I felt out of place in my house growing up with Max. He was always so much closer to Mom and I wanted that too, but her lifestyle just irked me. Once she told me she was cursed and I got angry. How could she be so ridiculous? Curses don't exist. I left the room after she brought it up and she never mentioned it again after that. There are lots of reasons I'm jealous of my brother. One is his carefree attitude towards life, which I'm sure is going to get him in trouble one day, but I can't help being jealous of him anyway. He just looks so happy all the time. The second is he got to meet his father. By chance. How did he get so lucky? My father is, I don't even know. All I know is that his last name is Coleman, because my last name is hyphenated. All I wanted was for Mom to marry my dad so I could live in a normal happy family. The third is that Max managed to get himself a girl who likes him. I realized in the car when Soleil got so angry at me that she really does like him. I don't think she would have had such a strong reaction if she didn't. I still don't trust either of them because I saw how much Soleil slept around last year. Different guy almost every night, sometimes at our dorm, sometimes she'd stumble back home hungover the next morning because she spent the night at some random guys' dorm. I just don't see how she can change overnight and only be faithful to Max. I feel the same way about Max, the way he was always making out with a different girl.
I do feel bad for being such a bitch to Soleil earlier, though, and I know she's pissed at me. I honestly was trying to warn her about Max in case he was just looking for a one night stand from her. I can see that she is pretty much Max in girl form, but I thought I was being a good friend by telling her to stay away from him. The fact that she's been so upset with me for a day and a half now makes it clear I was not being a good friend. I don't know why I was so stubborn with her during the ride here. I was jealous because I've never had a guy that I can get along with so well and trust that he liked me enough to just exist, like they do. If I didn't know where our relationship was going, or if there even was one, I get nervous about it. It always ends up pushing the guy away, so I've never had much luck with guys. Lots of guys get annoyed when I ask where we stand, but I don't feel like that's such a weird thing to ask, is it? No one wants anything serious in college, and that's a problem for a girl like me. I want to find a nice boy, eventually get married, and maybe have some kids. Guys don't even really pay attention to me, and I know it's because I don't put out. I thought that was a high school thing, but apparently not.
I go to parties with Soleil because when guys are drunk, they'll talk to me. It's the only time I can get attention from any of them. Of course, when they start trying to get all touchy feely, I bolt, but I like the initial hang out. I feel so pathetic. The guys always talk to Soleil, even when they're sober. I wonder if she'll actually follow through with her promise to Max not to sleep with anyone else this year.
"Hahaha! See you when you get here, Maximus!"
I'm so excited. Max is moving to Silicon Shores. He is going to go into the movie business, specifically acting. His dad is driving him and helping him look for houses. Apparently his mom is loaded, but doesn't spoil him, so I'm curious to see what he picks out for his first house. As far as I know, he doesn't even have a car yet. I come in the door and see Helena... I'm still annoyed at her from the other day because she hasn't made any attempt to apologize to me about not trusting me. She knows why I am mad at her, and I feel she should apologize.
"Um... hi. Soleil. How was class?"
"Stupid as usual."
"Soleil! You know those classes are important."
I roll my eyes as Helena tries to act like my mother again. I don't know why she acts like she's 50 years old. The girl needs to have some fun. She is going to reach adult hood and wonder where her life went if she doesn't remove the stick from her rear soon. Since Helena doesn't seem like she's going to apologize any time soon, I just go to my room to get away from her.
"Soleil, wait. Did I hear you say Max was coming here?"
"Yeah, he's moving to Silicon Shores."
"Oh, did he register for classes?"
"No, he's just moving here."
"Why?"
"What do you mean, why? He's ready to start his own life and get his own place. That's what people do, Helena."
"Oh, so he didn't apply to university."
"Will you let off with that already, Helena? He's fine not going because he's choosing not to attend. University should be a choice, believe me, I know. Jesus, Helena, I'm done with this conversation."
