The day had finally come. I stared at myself in the mirror, I couldn’t believe what I was wearing. Mom just about cried when she passed by my room. She couldn’t believe that I was graduating today.
Since I had to be there a bit earlier than everyone else, Vanessa offered to come pick me up and she was about to be here any minute. Mom wiped the last of her tears away just as Vanessa was pulling up.
I kissed her on the cheek, “I’ll see you in a little bit.”
“Be careful.”
“I will be,” I said, running out the door.
I jumped into the passenger seat with a huge grin on my face. Vanessa’s make up was freshly done and her hair was curled to perfection.
“You look very nice,” I said.
“Thank you. I love your eyeline
