Narrator:Helio wakes up because of an extremely loud notification.Realising it's a Messenger notification,he grabs his phone and nervously opens the app.He closes his eyes then cheekily opens one.
Katniss💘✨
OMG!Helio,From the Start is so sad 😭😭thanks for introducing laufey!!!😙✨
Narrator:Helio scans the message twice.He sighs then softly smiles,maybe of relief or maybe of disappointment,or maybe somewhere in between.
Helio🏀💪✨
of course!! 😉
Katniss💘✨
btw,thanks again for walking me home😭i'll bake you my famous cookies tomorrow!
Helio🏀💪✨
no THANKS,you should rest instead!it's a long day
Narrator:They wrap their convo with sweet goodnights and see you tomorrows.Helio looks up the ceiling with a gentle smile.
Helio☀️(sighs):Oh well,what do I expect...
[Cue From the Start]
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Narrator: On a playground on a fine sunny day—a house bird flew away from an electric line.A young boy with curly blonde hair—hunched on his knees—wipes his tears as he hiccups.A young girl with big, round blue eyes and two short dark ponytails approaches him.
Young Girl💖: Hey,um—you okay?
Narrator: The young boy looks up at the girl—eyes red and cheeks flushed with tears,squinting his eyes because of the sun's glare.The girl cracks a smile—her front teeth missing. She kneels down to take a closer look at the boy.
Young Girl💖: Why are you crying?
Helio☀️:(Looks on the ground fidgeting his hands while sniffling)
Young Girl💖:I'm Katniss.Can you tell me what your name is?
Young Boy ☀️(sniffles): Helio...
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Narrator: The sun is high up in the sky. A breeze comes by—rustling the leaves,making them dance while the two kids take shelter from the sun—under the shade of the slide.
Katniss💖: And they just left you? Just like that?And you don't know where you are?
Helio ☀️(sniffing, drawing circles in the dirt): Yeah...
Narrator: A group of older kids returned—laughing at someone’s story. Helio’s eyes light up with recognition.
Katniss💖: You know them?
Helio☀️: Yes—They’re my... friends.
Katniss💖: Those “friends” of yours deserve a beating!😡
Narrator: Before Helio can say anything, Katniss scrambles out under the slide.
Katniss💖: Hey!👹
Helio☀️ (whispering): Katniss, what are you doing?!
Katniss💖:What kind of friends are you to leave Helio behind?!😡
Boy with cap🤡: You guys know this pipsqueak?👀
Katniss💖: Hey, answer me!👹
Narrator: Helio quickly shuffles out then tries to calm Katniss down.
Boy with cap🤡: Ooooh~ Didn’t know ‘Elio had a knight in shining armor~😼
Narrator: The group laughs like a murder of crows.
Lanky boy🌚: Helio’s so helpless, he had a girl speak up for him~😩
Narrator: The group laughs like a pack of hyenas.
Boy with bilbil🌝: Hey brave girl, what’s your tooth gap gonna do? Bite our limbs off?👿
Narrator: The group laughs like a family of chimpanzees....Narrator: Helio looks like a tomato and a kicked puppy, while Katniss glares at the group—face red and smoke coming out of her ears.The group continues to laugh like patients who escaped a mental hospital.
Katniss💖: KUYAAAAAAA!!!👹👹👹
Narrator: Katniss screams so loud that birds fly out from the trees. Everyone freezes, waiting for what will happen nex—...Nothing happens.One of the boys snorts, and the group starts to laugh maniacally again.
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Narrator: Just then, from the corner of their eyes, a figure forms.A bull of a man brushes past the trees, snapping branches,making dust fly with each step he takes.The group of kids scatters in panic, running for their lives.Katniss stick her tongue out at them.
Katniss💖: Hey Helio,look at them—running away like scaredy cats!.
Narrator: Sunlight reflects Katniss’s big baby-blue eyes as she smiles gleefully.Helio’s sad expression slowly curves into a smile.
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Narrator: From that day forward, the two became inseparable—like 2 peas in a pod.First thing in the morning—Katniss knocked on Helio’s door.Once the sun dipped down—they watched Princess Sarah and TV dramas together.They walked to the school side by side—ranting about school and waited for each other after dismissal.In their moments in need of comfort—they are there for each other.
And their friendship grows into a sturdy Narra tree.
But while one sees the other as a brother...The other’s growing admiration continues to bloom—like a flower.
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Narrator:The next day, Helio tries to do something.Let's hope for the best...
