The bell rings, signaling the end of class. As Lilac walks with Weston to the gates of the school, a black car pulls up to pick up Lilac.
"Bye Weston! See you tomorrow!" Lilac says as she gets inside the car.
Weston watches as Lilac drives off. In his hand, he tightly grasps the present Lilac gave him. He smiles as he walks to the parking lot to drive himself home.
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Weston pulls up into the mansion as he walks out of the car and into his home. His grandfather walks outside to greet him.
"Weston! How was school?" His grandfather says happily as he hugs his grandson tightly. Weston smiles.
"Are the twins upstairs?" He asks. However, Weston soon hears the laughter of his six year old siblings. Weston bends down to hug his little sister, Luna, and his little brother, Helios. The two twins are dressed adorably in matching clothing and smile sweetly at their older brother.
Weston walks upstairs into his room and lays down his bag. He opens the present that Lilac gave him. Inside is a tiny potted plant with instructions on how to take care of it. There is a note too, that says, "I hope you never forget the fun times I had with you in the gardens."
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As Lilac arrives home, she is greeted by the housemaids. Lilac stiffly smiles as she goes to her room. Her room is a pale pastel purple and is decorated with white furniture. Lilac flops onto her bed and looks at the bracelet on her wrist. As she looks closer, she realizes that the flowers are actually tiny lilacs. Lilac smiles and gently touches the small petals.
Lilac goes downstairs to eat dinner. In the huge table that can hold 10 people, she sits alone. As she eats her dinner, she looks out the window idly. A light spring rain falls and she watches as droplets of water plop into a small puddle underneath. She sighs, and leaves the dinner table.
"When is dad coming back home?" Lilac asks the head maid, Anna.
"Oh... I don't know... He is very busy." The maid says apologetically.
"Because of his job as the Dictator, right?" Lilac asks bitterly.
The maid turns stern. "Young miss! You cannot go around saying that. Even most employees in this household don't know that!"
"I know, I know. I just miss him." Lilac says as she goes to her room. She checks her text messages to see a text from Weston. It says:
"What type of flowers are these?"
Lilac smirks.
"You'll only know if you successfully grow them." Lilac types.
"... Fine..." Weston sends.
"I'm bored." Lilac types. "Can I come over to play with Luna and Helios?"
"Ok, fine." Weston types.
Lilac jumps up excitedly as she puts on her raincoat. She grabs her car keys as she walks out the house.
"Anna! I'm leaving!" Lilac shouts as she puts on her shoes. She skips over to her car in the rain and goes in.
While driving, Lilac decides to buy some candy and treats for Luna and Helios. She goes to the nearby mall and goes inside a sweet shop. As she is looking around, someone bumps into her.
"Excuse me!" Lilac apologizes as she walks past the man.
However, the man grabs her wrist tightly. He looks at her directly in the eye. "You..." He says as she takes a closer look at him. The man has white hair and blue eyes. Suddenly, Lilac is reminded of someone.