed as she looked at me, her eyes going up and down my body. I smiled happily as I looked down at my outfit and twirled a bit. 

 "Thank you! I like how green and white go together. I don't know what shoes will go with the outfit though..." I said as I looked back up at Ava. I had a soft pout on my lips as I sighed a bit. Ava put her finger on lips. She gently tapped her foot as she shifted her body weight over to her left side and looked at my outfit up and down. 

 "We will figure that out later. Now, we need to go and eat dinner before it is all eaten!" she said as she gently took her hand into mine and took the both of us downstairs to the dining room.