Now she thinks she's going to try to replace her mother by bossing Max around? The boy is smart, and he knows what he wants. University is not on the list. I don't understand why she can't accept that. University is not for everyone. It is certainly not for me. I am only here because my father said it would be better for me if I went, kind of like how Helena thinks. It's a choice, not a natural next step. I scowl when I hear a knock on my door and Helena's faint voice calling my name. Why can't she just leave me alone?
"What, Helena?"
"Soleil, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have assumed you were lying to me about how you feel towards Max. I just don't trust him a hundred percent because of his past behavior. What's going to happen when he sees the other girls on campus?"
"Jesus, Helena, he's not going to get lost in anyone's panties on his way to me. Have a little faith, would you, roommate, dearie? Of all people, I'd think you wouldn't have any problems with faith and believing and all that stuff."
Helena goes to a campus church and she's all religious. I don't know if she was before when she was in high school, but the church definitely believes in no sex before marriage, so Helena fits right in with them. She keeps trying to get me to go with her, but I don't feel like I want to be surrounded by a bunch of people who are going to judge me because of my lifestyle.
"You don't have to trust him! I'm the one who has to trust him because I'm the one involved with him! Stop worrying about me, you are not my keeper!"
DING-DONG-DING!
Saved by the bell. Haha, that's so cheesy, but it's true. I practically run Helena over as I go to the door because I feel like Max is on the other side of it. When he called me he said he was almost here. I open the door and when I see those emerald eyes of his looking at me, I forget all about my annoyances and irritations.
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Poor Helena :(
ReplyDeleteI've got a feeling a lot of her issues with Solelil and Max being together stems from her jealousy of what they have. But yay for Max moving closer so that we don't have to wait as long to see Max and Solelil together :D
Helena has a strong moral code, which often times messes with her happiness. She's jealous of Max because in her eyes, he's not "good" so him being rewarded with love from a girl who accepts him for who he is makes her upset. It's like she thinks he shouldn't deserve the good things he has because he's been breaking hearts for a long time. Yeah, you're definitely correct in that all Helena wants is someone to treat her like Soleil treats Max. She's a hopeless romantic and she doesn't know how to find that person who will give her the romance she wants. Haha, yeah, Max and Soleil are definitely excited to be living in the same town now. Thanks for reading and commenting! :)
DeleteI liked this chapter a lot! It was good to see some insight into Helena, and why she feels the way she does. I do think for her to find happiness, she needs to stop focusing on others so much, and focus on her own wants and needs, she might actually have some fun. And yeah...that close up of Max at the end...*faints* I do love green eyes!! I'm glad that Max is moving to Silicon shores. Can't wait to see how the story develops!!!
ReplyDeleteHaha, you're right. Helena is too focused on looking good in the eyes of others. She has a hard time not caring how she looks to other people, so it always causes her to do what she thinks she should do rather than what she actually wants to do. His eyes are just... indescribable. LOL.. I lost good chunks of time trying to proofread this because I'd get to the end where I put that picture and like just keep staring at it, forgot where the hell I was reading like 8 times. ROFL. Yay Max decided it would be good to move out of his parents house and move closer to Soleil. :) Thanks for reading and commenting!
DeleteAw, I actually felt a little bad for Helena, but just a little though. Like, a tiny bit. Pit your index finger and thumb up and right before they touch together, THAT'S how much I felt bad for her.
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I'm with Verona, the moment I saw those emerald eyes as well, I forgot I was reading stuff and kinda just stared for a while.
Hahaha, yeah Helena's not all bad, but she's just annoying. She doesn't know how to be understanding, that's the word. LOL. She can't see past her judgments of people and she's really quick to put people in a box. The kind of person I like to punch. LOL. I don't really feel sorry for her either, she needs to like stop jumping to conclusions and thinking that people are predictable. Aren't those eyes great?! *dies* LOL. Proofing the end of this chapter was sooo hard! >_< I just kept looking at Max and reading half a word, and then looking at him again. Hahhaha.