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Helio ☀️(outside Katniss' classroom):Did you sleep well,sunshine?✨
Katniss 💖(yawning):Barely,sunny! So~you said you have something for me!? 🤩
Helio ☀️(offering her a container):Yeah~I hope you’ll like it.😁✨
Narrator:Helio flashes a smile that could easily light someone’s day.
Katniss💖:Ooooo~ cookies!!! 🤩
Narrator:Katniss takes a bite—the crunch reverberates through her skull.Chocolate oozes and melts smoothly on her tongue.It’s the perfect blend of salt and sweetness, tingling her taste buds.Katniss is over the moon. Her brain? Cookie-overloaded.No thoughts, just Helio’s cookies.
Katniss 💖(mouth full):Oh mah gad, Elyo!🤩(She gulps the cookie down)You’re a mad genius!!😲✨
Helio ☀️(smiling):You think so? ☺️✨
Katniss 💖(taking the container):Absolutely!🤩Ace would love this!! 🏃💭
Narrator:Before Helio can say anything, Katniss runs off—leaving a trail of dust behind,probably to make another package—leaving Helio standing there, processing what just happened.
Helio ☀️(mumbles):Katniss...I made those for you...🙂🥲
Narrator:...That girl's obliviousness needs to be a case study.
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Narrator:Ace is alone in the cafeteria quietly sipping his juice box,wearing his usual headphones.Behind him,a table full of students talking about him and some snapping pics of him unauthorized.Ace rolls his eyes,opens a textbook then plops it on his head.He hunches over,acting like he's avoiding a paparazzi....No,he's indeed avoiding a paparazzi....Narrator: His gang finally arrives.
Prep Boy🎉: Watcha listenin’ to?
Narrator: Ace doesn’t answer. He continues sipping his juice.
Narrator: Marco snatches his brother’s headphones.
Marco🩵: Why is it silent?
Ace💜: Because it is. I only wear them so no one bothers me.😐
Literal Gremlin👹: LOL, did you check your locker, man? It’s overflowing with letters.
Businessman📊: I’ve come to the conclusion that if the school doesn’t upgrade our locker system with proper locks, the probability of belongings being stolen will rise 10%—on top of the current 40%.
Literal Gremlin👹: Only an idiot leaves important stuff in lockers. They had it coming.🙄
Ace 💜(stopping mid-sip): Guys, remember K.S.?
Prep Boy🎉: Yeah, what about her?
Ace💜: She left another package. You guys want some?
Narrator: Ace’s friends begin to sweat.
Businessman 📊(removing glasses): My apologies, Ace—I need new prescription lenses.
Prep Boy🎉: Didn’t you just get your eyes checked last week?🤨
Narrator: Their bespectacled friend walks away🧑🦯… only to smash face-first into the glass. He puts his glasses back on and turns sharply the other way.🚶
Literal Gremlin👹: Ooh, yeah, uh—I need to feed my pet cockroach. Catch ya later!😬
Prep Boy🎉: Since when do you have a pet cockroach??😭
Narrator: Their short friend walks off, waving goodbye.
Prep Boy 🎉(looking at Marco): Please, not you too, Marco.😒
Marco 🩵(standing up): Sorry, man. But I’d rather live.🙂
Narrator: Marco runs after the others.
Marco🩵: Wait up—
Narrator: Prep Boy watches his friends leave one by one like falling dominoes.
Prep Boy🎉:(groans)
Narrator: He turns to Ace,only to be jump-scared by a very familiar pink package.
Ace💜: Jett,you want some? It’s really good. 🙂👍
Jett🎉: Uh....brb.I need to use the bathroom—🏃💭
Narrator: And Ace is alone again—silently munching on Helio’s cookies, given by Katniss.
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Narrator: The bell rings,a warning sound of a new class. Students scatter across the classroom like pool balls on a billiard.The teacher walks in—then everyone scrambles to their proper seats....Narrator: The teacher holds his tongue—clearly pissed—because he has an announcement.
Sir “Baldie”🧑🦲 (clears throat): Class,meet your new classmate.
Narrator: A boy enters. The class erupts into whispers then to low mutterings. Helio raises an eyebrow, wondering what’s going on.
Narrator: The new boy has sweeping black hair styled into messy waves, calm sharp eyes, and skin as pale as snow.He wears a neutral smile.
New Boy❄️: Hello everyone. 👋🙂My name is Aarden Li. Nice to meet you all.☺️✨
Narrator: He smiles a little wider.The girls started to gush.The boys raise their eyebrows.
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