Last Chance

41.

"I don't know, Jen." Zoey looked in the mirror. Jennifer had just curled her hair and she wasn't sure what to think. "Jack's going to love it." said Jennifer. "Let me see." Sam sat on a chair next to Zoey. Ginnifer was doing her hair. Zoey turned a quarter turn and looked at Sam. 'I like it.' Sam replied. 'Me too.' Ginnifer nodded. "Okay, then leave it alone." said Zoey. She looked again in the mirror.

Today was the graduation ceremony of Zoey and Sam. Both girls passed last month and today they could pick up their diploma. They were both quite nervous. You didn't see something like this every day and they had to look perfect. Besides, their friends came too so that's why everything had to be all right before they came.

Sam had been with Niall for thirteen months now. Over the past year, the two have grown closer to each other and they are very happy together. Niall was very busy making music at the time. Recently he had released a song and it was very well listened to. Since then, Niall has been fully engaged in music and Sam was behind him one hundred percent with all his choices.

Sam was also doing very well. She was very happy and she had been goalkeeping for six months at the football club in the neighbourhood. Josh and Colin were her most loyal fans, standing on the line at every game. Sam really enjoyed her time at the football club and she loved being a goalkeeper. It was really a bit of relaxation for her.

Zoey was also doing very well. After Josh and Ginnifer adopted the girl, she was much better. Zoey still found much relaxation in playing the guitar and she had now been taking riding lessons for three and a half years. Zoey loved it and she was glad she could do it every Friday because she loved it the most. But horseback riding wasn't what she liked best.

She had been in a relationship with Jack for three months now. Jack was two months older than her and according to Zoey he was the cutest boy in the world. She knew the boy through Josh. In the Manifest series, Jack played Josh's son, and after Manifest ended, they had a farewell party. Family and friends were allowed to come along and Zoey got to know Jack at that party. At first everyone had teased her about Jack, but when Josh noticed that the two were getting closer, he took action and invited Jack home. That had been a very enjoyable day and Zoey has been in a relationship with the boy ever since.

'Ladies, are you coming? We'll be late for graduation.' Josh shouted upstairs. 'We are coming!' Ginnifer yelled back. "Is my hair that good?" She looked questioningly at Ginnifer. 'Yes! You both look beautiful.' Both girls were wearing dresses. "Let's go downstairs before the boys get impatient." Jennifer suggested.

They all walked downstairs and there were Josh, Colin, Jack, Niall, Oliver and Hugo waiting. All the men were in suits. "How neat you look." Jennifer walked over to Hugo and lifted the boy up. Hugo laughed. "Daddy had to." He said. Everyone chuckled. 'Let's go now. Of course I want to sit in the front row.' said Josh. Zoey immediately turned around with a jerk.

"Absolutely not, Dad. You really make fun of us if you do that.' Zoey gave Josh a stern look. Everyone laughed. "I'm holding him down." Promised Ginnifer. 'Nice. thank you mom.' muttered Zoey. 'Shall we leave? We'll be really late soon.' Jack grabbed Zoey's hand and squeezed it. 'Indeed. Oliver and Hugo ride with us. Then the others can join Josh and Ginny.' said Colin. "Yeah, we're going with Uncle Colin and Aunt Jen!" Oliver shouted happily. 'Yes!' Happy, Oliver and Hugo walked to the car with Colin and Jennifer. "Let's go too." said Josh. 'No, wait! We still need to take a picture. Before you find us the embarrassing parents.' Ginnifer smiled at the children. Everybody laughed.

Niall, Sam, Zoey and Jack all four of them lined up next to each other. 'Laugh!' shouted Josh. 'Cheese!' Everyone looked into the camera and Ginnifer took some pictures. "Are they nice?" Sam walked over to Ginnifer and Ginnifer showed her the pictures. "Ah they're really nice guys!" She said.

"Come on guys, we really have to go now." said Josh. Everyone got into the car and Josh started the engine. On to the graduation ceremony..