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| GRADUATION ~friends forever~ And so, it begins⌠I thought while stepping into my school building. So we talked all night about the rest of our lives Where weâre gonna be when we turned 25 I keep thinking times will never change Keep on thinking things will always be the same Funny how things went, I always thought that life would go on as usual. You know, the same study, same friends, same routines⌠It seemed⌠just yesterday, when I entered High School. I felt like⌠it was just yesterday when I wore those petty uniforms, entering the High School ground with some nervous and excited feelings⌠It seemed like our lives at that time were so wild, so free, so⌠happy⌠Yep, we were carefree then, still thinking about parties and fun and play⌠But when we leave this year, we wonât be coming back No more hanging out âcause weâre on a different track And if you got something that you need to say You better say it right now cause you donât have another day Yet, I realized that those times are now mere memories. I realized that there wouldnât be the same parties, the same fun, the same us⌠We would all go to reach our own goals, to walk our own path of life⌠In short, we wouldnât come back to our normal lives in High School⌠Sometimes I wish I could have my usual life forever⌠Thatâs why Iâm here, âcause I have something important to tell to a particular somebody, to tell something that I would regret not telling⌠âCause weâre moving on and we canât slow down These memories are playing like a film without sound I keep thinking of that night in June I didnât know much of love but it came too soon I walked silently despite the crowded hall, memories after memories flowed through my head as I strolled to my classâthe one I wonât be seeing again next year⌠As I stepped into the class, a particular memory suddenly struck me, the memory about the party I attended in that cold night in June⌠That was the first time I met him⌠Sandy Dwightâthe most popular guy in school, the cutest guy around, the talented football player⌠and also happened to be the guy who stole my heart⌠And there was me and you when we got real blue Weâd stay at home talking on the telephone Weâd get so excited and weâd get so scared Laughing at ourselves thinking lifeâs not fair And this is how it feels⌠âHey, Kristen!â a familiar voice called me from behind. âHey, AshleyâŚâ I replied to my best friend, Ashley. She was wearing a loose, green sweater and baggy jeansâhow very typical of her. âSo⌠howâre you doing with Sandy?â she asked teasingly. âHuhâŚâ I sighed. âI really have no idea how to tell him! I mean, heâs popular and all⌠And besides, Debbieâs after him!â I ranted. Ah, yes⌠Debbie Flint, our schoolâs coolest cheerleaderâor so she thought⌠Sheâs quite annoying to me, and she flirted so much with guys! But of course, nothing is more agonizing than the fact that she actually IS more attractive⌠âYeah? Donât worry about her, sheâs just a jerkâŚâ Said Ashley rather roughly. âA jerk.â I said plainly. âWell, if sheâs a jerk, than what AM I, Ashley?! Look at me! Iâm nobody! At least Debbie is a cheerleader with quite a reputation!â I shouted, both angrily and desperately... I shook my head as I sat down exasperatedly. âLife is so unfair.â âTell me that!â Ashley said, rolling her eyes. âLook, you should do something rather than ranting about Debbie and how unfair life is, you knowâŚâ âLike?â âAsk him out, confess your true feelings.â She said matter-of-factly. âOh sure, Iâll just pop up in front of him and say: âHey, Sandy! Wanna go out this Saturday? Oh, and you know what? I love you! Be mine!â ⌠I could just faintâŚâ âYouâre being hyperbolic, Kristen...â Ashley said in a taunting sing-song voice. âTrust me, you should tell him! Who knows? He might love you back!