“WE did it.” Avery exhaled.
She looked around the field, seeing all the students. Everyone else was too far, she couldn’t even talk to them. But she could see them, black robes and hats all on the floor, the valedictorian still smiling from the podium, everyone around looking as nostalgic and as happy as she was..
They were dismissed, and she pushed through the crowd to find Jamie. “Hey.”
He turned, his eyes lighting up. “Hey! It’s over. We made it.”
She laughed, looking around. “We really did.”
High school was really, truly over. She wouldn’t be coming back here, ever. She’d be going to college soon with Lucas, Jamie in the same college and Alex nearby. Most of their friends would be in the state, with the exception of Imani and Tanner. And, of course, Min, Elena and Ailani would be