Delete-_- I kinda wanna shake Mrs Prissy Pants! (That should be Helena's official If she'd stop for a second and just imagine the possibility that maybe she DOESN'T know EVERYTHING! Grr. I know so many people like that, who're absolutely not happy in the life they're making but always want to impose their insecurities on other people... I just don't understand how people actually think one minute "I wish I had what happiness they've found, what closeness they've found" and in the next minute dismiss and look down on them for those differences that have allowed them the room to have what they admire....
ReplyDeletelogic, it really should be taught in schools ;)
Or, at the very least, there should be stick-removal-implements available at Walmart. ^w^
Shake Mrs Prissy Pants, MandySaurus! Shake her all you want! If you can shake some logic into her, that would be great. LOL! I know way too many people like Helena too. *rolls eyes* I always picture myself slapping them in my head, or punching them. Seriously though? Find a better way to deal with your insecurities, Helena! It's a shame that she isn't dealing with her own problems, instead choosing to project them onto other people, and make other people feel bad. If Helena would just let loose and realize that there isn't just one way to go about things, then she'd have more friends. That stick in her ass is really starting to poke her brain... LMAO she does need a stick removal device. Walmart sells everything right? LOL.
DeleteOkay so I still don't feel sorry for Helena...she is just too annoying. She is really approaching her concern for Soleil in completely the wrong way!! I do get her concern about their past ways, but I personally believe people are capable of change. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on that. Helena. Jesus. She's going about it the entirely wrong way, but sadly, there are lots of people who do that, thinking it's a good thing. *rolls eyes at those people* LOL. Yay, I think people are capable of change too. =D Thanks so much for reading and commenting, dearie!
DeleteMakes me wonder why they're even friends actually.
ReplyDeleteSometimes there are just those people in life that happen to be there at the time, and you kind of hang out with them because they're there. It's probably not something everyone deals with, but I did, so I thought I'd make their friendship one of those.
DeleteSoleil has found other friends who will show up in later chapters, but Helena hasn't really. They're college roommates, so there's that proximity that keeps them in constant contact. Thanks for commenting! =)
Helena really has no confidence in herself. I can sort of understand where she was coming from with the warnings for her friend, but, I think that she took it too far for too long. I think maybe her envy of Soleil's life-style or popularity got in the way.
ReplyDeleteHelena's at the bottom of the barrel when it comes to confidence, which makes her want to control everyone else's life. Her jealousy is always going to be the bane of her existence, and it always gets in the way of her thinking clearly.
DeleteI do understand why Soleil is so annoyed, but she should try to understand Helena a little bit more. I do know though that when you are in love, you live in a bubble lol. Great story progression. I am loving it.
ReplyDeleteLOL yeah, Helena has a very bad way of expressing herself, and it clashes with Soleil's personality. Soleil is going off of what Max has shown her so far, and so far, she doesn't feel like things are that bad. Not to mention Helena keeps throwing other things in the conversation like her burning desire to make Max go to college, that irritate Soleil as well. Thanks for reading and commenting! =)
DeleteThat helps explain Helena's recent behavior. Helena and Soleil / Max are on opposite ends of the spectrum. No wonder they're constantly pissing each other off. That last closeup of Max was swoon-worthy. :D
ReplyDeleteYeah, LOL, Helena's so insecure that she projects her insecurities onto Max and Soleil, and she doesn't understand how to be so carefree in her life. It's like oil and water really, Helena doesn't mix well with others. XD
DeleteHahah, I remember this chapter being really difficult to publish because when I got to the end of it, I just stared, and it took me a while to remember to push the Publish button when I was done. XD
He is such a cutie! I love the piercings. I have that on my computer, but I didn't put them in my game. I did have them in my game once, but I took them out. Which do you use? I think I have a few different ones, but I 'think' the one I liked most was Sleepless Angel's piercings.
