*The Little Miss Independent

Independence. The state of not depending on another for anything, relying solely on oneself. This had served Sue Anne in good stead throughout most of her life, eliminating possibilities of sudden shortages of helplines or assistance. Of late however, she had let down her tight guard amidst news of her sudden union with Dan Wise. And as if to coincide with her letdown, she discovered a shocking truth that she never knew existed.

Theo Oscar

Theo Oscar, one to take after Hans Basil's lame antics, had been good friends with Hans and John Bow last semester, and became acquainted with Sue via Hans. He was also one of the many guys who had been romantically linked to her. As luck would have it, nothing materialised between them, sparing them the agony and subsequent incestual tag seeing the blood link they discovered they shared.

As if late night fights with boyfriend Dan Wise weren't bothering Sue's suddenly fragile mind, she received a bombshell late in the day- college friend Theo Oscar was more than a just a friend. In fact, he was her step-brother. While both had been close peers in college, their sudden thrust into a deeper relationship would surely cause some disturbance and unnerve them. How would either take the shocking truth? Can Little Miss Independent Sue accept the fact and accept her brother? Or will she discard the blood ties in similar fashion to ditching her boyfriend at dinner?

Enveloped with relationship problems, Sue, together with Angie Flo and Hans, escaped college into the vast darkness of a movie theatre, allowing their respective minds to ease and relax. Unknown to Hans and Sue, Angie was also encountering problems pertaining to matters of the heart, a first for her. Angie had never been taken for a joy ride, but of late, her heart had been on a roller-coaster. She felt strongly for someone who's reputation as a notorious playboy preceded him. Though his intentions were fake, her heart's emotions weren't. Forever the lampost, Angie had now been stirred into the relationship cauldron. Will her heart's wishes be granted, or will self-independence be her rule of life?

Faster than Hans Basil could be tagged "Something Boy", Nick Ivans became the second person to betray his personal mantra. His efforts to shove thoughts of relationships aside lasted all of one day, as he set his sights on another, and seem to be making remarkable progress with this mystery person. After a string of heartbreak and failure, one wonders if the 17 year old is making a bright move with the huge risks involved. And one wonders too, if Nick Ivans had usurped Hans Basil as 'Playboy'.

Is it possible that fate actually determines the destiny of certain individuals? That all the signs, from the obvious to the plain bizarre, point to the unlikely union of two people, no matter how weird circumstances may be, though society at large is still undecided about the pertinent sensitive issue? For two certain Sunway residents, it just might.