In 7 Days [Book 1]

Chapter 67 - Graduation (Friends Forever)

So, I had fallen asleep in class that day. With the end of the year only a few days away, none of the teachers really seemed to mind. I was bummed to have fallen asleep while we were watching Saturday Night Fever in Mr. Schue's History class, because I did want to watch the movie, but I felt so well rested afterwards. 

I strolled into Glee club that afternoon, hand-in-hand with Ryder. My fingers were tingling, but I felt so comfortable. My friends were strewn across the steps, laughing amongst themselves, whilst Brittany and Sam waltzed around the busy room. I turned to Ryder once we were seated, "I would love to be able to dance like that."

Mr. Schue hurried into the room; he ushered the dancing pair to the seats next to me and shushed everyone in the room. "It's not long now, you guys," he said, his voice quiet and sad, "until the big day, until... Graduation."

We all shared solemn looks. 

"As sad as I am to see a lot of very talented people in this room go, I am so... proud of all you have all achieved." Mr. Schue was tearing up, and it took everything in me not to cry with him. "You all have big, bright futures ahead of you and I can't wait to see where you go. The world... it's a big place and it might be easy to get lost. But no matter where you are, I want you to know, that you'll always have a place in this room." 

The room was eerily quiet. I looked at Ryder, still almost about to cry, and he laughed softly at me. 

"We love you, Mr. Schue," Blaine said, voice cracking ever so slightly. 

"I love you guys, too," he said softly. 

"We actually have something we wanted to say to everyone here," Tina said, standing up from her seat. The Seniors followed her, forming a tight bunch at the front of the room.

"We had... the time of our lives in this room," Tina started.

"And we love Glee club so, so, so much," Sam said. 

"This is a love song, a love letter to every person in this room who helped to make these the best few years of our lives," Blaine said. 

Soft, slow music echoed around the choir room. Blaine threw his arm around Tina's shoulder, as she began to sing. 

Tina:
And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives
Where we're gonna be when we turn 25
I keep thinking times will never change
Keep on thinking things will always be the same

Tina and Brittany:
But when we leave this year we won't be coming back
No more hanging out cause we're on a different track
And if you got something that you need to say
You better say it right now cause you don't have another day

Cause we're moving on and we can't slow down
These memories are playing like a film without sound
And I keep thinking of that night in June
I didn't know much of love
But it came too soon
And there was me and you
And then we got real blue
Stay at home talking on the telephone
And we would get so excited and we'd get so scared
Laughing at ourselves thinking life's not fair
And this is how it feels

Seniors:
As we go on
We remember
All the times we
Had together
And as our lives change
Come whatever
We will still be friends forever

As the violins got louder, Brittany, Tina, and Blaine started to cry. I couldn't hold it in any longer, and I let a few tears slip out of my eyes. I looked at Mr. Schue sat next to me and noticed that we was crying, as well.