Chapter 1 (Alexia)

Here we are in Los Angeles, I haven't been here in a long time. Grandma's villa is still as pretty as ever. Basically I love Granny Elena and I always loved her story with my grandfather.

- Hello grandma Elena I say\, taking her in my arms.

- You've changed a lot since the last time. And you look even more like me.

- Hello Elena says my mother.

- Hello Celia\, come in I made tea and brownies as your grandfather loved them.

My grandfather Rafael died a short time ago, it is from him that my Mexican genes come to me. But that doesn't mean I can speak Spanish. Grandma Elena is of Italian origin but hey I don't know Italian either. I know how stupid it is.

- I've already prepared your room\, I've had it painted blue and sold your old toys. You'll see we're going to have a good time.

Grandma Elena has always been the best granny. Just because she's 62 doesn't mean she's not super

cool.

- I have no doubt that I was telling my grandmother and I say it sincerely.

- I prepared your guest room Celia\, said my grandmother

- Thank you my mother replies without much conviction.

Their relationship has been strained since my father's death, which is normal since my father chose my grandmother to be my legal guardian, I'm not sure why. It's just because it was my birth mother that she was able to prevent me from living in Los Angeles with my grandparents, but normally I was supposed to live here. It was my dad who came to Los Angeles with me, so I could visit the coolest grandparents in the world. And for three years now, I haven't had any contact with them. My mother didn't even allow me to attend Grandpa Raf's funeral.

- I'm going to go put my things away if you don't mind\, I'm going to

- You're like at home\, Grandma Elena says with her warm smile that I missed

I take my suitcases in the trunk of the car and go up to my room. Grandma was very good at redecorating my father's old room. There are still his old photos hanging all over and on the nightstand is one of the few pictures I was able to save when my mother had burned all our photos of my father. I can't hold back my tears. Here is all my memories of my father. All these photos prove that I had a happy life 3 years ago. Now I have the best of best friends, that's the only positive thing in my life. Pretty depressed about your fate. I will see if I have received any messages from Amelia.

From Amelia: Arrival?

From me: Yes, I'm sorry I can't spend the summer with you.

From Amelia: I'm sorry I can't come with you.

From me: I'm not going to be able to help you seduce Jackson.

From Amelia: Yes unfortunately. That bomb your mother made for you, you can finally see your grandmother since your father died.

From me: It's true, if I had asked her she would never have accepted. I wish you could meet my grandmother.

From Amelia: Seize the opportunity Alexia! Maybe you won't have the opportunity to spend your holidays with her.

From me: Yes you're right.

From Amelia: oh, you're in Los Angeles. Take lots of pictures and send them to me.

From me: You too are enjoying your vacation. Justin is there if you need a friend. Don't forget that the three of us are the best friends in the world.

From Amelia: It seems the guys of this town are serious cute, you may be able to find the chosen one of your heart

From me: You and your romance novels, you infuriate me.

From Amelia: What, me? I remind you that we have always read the same books and that is always the case.

From me: Speaking of reading, do you have any books to

advise me?

From Amelia: I was going to start reading the

Off-campus saga and after Briar U.

From me: I'll see if I can find them at the bookstore here or else I'll have to download them on the reader. Well, I'm going to ask my grandmother where I can find a bookstore.

From Amelia: You can also search for the location of all the bookstores in Los Angles with your phone. Well it's not that I don't appreciate our discussions but Justin just arrived.

From me: Say hello to him from me.

I will first see the reviews of the books that Amelia has just advised me, even though I know that my best friend never links books without having read the summary of the saga. After thirty minutes of research I must admit that this saga is very good. But before I go out for  shopping I really have to put my things away. When I start pulling my shorts out of my first suitcase, someone knocks on my door.

- What were you doing since  earlier  if it's now that you start emptying your first suitcase? Asks Grandma Elena who comes up to me giggling.

- I was responding to messages from my best friend Amelia.

- I came to see if you needed anything since I'm going into town\," she said\, smiling.

- Yes\, I just wanted to ask you if we could go into town to buy some books\, I said

- So now you're passionate about books\, she says nicely.

- Yes for some time\, at first I was reading fantastic\, but I could never finish any book -I answered by being happy that she cares about my hobbies

- So what kind of book do you read now that you know your literary tastes? Does she seem to be very interested in

- Love novels I confessed a little embarrassed

- You don't have to be uncomfortable\, she reassures me. I happen to have read a lot of romantic novels in my lifetime and I still read them now.

- My mother thinks I should stop reading this kind of books I say sadly

- As long as you're under my roof you can read as many novels as you want\, but just promise me one thing she says seriously.

- Yes what? I asked intrigued

- Don't stick with your books and visit the city with me from time to time. And if you find my presence annoying\, you could spend time with my best friend Allison's grandson.

- Bored with you? Anything I laughed at. You can't imagine how much I missed grandma Elena

- I missed you\, too. But I'm serious\, I'm not as young anymore\, so it's better for you to spend time with people your own age. I'm going to help you with your suitcases\, and then we can have lunch outside.

And on that they started to take out all my clothes and put them in the dressing room. Grandma offers me to  change into a more comfortable outfit, and we'll go to town to go shopping. I must admit that my outfit is not really suitable for walking around town and especially not in Los Angeles - I wear a t-shirt that comes to my knee and a jog with sandals. I swap all this horrible outfit by a rather thin little summer dress that barely covers my knees, and wears heeled sandals. I take my sunglasses, my reading glasses and a beach hat. All I have to do is do my hair, but I'm not really the best hairdresser in the world, it's Amelia's style. I sigh and take one of my

purses.

- So ready? Granny asks on her way back resplendent from her room

- Pretty much\, I don't know what to do with my hair

- Your dress is very pretty\, sit on the bed\, so I can style you?

I run and sit on the foot of the bed. She takes a brush on the hairdresser and starts untangling my hair, once untangled she makes me a beautiful hairstyle with her prom dress - I must admit that it is precisely the ideal hairstyle to give even more style to my outfit.

- Now we can go there\, she says\, putting the brush back in its place.

- You could take a picture of me like that\, so I could send it to Amelia asked him

- Give me your phone\, she says tenderly\, reaching out to me.

I searched my bag and handed it to him. I did one or two poses - the pictures are very successful, when I told you that Granny is the best, I was right.

- Who's driving? Asks

- Me and we're taking my car.

- Your mother at least has good taste in cars. A Mini Cooper cabrio with red sunroof I like it thoughtful

- I've already searched all the bookstores in Los Angeles\, but it's not my city\, so you're going to have to guide me.

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