𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 | s. lopez + b. pierce

Seven

I'll Always Remember You sung by Jadelynn Berry-July

"I always knew this day would come. We'd be standing one by one with our future in our hands. So many dreams, so many plans."

Jadelynn walked into the choir room on the last day of school with a box in hand and her red graduation gown on. The room where she's spent the best – and worst – 4 years of her life was barren and cold. It had an eerie echo to it, haunting memories lingering in the empty space.

"I always knew after all these years, there'd be laughter, there'd be tears, but never thought that I'd walk away with so much joy but so much pain."

"Aren't you supposed to be in the auditorium?" Marley asked as she finished the last of the sweeping.

"Not yet." Jade set the box down on the bottom step of the risers. "I have some gifts for you guys before I go."

"And it's so hard to say goodbye"

Julia and Matti stood up on their tip-toes and looked over Jade's shoulder as she rummaged through the box. The first thing she took out was a scrapbook, which she handed to them.

"This is a collection of pictures I've taken of you guys with Ollie over these last couple years," Jade said, smiling when the two best friends' eyes lit up, excited gasps falling from their lips as they opened up to the first page. "I thought that you girls would want to have it. What I didn't want was for you guys to think that you were never going to see him again."

Matti exchanged a confused look with Julia. "What do you mean?" she asked, tilting her head to the side.

"Look on the last page." Jade smiled knowingly as they flipped to the last page of the scrapbook. "That's my phone number and some train tickets from Lima to New York. Whenever you want to come visit, or if you just want to talk, give me a call."

"Oh, my God!" Julia gasped, and Matti squealed excitedly. "You're seriously the best, Jade!"

The two girls hugged the graduating senior tight.

"But yesterday's gone, we gotta keep moving on. I'm so thankful for the moments. So glad I got to know ya."

"My next gift is for Marley." Jade took a notebook out of the box and handed it to the taller brunette. "I was going through my room yesterday when I was packing, and I came across a notebook that had never been used. I want you to have it. For your songs." She smiled when Marley did, too. "Write something good, and let me know when your album comes out so that I can be first in line for my signed copy."

"I will." Marley smiled brightly. "Thank you."

"The times that we had, I'll keep like a photograph and hold you in my heart forever. I'll always remember you."

Jade snapped her fingers at Kitty. "You."

"Me?" Kitty raised a brow and pointed to herself, smirking slightly when Jade nodded.

The dancer took a signed photo of Quinn Fabray out of the box and handed it to the cheerleader with a teasing smile.

"Oh, God." Kitty laughed. "I can't believe you actually got her to sign this for me."

"She's dating my sister." Jade shrugged with a smile. "She's basically already my sister-in-law. She loves me and will pretty much do anything I ask."

"Another chapter in the book. Can't go back, but you can look, and there we are on every page. Memories I'll always save."