â She walked out to her class as the school bell rang, marking yet another boring day at school⌠âYeah, right, and Iâm the queen of the worldâŚâ I sighed and slumped onto my desk, uncaring of Mrs. Sallyâs (our Sociology teacher) presence⌠~***~ As we go on, we remember All the times we had together And as our lives change Come whatever, weâll still be friends forever⌠Will all of us still be friends forever later? I donât know. You see, people grow up; and grownups tend to focus more on work and family. They sometimes wonât even care about friendship. Even if they do, would they still befriend old friends? Heck, would they even STILL remember their old friends? âŚI do hope our friendship lasts, no matter how busy and how engaged we will be with our family⌠I do hope we will all be friends⌠forever⌠So if we get the big jobs and we get the big money When we look back at now will our jokes still be funny? Will we still remember everything we learn in school? Still be trying to break every single rule? They said that school and work are two different worlds. Well, itâs true. In school, we learn different kind of things. I mean, even though we have, like, Biology and History for instant, we still have what we call extracurricular or clubs. We have sports, arts, and science clubs. Popular, and not-so-popular ones⌠No matter. We still like doing them, donât we? Those are things weâre devoted in. Something we do just because we like it, not because itâs financially beneficial (unlike, of course, work). We also have moral studies (I know itâs âkinda useless, but stillâŚ) that we wonât find when we start working. At work, youâre expected to workâonly. No such nonsense as mood taken into account. You could cheat, be a hypocrite, or have an affair, for all they care! Moral, is definitely off topic there⌠(but of course thereâs something⌠âbeneficialâ at work, like⌠getting a lot of money and finding a lover or two? :P) Whatever. One quick tip: find job that you like. Trust me, thatâs a waaaaay long term youâll be having when you start working. Sure there will be the aforementioned things, but at least you'll like doing your job⌠Will little brainy Bobby be the stockbroker man? Will Heather find a job that wonât interfere with her fan? I keep â keep thinking that itâs not goodbye Keep on thinking that itâs our time to fly And this is how it feels⌠ââŚten! KRISTEN JONES!â âEep!â I jerked from my lazy position as a high-pitched voice entered my head. âWhat were you doing?! Daydreaming about Sandy?!â yelled Ashley, annoyed. I looked around and realized that the Sociology lesson was over. I didnât realized that Iâve been dwelling in my thoughts through the whole lessonâwithout being caught by Mrs. Sally, to boot! âNo, Iâve been⌠thinkingâŚâ I admitted shyly. âOoh~ philosophical, arenât we?â she said sarcastically. âCut that out, Ash, Iâm not in the moodâŚâ I said harshly. This whole graduation thing had almost driven me mad! Realization struck me. âAshley? What are you doing here? Doesnât your class have lessons?â I asked her, puzzled. She gave me a look and sighed⌠âDonât you remember? We only have the first lesson todayâŚâ Ah~ I remember⌠Today weâre supposed to have our pictures taken for our Year Book⌠We could have done it ages ago, but no~ The Head Master just HAD to do it today, with us wearing our graduation uniforms⌠âAh, yesâŚI remember, nowâŚâ I said slowly. âThen what are you waiting for?! Letâs go!â Ashley said, irritated. And so, we went to the school hall⌠~***~ As we go on, we remember All the times we had together And as our lives change Come whatever, weâll still be friends forever âOkay, class! Move it! One, two! One, two!â Thatâs our Sports teacher, Mr. Charlie, who is also our football teamâs coach. Heâs a very (too, actuallyâŚ) energetic teacher. Unfortunately, heâs never serious⌠I watched in morbid amusement as he joked around with some students and actually forgot to take photographs⌠⌠This will take a looooong time⌠In my bored state, I suddenly saw a flash of someone familiar⌠Oh, my⌠Itâs Sandy! THE Sandy Dwight! ⌠With Debbie Flint⌠What theâŚ? Wait a minute, they arenât⌠No. That canât be! They⌠ARE A COUPLE?! I suddenly felt very dizzy (must be from my shock)... I mean, I canât believe it! I LOVE him! AndâAnd why would he choose such a jerk as his girlfriend?! I wonât accept it! ⌠I watched with a broken heart as Debbie clung to Sandy's arm... A drop of tear trickled down my cheek... How foolish I am... to believe that I still have the chance of winning his heart, the chance of being his girlfriend... But Iâm only dreaming. Ignoring Ashleyâs shouts, I ran out from the hall, away from Debbie... Away from Sandy... I desperately wanted to disappear right then... ~***~ I wiped the rest of my tears with the back of my hand. I was in the girlâs restroom, thinking about how foolish I was⌠I managed to suppress some of my stifles and took a deep breath to calm myself down⌠âKristen?