Dimension Jump | Karl Heisenberg

Chapter Thirty-Nine.

"I'd like to thank all the graduates for coming out here today. It's been a long twelve years, but especially these last four, as all of you shaped into beautiful men and women from nothing but troubled teens—" The principals speech was falling on deaf ears as I stared down at my hands, diploma rolled up in their grasp.

The graduating class of twenty-twenty-one was sitting with me, our caps and gowns mixing us up into a mess of black under the sweltering heat of spring moving into summer.

Despite the joy everyone around me felt for finally getting away from school, I felt empty. I'd hoped Karl would at least make it to my graduation, but after last weeks incident, I knew there wasn't anything I could do.

Explaining to my parents why he'd left was difficult, but I'd managed to convince them that he got a chance to study abroad a few weeks back, and was too scared to tell them.

They were happy for him, and assumed he was going to do great things.

I knew better.

"—Bring to the mic our valedictorian, y/n l/n!" I was brought back to the scene before me when everyone started to applaud at the sound of my name.

I however, froze; completely forgetting the status I'd earned. I didn't even have a speech prepared.

"For fucks sake," I mutter the words under my breath while walking up to the podium, grabbing the sides of the fake wood with shaking hands.

"Uhm—" A loud ringing emitted from the mic and I flinched back at its piercing sound, going back once it calmed down. "Hi... I'm— well you know my name."

All of their eyes were on me. Literally of them. Parents, siblings, graduates, and everything in-between. I took a deep breath, relaxing my nerves.

"These past four years have been hard for us all, and I'm sure we're glad it's behind us now. And... as a graduate of this high school, much like the rest of you, I've experienced... quite a year," A small smile came to my face as memories of being brought into a complete different dimension popped up.

"And change like this isn't easy. I'm sure all of you are worried, or scared. Trust me, I feel the same way. But we'll always have someone to lean on, no matter who it is. Actually, I've recently learned that everything we have isn't always able to stay, and so my fellow graduates, I'm proud to say—" Looking out at the class as they stared at my boring speech made me cringe. This isn't what he'd want; this isn't what I want.

I don't wanna be someone convinced that Karl had been ripped away from me unfairly. I want to be able to celebrate the time I did have with the man.

He was amazing.

Everything I'd been able to do with Karl had brought me here. Standing on a stage giving a big speech that ultimately meant nothing.

Hidden scars on my arms forever reminding me of the second life I'd lived for only a short matter of time.

I can do this. I can be the y/n that Karl loved.

A small breath later, and a smile was plastered onto my face "—We won't be staying in this shit hole of a school any longer! Have a great life everyone!"

At my final words I was quickly ushered off the stage, all the ex-students cheering, throwing graduation caps up into the air despite being warned not to.

A laugh escaped as I finally allowed myself to see where I was, my surrounding beautiful as the birds flew overhead and people I once said hi to in the halls chatting up a storm.

"Honey!" Mom rushed over to me, concern in her eyes. "What the hell was that?!"

I smile, holding up a diploma. "That's what needed to be said."

Dad shook his head, bringing me into his side for a hug. "You trouble child! Now stop moving, I wanna get a photo!"

I listened, posing with dad so mom could snap a quick picture of us. "Oh, are you gonna throw your graduation cap dear?"

I looked to see the black hat of sweat was still on my head, and I slowly took it off, staring at it.

You know Karl, for a genius, I can be a real moron.

With a final laugh at the thought, I looked up to the sky, throwing the piece of trash into the air.

My hands subconsciously found the locket around my neck after that, fiddling with its metal a little so I could open it and look in to see a photo of me and Karl.

Mom had taken it when we were being idiots playing tag outside... he seemed so— happy. And now I had to be like that too.

Guess I can put dimension jumper on my applications now.

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-Okay so a sucky ending. Have mercy I'm still on a camping trip here.