Audrey
We all sat up in unison, our eyes wide with shock.
“WHAT?!” I practically shouted, then cleared my throat and lowered my voice. “You’re… You’re not coming to Grayspring in the fall?”
Avis looked around at our stunned faces, her expression a bit sheepish. “I know it seems sudden, but I’ve been thinking about it for a while now.”
“Why wait so long to tell us?” Betty asked, her voice trembling slightly.
“I thought we were all going to graduate together,” Tina practically whispered.
Avis took a deep breath, her small fingers fidgeting with a blade of grass. “I’ve just… always struggled with school,” she admitted quietly. “I’ve always had to drag myself through, barely scraping by with a C average. It just never clicked for me.”
“You know you could always com