ReplyDeleteSo glad that Max is moving into the same city as Soleil! I can't wait for Helena to meet someone to help her remove the stick. ;)
LOL yeah, he's fucking hot. Max's piercings are on The Sims Resource, made by wideopeneyes.
DeleteHeehee, Max knows what he wants, and Soleil is it. XD
As for anyone being able to remove the stick from Helena... one can only hope. LOL.
Love the pic of Max, those eyes of his are stunning!
ReplyDeleteI almost feel bad for Helena. Not only does she not understand anyone around her, no one understands her either. It has to be lonely living in her own little bubble like that. I hope she one day finds a way out. There are ways to balance rules and structure with freedom and fun.
I know, right? His eyes are so pretty. I stared a lot his generation, playing with him, LOL.
DeleteHelena is a sorry individual. Most of the time she doesn't realize that she is the one standing in her own way. If she would open up and let her guard down about things, and quit being so judgmental, she could learn to have some fun. Her problem is she equates fun with immoral behavior, and she can't fathom doing anything immoral. When people try to talk to her, she just ends up preaching at them, so what the people are saying doesn't even register in her brain.
I agree that there are ways to balance things, whether Helena does or not, is yet to be determined.
I'm in two minds about Helena. On the one hand, I respect her strong moral compass and the fact that she knows what she wants and believes in. Not to mention the fact that underneath her tough and cold exterior, I sense a warm and caring person inside On the other hand, she is so judgemental and insistent on forcing those around her to accept her beliefs. People should be free to live their own life their own way and practice whatever faith, or lack thereof, they choose.
ReplyDeleteShe also needs to come to terms with her daddy issues and lose that jealousy before it eats her up entirely.
XD Helena is complicated, as most people are. We all have that innate human desire to be needed and wanted, but how we choose to go about it is what makes us different. Helena believes what she believes, which Soleil and Max accept, but Helena doesn't accept them, and that's what her problem is. When Helena meddles, she thinks that it shows the people she's meddling with that she cares. Unfortunately, it does the exact opposite and makes people angry. Helena is a very close minded individual and she doesn't understand that there are other ways to live life other than "her" way.
DeleteLOL, she sure does need to address her daddy issues, although that part of her life wasn't entirely in her control, considering her mother was the one who didn't give Helena the chance to connect with her father. Her jealousy is dangerous because she has so much more of it than a normal person should have... and she needs to realize it sooner rather than later.
I have enjoyed that this chapter starts with Helena's point of view, though it was too short for my need to get to know her better.
ReplyDeleteShe must be under constant stress, trying to live so organizedly, and according to her plans. She will find out that life is not like that at all. "God laughs at those who make plans" -- it is a Turkish saying, I believe. Plan we may, but to believe everything shall happen accordingly is the path to unhappiness.
And she suffers more when she compares herself to her brother and now to his female version, that is Soleil. If these characters keep coming into her life, it might mean she has a thing or two to learn from them.
And isn't Max impulsive -- or madly in love -- or just young -- to follow Soleil like that? If I understood well, both his parents are wealthy and can back him financially into such an adventure.
In the back of my mind, I wonder why Soleil finds the older guys at university not interesting enough and no boyfriend material, and she falls for a younger boy... It is just one year difference, but usually girls are more mature than guys -- but perhaps it is not the case with Soleil, and since she is very immature she is enjoying the presence of Max, who doesn't seem specially mature himself... I'm just wondering.
Soleil mentions Max's "emerald eyes" -- but what jewels does Helena has for eyes! Stunning!
Oh haha, don't worry about not learning about Helena, I'll go into her viewpoint other times in the generation, you'll get to know her better. :)
DeleteHelena's plans do stress her out, but unfortunately for her, she doesn't feel secure enough to let go of them and just live life, hence her jealousy towards Max and Soleil, who do live that way. Haha, yeah I agree with your quote, I myself, am not one to make strict plans, because that's not how life works. Helena however, is deeply religious, and she believes in God, although she's much too busy telling people what's right and wrong to see how she can learn from other people.
