It was a bright sunny day as light filtered through the window panes of Beatrice's room. She woke up and her hair was in a mess so she tied a bun. She looked at the clock and saw the time: 8.21, and freaked out. Then, she realised, it was a holiday! A smile tugged at the corner of her lips and her heart danced in time to the chirping of birds. She got off her comfy mattress and stretched, reveling in the warm sunlight that made her all high.
"Beatrice dear, Luke brought you breakfast!!' her mother called out. Her incandescent eyes brightened as she rushed into the bathroom and washed up, making herself look her best for her boyfriend. She came down and saw Luke sitted already for breakfast. As she sat down, the doorbell rang.
"Yo!" Ferine greeted as she strolled into the kitchen with Lim Shan, Ying Sham, Asmath and Tabitha behind her. Beatrice frowned in fustration as she wanted Luke to herself. She pulled her clique to a corner and demanded that they leave, however Ferine told her "We have already ruined the romantic atmosphere, it makes no differrence, even if we leave." Beatrice laughed and said she was joking, "The more the merrier!" was her motto.
However, the dissapointment in her voice was evident. Tabitha realized this and politely dragged all of them to the corner. " Oh, don't mind us. We're non-existent." Tabitha then brought Lim Shan, Ying Sham, Asmath and Ferine (who was dragged by the ear) to the universal studios to play for the rest of the day. On the other side, Beatrice felt light-headed (in a good way) from the loving attention from Luke.
The clique was enjoying themselves happily when Lim Shan's handphone rang. It was Beatrice's mum. She had called to ask if they wanted her to pick them up as they were having a girls night over at Beatrice's house that day. Lim Shan quickly agreed and they all went back to Beatrice's house. Then she received a secret msg from Luke. It read, "Hey guys! Sorry, but I really want to plan a dinner for Beatrice. Could you occupy her while I prepare?" The girls agreed because they knew how slow Luke cooks.
Lim Shan sent an emergency reply stating "Sure thing! Tabbi and I can troop over to help you with the deco, while Ferine and Asmath can accompany your wifey out!" Ferine and Asmath practically dragged Beatrice, who was relunctant to leave, out of the house. They brought Beatrice to a playground nearby, which just so happens to be the one that they shared memories of their childhood of. And the memories started to flash through their minds and they enjoyed themselves. Swinging on the swings and running through the little houses, they were back to their 5 year old selves. They really must have been so close that they were telepathic, as their laughter matched those of Lim Shan and Tabbi as they were at the basement looking through decor stuff for Beatrice.
Then, they smelled something burning in the kitchen and a sizzling sound. 'What was Luke doing?' Lim Shan thought. In truth, Ying Sham had sneaked into the kitchen and knocked Luke out! She also put 10 slices of bitterguords in the dinner Luke was preparing!!! Luckily, Beatrice's mum came in and quickly forced Ying Sham to eat all the bitterguords and Luke woke up up and continued cooking. Lim Shan and Tabbi tied Ying Sham up and smacked her butt. Ying Sham said pleadingly "I was just pranking. Please stop it!!" with crystal-like teardrops running down her face. Tabbi then pitied Ying Sham and untied her.
Luke continued cooking, suddenly he paused. Picking up the crystals that had fallen from Ying Sham, he threaded them through a string and wound it round his hand. "I should give it to her right?" he murmured. Ying Sham nodded pleasantly. Suddenly, his phone rang, it was Ferine on the other line. " Are you done? Beatrice wants to go home. Hurry!"
"Alright!" Ying Sham yelped. She hopped off the chair and locked the door. "Go arrange the dishes nicely! I'll go prepare the candlelights!" and she scooted off to find some candles. When they were done, Lim Shan, Tabbi and Ying Sham left the house via the backdoor. Back at the playground, Ferine and Asmath claimed that they wanted to go buy some stuff and urged Beatrice to go back first. Unknown to them, Lim Shan and Tabbi had already done up the decorations on the top floor's open roof attic. The setting sun cast its brilliant rays over the pretty tables and Lim shan and Tabbi were pleased. They saw Beatrice walking back and they scooted down. But on the last step, Tabbi tripped. When Lim Shan tried to pick Tabbi up, she heard the door open, they quickly hid in the kitchen.
As she walked into the house, she called "Limmy, Tabbi, Ying Sham" as they did not reply, she went in search of them. She strolled up to the attic to find Luke there. He was standing by a table with his face angled at just the right angle to show off his cuteness. Beatrice was touched by the romantic scene and she changed into a very romantic mood.(wth?) Then, Luke fell on one knee, "I made this for you." he said solemnly, holding out a crystal necklace. "Put it on for me lah!" Beatrice blushed....(?). " You no hand ah?!" Luke retorted. (LOL) Beatrice huffed as she turned her back on him. " Kiddin babe" he chuckled. Tugging her wrist, he turned her around and planted a chaste kiss on her lips. "I love you." he whispered. "Will you be my other part for the rest of your life?" he proposed. Beatrice's eyes welled up with tears and she hugged him tightly and said " Of course... dear".
