Jasmine Morning practice was long and demanding, but it felt good to get that kick of adrenaline going so early in the day. After an hour of exercises and drills in the pool, I was hungry enough to eat a hippo, so I decided to grab a bagel and cream cheese before first period. …
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Firstling Chapter Nine: Darn Dogs
Although I had all the excitement I wanted for a year and just wanted to go home and sleep, we still had dinner plans with Julia. My parents were dying to meet Khit’s mother, so we headed downtown to meet her at Pagoda Palace, a high-end Chinese restaurant. We parked a long ways off and…
Firstling Chapter Eight: Sea Lions
My family decided on going to Sea Universe the next day. But judging from my snoring sister and her friend, we weren’t going to get there until past noon. “Girls, Khit will be here with Mom and Dad in half an hour,” I called for the eighty-first time. “Please get up.” “Five more minutes,” Daisy…
Lie Ten: What Unflattering Photos?
Adam For the first time in years, I felt exhausted. Good thing it was almost closing time at Dean’s Smokery. I tossed the last of the dirty dishes into the sink and began scrubbing, eager to get home. Today had been a long day, as had every day for the past two weeks. I…
Firstling Chapter Seven: Another Cheater
By the time we dropped my parents off at their hotel, Khit had accomplished his goal. Somehow, during the car ride from the airport, he’d become the son my parents had never had. They might have been more in love with him than I was. Part of it might have been the fact that fox…
Firstling Chapter Six: Family Affairs
Late Friday afternoon, I was in the living room, trying to make the best use of my time by studying before my family came the next day. I should have studied more during the week, but I’d given in to the temptation to write the love story of the shi’an and yaojing. Even now, my…
Lie Eight: It’s not because of Jasmine…
Adam Toph was in danger of getting a locked jaw. He was gawking at me as though the ugliest, fattest zit the size of Texas was growing on my nose. Well, if he wasn’t going to say anything, I might as well eat. Calmly, I picked up my six inch prime rib sandwich and…
Firstling Chapter Four: Study Break
Liana, of course, was ecstatic by the news of my engagement to Khit. She celebrated by buying all the bridal magazines she could find at the local grocery store and circling wedding gowns and bridesmaids’ gowns that she liked. My parents, on the other hand, were less than thrilled. All the arguments I’d expected came…
Lie Seven: My family’s not exactly rich (we’re filthy rich)
Jasmine It wasn’t until I was in the middle of eating a grilled cheese sandwich when I remembered that Adam was supposed to meet his “friend” tonight. But clearly he wasn’t, since he’d spent the past hour helping me take care of Meiyu while I made dinner. “It’s after seven,” I exclaimed. He looked…
Firstling Chapter Three: Grunion Run
He drove us right along the coastline, past the public beaches, where bonfires were still lit, people gathered around, roasting marshmallows and sharing stories. We drove past the parked cars and hotels and the restaurants around the pier, and then we drove some more, until I saw that we had taken a turn off the…
Firstling Chapter Two: Date Night
Cautiously, I opened my room door, just to make sure Faun wouldn’t escape. When I saw that Liana was playing with her on the bed, I entered and quickly closed the door behind me. Liana grinned when she saw me. “I think those sweatpants look sexy on you too.” I groaned. “You heard?” “The walls…
Firstling Chapter One: Distractions Beckon
Prologue: Legends There’s a legend Khit once told me. A legend of star-crossed lovers who unwillingly became the target of two warring clans. One faction was called the yaojing, a group of shapeshifters that stole their life energy from the seven deadly sins committed by humans. The opposing sect was their mortal enemy, the…
Untold Tales by a Whimsical Wallflower 