Max is madly in love, and 18 years old. Yes, his mother is well off, his parents never married, but Max ran into his father when he happened to be the teacher of a martial arts class he took when he was 16. His mother gave him a lot of money to put towards a house when Max told her he was moving to Silicon Shores. Max wants to be an actor, and Silicon Shores will provide him those opportunities because it's the acting capital of the country. The fact that Soleil happens to live there is a very large blessing for Max, so he didn't just follow Soleil. Some of the back story you might have missed because I covered that in the baby challenge that Max is from is that he's very intelligent, and he has a lot of common sense as well. He wouldn't do something impulsive without at least considering the consequences first.
Soleil doesn't think the older guys at university are interesting enough because the older guys are very arrogant and they like to brag about how smart they are because they're in a particular major. Soleil hates their egotistical attitudes. Max is down to earth, he doesn't brag about himself to the point of obnoxiousness, and just because he's younger doesn't mean he's immature, in the same way that just because the college boys are older, doesn't mean they're more mature. It all depends on the person. Soleil likes that Max is accepting of her, understanding, and kind, which are qualities that are important to her. We're just starting out with the story, so later on, as Max and Soleil encounter obstacles in their lives, how they handle it will show their maturity levels, and it will probably clear things up for you.
Haha, thanks, I like Helena's eyes, she got them from her and Max's mother, who was a Sim I made, so I picked that eye color. XD So thank you! :)
Thank you for this amazing answer. It brings the background into the story, and a better understanding of the characters!
DeleteYou're welcome. :)
DeleteAwww Helena seems so complicated but sweet at the same time...I'm not gonna lie I kinda feel bad for her :( She just has to learn...alot of things lol and have confidence in herself and stop thinking about the past. I think she will find her dad eventually but that still won't make up for all the times he wasn't around. Soleil needs to help Helena be more social but I'm glad Maximus is around although I feel like his new acting career might distract him....I don't know I feel like he will just be distracted in general lol
ReplyDeleteHelena is by far, the most complicated character I have ever written. LOL. Deep down, she is a nice person, but she is very bad at being sweet when she talks to other people. You're right, her hold on the past is tying her down, but with Helena, she's very stuck in her ways, traditional, and stubborn.
DeleteHaha, her dad was a baby challenge dad, so I don't even have him in this save anymore, sadly that's the end of that, and Helena will always be left wondering where her dad is. :(
Soleil is trying, she has parties at the dorm, which are the most social event you can have to meet people, but then again, Soleil isn't Helena's mom, so it's not really her responsibility to babysit Helena while they're at college. Helena has to try as well, or she'll never get better.
Maximus did come for the acting opportunities, but he also came for Soleil, and he's only starting out, so he's at the bottom. He has to find a talent agent, and go to auditions, LOL, it's not like he's an instant celebrity already or anything. The fact that he came when he said he would shows that he's trying to make it work with Soleil.
It was nice tk get a look in to Helena's head... Well maybe not nice exactly but enlightening. Poor girl has a helluva log of issues that she's covering by being over zealous in her planning and rigid in her acceptance of others. Hopefully she can find a way to get past all that and enjoy herself a little!
ReplyDeleteMax really seems to be trying... Interested to see how his career and relationship attempts go!
LOL, yes, enlightening is probably the best word to describe it. XD She is a very messed up girl, and people would help her if she wasn't always pushing them away. She closes herself off way too much, and doesn't tell anyone her inner thoughts, so then others just see her as mean and closed minded.
DeleteMax knows he likes Soleil, and he's smart, so he's going to do his best at staying true to his word, and what he told Soleil.
Aw poor Helena. Reading some of her side of the story, I feel kind of bad for the girl. She's so insecure and just wants love and to feel like she fits in somewhere.