â Suddenly I heard Ashleyâs voice. Startled, I turned to face a very worried-looking Ashley. âKristen, are you all right?â she asked with concern. Yeah, of course Iâm all right, I just saw the most obnoxious girl in this school flirting with the boy I love⌠I thought sarcastically. âYeah, Iâm all rightâŚâ I said, contradictive to what I felt. âYouâre surely lying⌠If youâre OK, then why were you crying?â she pressed. âIâOh, Ash! I donât know what I'm supposed to do!â I gave up my mask, and before I realized it; I was crying on the shoulder of my best friend, spilling everything to her⌠â⌠And I saw Debbie clinging to Sandyâs armâŚâ I finished meekly. Ashley was silent while she listened to my story⌠âKristen,â she called out my name flatly. âI think⌠you misunderstoodâŚâ âHuh?â I looked at her, puzzled. âThey are not a couple. A minute after your leaving, I saw Sandy leave a very pissed-off Debbie. It seems like Debbie was the one trying to make a move, but I think Sandy wasnât interested in herâŚ" âReallyâŚ?â I asked hoarsely, my eyes sparkled with hope. âUh, huh.â Ashley nodded curtly. Could it be that⌠I have a chance? I thought hopefully. âAshley!â I shouted suddenly, surprising Ashley. âThanks a lot!!â And with that, I ran out to find Sandy⌠Will we think about tomorrow like we think about now? Can we survive it out there, can we make it somehow? I guess I thought that this would never end And suddenly itâs like weâre women and men I ran in the corridor, trying to avoid teens that were chattering and laughing their heads off⌠I ran till I reached the school hall. I desperately looked for Sandy, but I couldnât find him! I slumped onto an unoccupied chair in despair⌠Where is he? I thought. Could it be that he went home already?! But weâll never meet again, then! I wouldn't have the guts... ⌠I dragged myself out heart-brokenly and went to my locker, fetching my books and stuff which would be removed since I would no longer use it... âKristen Jones?â a soft voice called, a VERY familiar voice! A voice that always haunt my dreams day and nightâSandyâs! Will the past be a shadow that will follow us around? Will these memories fade when I leave this town? I keep â keep thinking that itâs not goodbye Keep on thinking that itâs our time to fly I quickly turned around and saw him standing right in front of me! âUm⌠H-Hi, Sandy, f-fancy meeting you hereâŚâ I said, stuttering. âYeahâŚâ He replied shortly. âListen, Sandy⌠IâI got something to tell youâŚâ âOh, so⌠whatâs up?â he asked casually. âIâve been wanting to tell you thatâthatââ Gosh, I hate myself for being so shy! âYeah~?â âIâvebeenwantingtotellyouthatIloveyousomuch!!â I blurted out. âUm⌠pardon?â Sandy asked with a quirked eyebrow â I didnât blame him! I took a deep breath and repeated. âSandy⌠IâI love youâŚâ I finally saidâI must have been blushing mad! He looked taken aback by my confession. âKristen⌠Iââ he paused. I sighed sadly⌠âSorry, I didnât mean toââ âKristen Jones?â Sandy cut my line. I looked at him questioningly. âI love you tooâŚâ He said with a shy smile. Yeah⌠I knew it, heâwait a minute. HE WHAT?! âP-P-Pardon?!â I asked, again stuttering âcause I was so shocked! âI said I love you too. Kristen Jones, will you be my girlfriend?â OHMYGOSH!OHMYGOSH!OHMYGOSH! âS⌠Sure! But⌠this is so shocking! I mean, I never knew youâŚâ âlike you?â he finished my line with a grin. âIf I donât, why would I know your name?â teased Sandy. âYou know we donât really know each other.â He pointed out. Whoops, a small unnoticed detail, there⌠I guess I missed that⌠I smiled happily at my new boyfriend and hugged him tightly. It seemed like it would be a great day, after all! And so, we ended our High School years with contentment and relief⌠As we go on, we remember All the times we had together And as our lives changes Come whatever, weâll still be friends forever Original song by: Vitamin C (Graduation/Friends Forever) |
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