𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙊𝙀𝙎 𝙂𝙀𝙏 𝙍𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙈𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙀𝘿, 𝘽𝙐𝙏 𝙇𝙀𝙂𝙀𝙉𝘿𝙎 𝙉𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙍 𝘿𝙄𝙀.
What do you get when you throw five musically inclined teenagers in detention and leave them alone for ten minutes?
You get a brand new band, new friendships, and a...
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LONG LIVE — TAYLOR SWIFT For a moment a band of thieves in ripped up jeans got to rule the world
JUNE, 1995. ONE MONTH BEFORE.
PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY that high school ends in the blink of an eye. They also say that it's the best years of your life. To Olivia both of these sayings were true.
As she stood in front of her mirror and smoothed down her blue graduation gown, she found it hard to believe that the woman staring back at her was her.
It felt just like yesterday that she was walking through the doors of Los Feliz High School for the first time. She had come a long way from the person she was four years ago. From her parents' divorce and her break up with Jason to joining the band and finding her soulmate, she had gone through a lot that allowed her to grow as a person and she'd be lying if she said she wasn't proud of who she had become.
A shout from outside her open window disrupted her thoughts and she tore her gaze away from the mirror.
She shook her head with a small smile and walked over to the window to see Bobby and Mikey playing basketball. Off to the side, Kat, Alex, and Reggie were talking amongst themselves. Next to them was her mother and Luke, trying their best to tie his tie. The older boys were wearing their own caps and graduation gowns.
Mikey passed the ball to Bobby and looked up at her. "Hurry up, Olivia! No matter how long you spend getting ready, I'm still going to be the pretty sibling!"
Sylvia scolded him with a singular glare and turned to her daughter. "Come on, Livy. We've gotta get going soon if we want to get good seats."
Nodding her head, she retreated back into her room and headed downstairs. When she joined them in the driveway, she saw Luke tugging at his tie.
"This is stupid," he grumbled, leaving the two untied ends to hang off his neck. He turned to Sylvia. "Why do I have to wear this again?"
"Because I said so and you live under my roof," she replied with a smug tilt of her head.
Luke didn't want to go to the graduation ceremony. He'd much rather stay in the garage and plan for the band's upcoming summer tour (affectionally called the Tell Your Friends Tour). He didn't even want to stay in school after running away from home in December. The only reason he did was because no one else was willing to drop out with him and there was be no point in doing so without them.
When graduation came around, he was adamant about not attending. All it did was remind him of his parents and how badly they wanted to see him walk across the stage.
When Sylvia found out about his intention to skip the ceremony, she scolded him for days. No child under her roof was going to miss their graduation. The band ended up giving him an ultimatum saying that they wouldn't attend unless he did, trapping him into attendance. He knew how much the ceremony meant to them. To top it off, Alex had gotten himself voted class valedictorian so Luke really didn't have a choice in the matter.