ReplyDeleteAnd yeah, those emerald eyes are mesmerizing.
Helena is very broken. She doesn't have any confidence, and she doesn't know how to get herself that confidence. That's mostly the reason why she's so nosy and why she worries about everything, she doesn't know how to fix herself, so she thinks if she tries to meddle in other people's business, people will see her as "the nice girl who helps everyone." Sadly, her style of help, which is ordering people around, doesn't sit well with most people.
DeleteLOL, I love that close up of Max. Such a ridiculously gorgeous eye color. XD
Helena is going to end up alone as a crazy cat lady. She needs to stop trying to control and dictate everyone else's life. She already said she knew she was wrong yet she just kept at it. It's insane. I'm surprised Soleil didn't request a new roommate this year. I wouldn't want to put up with someone always trying to tell me what to do and that my choices are wrong.
ReplyDeleteI kinda felt bad for Helena in the start of the chapter until she started in again with her I know what's best attitude.
LOL, it sure does look like spinster and many cats will be her life choice, doesn't it? Helena's very crazy in the head because she feels like she knows how to live life according to a set of rules, but in reality, as we've seen here, a set of rules doesn't work in the real world. She repeats a lot of mistakes constantly, like acknowledging she was wrong but then continuing to do it, so it's like it never really sank in, so she doesn't actually know she's wrong. Soleil's just in this dorm for school, and she's known Helena for about a year now, so even though Helena makes her nuts, Soleil knows that she doesn't have to do anything Helena says. For now she's just dealing with it.
DeleteYeah, Helena is a damaged person underneath the facade she's created of "knowing the right thing to do" attitude, but when she doesn't tell Soleil her feelings, instead just tries to fix Soleil, she comes off as an asshole. People don't really want to get to know her because she's so off-putting. Soleil just had an unfortunate circumstance where Helena was nice and let Soleil come home with her during Christmas breaks cause Soleil doesn't get along with her family very much and prefers not to spend holidays with them. Helena's character flaw of meddling, is just over the top, and something Soleil hasn't experienced in full force until she started being interested in Max.
Helena is a bit jealous of what Max and Soleil it seems now that she realizes that Soleil really does care for Max. About the partying that Soleil did the year before I think she is judgemental because she wants to be able to do it herself but she is too afraid to do the wrong thing. She needs to let loose and start living life before it passes her by.
ReplyDeleteI'm really glad that Max moved closer to Soleil but was it for a job or does he want to make sure that there are no more random guys.
Helena is jealous that Max and Soleil seem to enjoy their life because she has never felt that free before in her own. She has seemed to realize at least, that Soleil really has feelings for him. Yes, she is judgmental, and yes, she wishes she could talk to boys like Soleil, and yes again, she is afraid of 'looking like a slut,' for lack of a better phrase. LOL. In Helena's terms, that would be exactly what she is thinking. She wants to be happy, to be carefree, but she has too many rules for herself, and she is completely letting life pass her by. She's hurting herself because she's still young and she is not taking advantage of her youth. If she doesn't hurry up she's going to want to do those things, but then not be able to do half of them because of physical limitations from old age. LOL.
DeleteThe answer to your question is Max moved to start his own life. He didn't want to live with his mother anymore, now that he's legally an adult. Silicon Shores is what I'm using as a town similar to Los Angeles, so it's a big movie producing town, and the perfect place for Max who wants to be an actor. He also moved to be closer to Soleil, but not because he wants to keep tabs on her. He's not a jealous guy, he feels jealousy sometimes, but he's not going to worry and freak out about what Soleil does when he's not there. Instead he will just keep in touch with her, through texts and phone calls, like they did in this chapter. Max and Soleil both are choosing to trust each other unless they find a reason not to. Max trusts what Soleil said, over what Helena said before they left. When Soleil said she didn't even want to hook up with random guys anymore, Max believed her.