Now from the bottom of the frontyard, Lim Shan, Tabitha, Ying Sham, Asmath and Ferine looked on with satisfaction. "They look happy." Asmath said. " And its all be cause of me!" Ying Sham added. "Okay now let's decide where we should go for our honeymoon!" Beatrice chirped. " Hey! Not so fast! What about your wedding?" Asmath blurted and immediately dagger stares were shot at her. Beatrice heard the noise and told Luke, "I am going to investigate. I thought I just heard Asmath's voice."
"Oh, oh... I am going to die." " No, we are not going to die", Tabbi, Lim Shan, Ying Sham and Ferine said in unison. Then Asmath had an idea. Quickly, she asked everyone to jump out of the window and everyone was saved just in time. :) Just as Beatrice wanted to go and investigate , Luke the cheapskate pulled her into his arms and said, " How about the zoo for our honeymoon?" Beatrice shrugged Luke off. "Who was that?" But Luke again pulled her and hugged her so tightly that she was not able to breathe.
She struggled in his embrace and muffled "You're suffocating me!" as she managed to pull herself out of his arms. "Sorry..." he blushed as he pulled her on a chair and gestured to the dinner. "Try it!". Sitting down, Beatrice picked up the spoon and looked suspiciously at the dinner. "You sure its edible?" she teased. Mock hurt flashed over his face as he said "I'll prove it, feed me!". Beatrice scooped up a spoon of pasta. She reached forward but when he opened his mouth, an idea popped into her mind. Changing the course of the spoon, she smacked the spoon on his hair, allowing pasta and tomato sauce to drip down his forehead. Luke's pure look of shock was too much for Beatrice as she exploded with laughter.
"Oh-ho, you are dead meat!" Luke exclaimed, picking up the bowl of tomato sauce. "OMG, no, no nono no! NOOOOOO!" her sounds of cries soon got muffled. "That's it, mister!" Beatrice reached for the mango pudding. Then, Asmath, Ferine, Ying Sham, Lim Shan, Tabitha and Yu Mei who joined them peeped inside with the help of the ladder. Tabitha accidentally stepped on Lim Shan's foot and everyone fell down. Lim Shan followed by Tabitha, Ying Sham, Asmath, Yu Mei and Ferine. Hearing the commotion, Beatrice quickly looked out of the window. She caught them at their most unglam moment, everyone was sprawled on the garden, either moaning or groaning.
"Omg! Call the ambulance!" Beatrice called out to Luke, who felt a tinge of sourness about the ruined moment. "No. You call yourself!" he snapped, glaring at them. "Please. They might be hurt." Beatrice pleaded. Luke softened. "Alright." he said softly.
Beatrice sat on one of the chairs in the waiting room. "I hope they're alright..." she sighed. "Don't worry they'll be fine." Luke comforted her. Using a piece of toilet paper that he stoled from the toilet, Luke gently wiped the tears from Beatrice's face. In the room all of them were fine as they fell into a bush, which luckily cushioned the immense weight of Asmath, Ferine, Yu Mei, Ying Sham, Lim Shan and Tabitha. At this point of time, Luke had persuaded Beatrice to go home and rest as it was quite an eventful day. Like a gentleman, he offered to drop Beatrice home, and she readily agreed, forgetting about the clique.
In the room, Tabbi was wondering why Beatrice and Luke still have not visited them. Then, the door slammed open and a panting Mitchel burst into the room. "Ferine?!" he shouted, his eyes darting from left to right. "Over here!' Ferine laughed, delighted to see how worried he looked. Marcus rushed over and begin checking her hands and feet. "Are you alright?" he asked, worry creased in his eyebrows. "I'm fine." she smiled. "Oooh, I'm getting goosebumps here!" Yu Mei shuddered. "Aiya, shuddup lah Yu Mei!" Ferine flying a pillow at the poor girl and simultaneously knocking her brains out!
"Eh! You very violent leh!" Mitchel ticked her off, poking Ferine's cheek. "Ouch!" Ferine cried out in pain and she realised that her tooth had fallen out. ( It was the tooth which was shaking and going to drop.) Mitchel turned anxiously, " Are you okay?" he carressed her cheek gently. " Ah... open up..." he said. Ferine blushed and surreptitiously smiled. "Oh my, my, my," Lim Shan sang. "Sooo romantic!" she swayed around when she knocked a vase off the table. Strong hands wrapped around the vase as Lim Shan shrieked. Looking up, she found herself staring at Amos. " Now, who's the one?" Ferine taunted her. " Lim Shan don't get excited, you need to heal faster so that we can spend time together." Amos said as he stroked Lim Shan's hair.
"Okay. Well... shouldn't you be studying for your prelims?" she asked. "You should go home." But Amos was relunctant to leave. He didn't want to leave her alone, but Lim Shan was right. He planted a kiss on her cheek, leaving her dazed. Roaring with laughter, Ferine threw a pillow at Lim Shan. "Ouf!" Lim Shan fell into Amos' arms. She gave dagger glares to Ferine. "I'm fine, go..." she told Amos, while Mitchel hugged Ferine close, holding her to his chest, he burried his face into her hair.
As Amos picked up his bag, he noticed Lim Shan turning pale and decided to stay. While Lim Shan was persuading Amos to leave, Mitchel pressed his cheek against Ferine's cheek and whispered "You should stop flinging pillows at people."
"I heard that," Ying Sham said, and also laughed at Ferine.
"Okay, whatever guys. Amos needs to study, so go." Lim Shan snapped.