Chapter 1

"We'll miss you Mei, you're best friends Kennedy, Alice, and Cleo", I read, as I hold the two ends of the card.

"Mei. Mei. We're almost there", my legal guardian, Clara said, turning the wheel of the car.

I looked up at the car's window, to see a row of palm trees moving along with the wind, the sun gleaming onto the blue water that led to the tall buildings in the distance.

"You're going to love Miami; it's where I grew up before moving to England", Clara looking at me with her green eyes.

"I'm sure I will", I said, but I was lying.

"That's good and I'm sure you'll find time for all your interests here"

"That's what I would like", I replied.

You're probably wondering where my mother or father is and why I have a nanny instead. To be honest, I don't know. My mother and father disappeared when I was younger, and sent Clara to be my legal guardian. Until today, I lived in Hong Kong and 10 different countries before that, since Clara works for a life insurance company that operates all over the world. Long story short, we move a lot. After about 20 more minutes of driving, the large black Porsche car came to a stop in front of a white 1 story house that had orange terracotta roof tiles and tall palm trees in the front.

"Seems quite small", I said grabbing my suitcase from the trunk of the car, before slamming it shut.

"It's bigger on the inside", Clara said, as she opened one of the wooden double doors.

Once I stepped inside, I saw the house already equipped with an L shaped leather sofa, a 46 inch flat screen television with a cable box and DVD player, a glass coffee table, a separate dining room, and a gourmet kitchen. Also, all around the house where bi fold doors with 9 panels that went all around the house.

"Luckily I bought it fully furnished", Clara said, sitting on the couch.

"Is that a golf course outside?" I asked, as I looked outside through the glass panel to see the extensive greenery, palm trees, and a glimpse of the other house that was in the distant.

"Yes, I know right a golf course as a backyard, it's perfect for my morning walk", Clara said, using a stylist on her phone.

I rolled my suitcase to my empty room filled with a bed, wall shelves, and a walk in storage closet, a bathroom, and a window that revealed the cars that passed the street filled with the Spanish styled homes in the private residential community.

"The movers put your stuff in your bedroom closet by the way", Clara said, making her way to the end of the hallway to her room.

"Okay, thanks Clara", I said.

"After I take a shower, we're going into the city for a nice dinner", Clara said, before going in her bedroom.

"I guess this will do… for now", I said looking at my room.