One Week Later
I stared at my gown with a Cheshire cat grin. I tried on my cap and smiled in the mirror.
Graduation is tomorrow. I can't believe it.
After tomorrow I'll officially be done with high school.
And tonight...well I'll be talking to my mom after something really important. Everything has changed since Richard accepted the rejection but that doesn't stop my original plans.
My neck began to burn again, indicating to me that the Naproxen was wearing off. I dug around in my bag for the pill bottle and popped one. Let me explain. Naproxen is a pain killer I now have to take 3 times a day to avoid the full on pain of my mark. Since the rejection it's hurt...bad. When I asked Mama Odie about it yesterday, she told me it hurt because of the rejection and the only way to stop it is
