The Ride Of My Life: Chicago

Chapter 33

It's have been three week since we put Night Skull in jail. I haven't heard from any of the crew since then. Lexi is moving away to move with her aunt with her three kids, and the way Lexi talks about her aunt, seems nice and will take good care of her. Her mom will be doing some time for about ten year and might be able to get probation if, she cooperate.
After that night, dad and I finally talk things out the next morning, there's a little strain between us but getting pass that.I'm still hurt from him keeping something from without talking to me about the whole things, but I'll move from that slow anyway. last week dad and Kathrine welcome a baby boy, name Levi. And might I say he's the cutest thing I ever seen.
Mack and I are good anwe're going to spend much time together before we leave for college and I also gave her and her family a thank you gift for letting me stay with for a while and still go over time to time to visit them.As for Kendra and I don't get along that well anymore, but will pretend around our family.
Right now, I'm at high school in the gym with all my graduated classmate as they happily chatting away or a little sad as we about to be graduates in less than ten minutes. We're having the ceremony outside in the football flied, everything is been set up since yesterday.
I'm standing around watching everyone getting ready last minutes or talking. Mack is somewhere around here. Not knowing what to do to pass the time. I took my phone out from my dress pocket. I loved this dress that has pocket it so easy to put my phone in, instead leaving it in the car. Unlocking my phone I went on my social media and already people are already posting some pics before the ceremony, I closed the app and went to my photo library, going through my photos over the last few months, few days ago, I went through my photo and got ridden some of them. But I saved all the rest on a flash drive, if anything to happened to phone and I lost everything at least I have the flash drive. All I have to do is plug it in the laptop to see them whenever I want.
"Okay, is everyone ready for this." one of the teacher came in to the gym. Everyone get ready.
It took us less than a minutes to get into position and soon the ceremony started.

The ceremony lasted almost two hours, but we all finally graduated from high school. Everyone is hanging out in the flied, taking photos, or talking with other. Some of the family are still tearing up as they try to take pictures or talking to other family about how much they going to miss them, even though some have other kids that have a few years to go, before it's their time to shine.
I'm standing around looking at everyone with their family, until I hear someone call my name out.
"We did it." I hear Mack said, as she jump onto my back and almost falling to the ground. Turning around to face her, she straighten up with a big smile on her face.
"Yeah. We did." I said, matching her excitement and giving her a hug. "So, what do you wanna do later?"
"I don't know really. I'll let you know before gets too late though."
"Alright. Well better find dad and Kathrine. See ya."
"See ya."
After we parted I found dad talking to Kathrine, who is hold Levi in her arm under a blanket to block out the sunlight from his eyes. But I don't see Kendra there, so she must be some where around here, talking.
"There my little Estelle, all grown up." Dad said, seeing me walking towards them. When I got to them dad wrapped his arms around me, giving me his bear hug, I loved, even he crushed me just a little.
"Hey, dad and Kathrine. I greeted them both. Kathrine just nod her head in return.
"Your mom would been so proud of you for graduating. And I know she would loved to see you accepting your diploma." Dad say, getting a little teary. I know he still miss her time to time, but that doesn't stop him for missing her, even if he's with Kathrine or someone else. She will always be in his heart.
"I know." I said, trying to hold back tears of my own. But I imagine her being here at the ceremony smiling and having tears running down her cheeks as she watch me accept my diploma.
Dad gave me another hug, before we hear Levi crying.
"We should get going. It's almost his bedtime." Kathrine said, gently rocking him. It's already pass seven thirty and his bedtime is at eight. and it's still light but pretty soon it's going to be dark in about an hour.
"Alright. I'll see you whenever you get home, Estelle." Dad said. I nodded as they started to walk away to the parking lot. Tonight I'm hanging out with some people to celebrate and have fun.
Dad sometime stay with Kathrine time to time and also come home to me, since we still lived the house I grew up but I know they planned on living together soon once everything is settle down. don't know if one of them planned moving into the one the house together or finding a new one together to start their life together. But either way I wanted my dad to be happy. It just gonna be hard to be pretending to friend with Kendra. Maybe it's time that we try to get along for the sake of our family. But I doubt it, since she started to be stubborn and want her way now, only time will see how thing worked out.
I look to the school build and think all the years I have for the last four years of being at this school, I'm gonna missed it, the good and the bad time. Turning around to see that everyone is getting ready to leave, I start to head to my car.
"Hey, Estelle. See you at the party?" Jayson said, walking backward.
"Yeah, wouldn't miss it." I said. After that he turn around headed to his car.
When I got to my car, I just sit in driver seat and just taking everything in, until something shine in my eyes. I look over to the rear view mirror to the necklace that Tyler gave me a few weeks ago. Just looking at it bring back memory of him and the crew. I missed them so much, especial Tyler. He gets me, if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't become the person I am. Even if things got way out of hand but still I wouldn't change a thing, like hanging out with them and getting to know their lifestyle how they get through the day not knowing what to come the next.
I was to focus on the necklace when I hear my phone went off. It's probably Mack asking where I'm at. Taking my phone out, I look at the screen to see it's an unknown number. It's probably someone who got the wrong number, should I let the person for they not waiting too long to whoever they texting, it might be best to let them know. I open the message and to my surprised it someone I didn't excepted to hear from anymore. i started reading the text.

Unknown: Hey, it's Tyler. This is a temporary phone. I wanted to say congratulation on graduating. sorry if it's to early or late, but I wanted to say congrats. And I hope your doing great and everything worked out with your dad after everything happen. And again congrats and go achieve your dream. PS, please don't reply back, probably won't get since this only a temporary phone. Goodbye, Estelle. I'll never forget you.

After reading the message a few times, I look up from my phone didn't notice that I was crying when I look in the rear view mirror, seeing the tears coming down. I didn't aspect him to text since the night he left town after putting the Night Skull in jail. And now he, I'm hearing from through a text message that I so badly wanted to reply back to see how he doing but can't. It just break my heart a little more knowing that I won't be able to see him again. Or maybe I will someday, maybe we run into each other on the street and catch up . But for now I can only hope that one day we'll meet again if it only for belief moment.
After sitting here for few more minutes, I start the car and headed to Mack's house since we're getting ready for the party at Jayson's and then headed over there.
As I driving, I think of the things that has happen since I been hanging out with them what would it be like if I haven't trip over Tyler on the school sidewalk, I still be the same girl who dad is keeping something from her and being the good student and daughter that's never get in trouble with anything and only spend some time with my friends with the same routine we always to do after school and on the weekend and hanging out with dad when he's not to busy working on a case. That the kind of girl I be if I never met Tyler in the first place. So I wouldn't change a thing since meeting him and the crew.
This has been the ride of my life in Chicago.