My Love; My Life: Slipping Through My Fingers

Tilly's Graduation

*I apologize for the long delay in this chapters publication, I've been dealing with a number of things-COVID, family affairs & depression due to a breakup. Due to said breakup, there will be no publications these next two Sundays without cause I'm taking a two week period to visit family.*
*Charity Pierce above*
*when I kissed the teacher: ABBA; Mama Mia Here we go again version*
Setting: Graduation of class of 2037...

"Neil Wolowitz"

     The rows of students, parents in the audience & teachers on the stage in the gym all clap as the last of the graduates of 2037 is called up, presented with their diploma, shook the principal's hand & walked off. The valid Victorian speaks about a bunch of who know what & then, just as the salutatorian is called, music starts to play. Tilly walks up onto the stage, walks straight up to her crush & bends over enough to plant a kiss on the lips of Charity Prescott for a long, single moment before pulling away with a smirk on her face. Many students, faculty & audience members are in a silent shock as Tilly pulls away, her smirk grows into a smile as Ms. Prescott's jaw drops & eyes go wide in utter surprise by this. No actually speech is given, no claps or sound whatsoever as the song ends & Tilly walks off stage like she didn't just do what she just did before the entire school.

     In the sea of parents & siblings & what not, Missy sits on one other bleachers with Charlie, Carl & Shey, all in disbelief of the display Tilly had just made. All watch as Tilly returns to her seat & holds up a sign for all to see from beneath her chair upon sitting down in it & shouts out, declaring her feels for all to hear...

"I'm in love with you Ms. Charity Prescott!"

The moment the graduation is over & Tilly finds her family, Missy smacks her upside the head before lecturing her about how there's a time & place for that sort of thing & that Tilly's graduation wasn't it. Tilly didn't seem to care much about what Missy was telling her as they drove back to the house & Tilly sat in silence the whole time, as she replays the show she gave everyone within her head-the song on an endless repeat....

"Hey mom?" Tilly asks suddenly when they finally pull into the driveway

"Hm?"

"Can I invite a friend over fer dinner?"

"What's their name?"

"Asher-"

"Asher what?" Missy asks with the sound of skepticism in her voice as she glances at Tilly in the rear view mirror while backing into the driveway

"Asher Rue," Tilly replies simply & the car stops suddenly, causing all in it to be forced forwards & backwards just as quick

"As in the boy that works with yer sister?" She asks her

"Y-yea..."

"As in the boy that killed yer cousin's first boyfriend n almost killed yer cousin?" She says now with her head turned to look behind her seat at her daughter, "that Asher Rue?"

"Yes ma'am."

"Why?"

"Cause e wanted ta talk ta ya bout somethin-"

"N what might that be?" She sighs out in irritation as she continues to back into the driveway

"He wouldn't tell me..." she lies & Missy knows it

"Fine," Missy mutters wanting to hear this one

Tilly is the first to rush out of the car & around the back of the house to where the garage/auto shop-followed by Shey-& Asher are, she smiles as asks him to stay for supper. The dinner starts out in a painfully awkward silence as they eat, until suddenly...