Make Me || O.de

63

Of course, every graduation is long.. but this was seemed like it was going on for ages! We've been listening to the vice-president of the campus call out every student name, and we've watched professors hand out certificates and and the president of the campus was by the stairs to turn the tassel on the cap. We did also have to shake the president's hand and take a photo with her before we go off stage and back to our seats, where we have to stay put until the end of the ceremony where we can all throw our caps off.

After each person was called out, the whole hall cheered and clapped. Every.. single.. time.

Jungsu was sat beside me in the hall, the others scattered everywhere else since we had to be seated in alphabetical order.
Throughout most of the ceremony, Jungsu and I were just complaining about how our throats and hands hurt for the cheering and clapping, but thankfully we were almost done.

Literally everyone in the group studied either business or science, and so did majority of the campus, so it was really only the students who studied either of them in the hall. Our college is a mixed-course college, meaning it supports and teaches as many courses as possible, which is also why our campus has different buildings – one for each course. Luckily, the business and science buildings are nearby eachother, so meeting with the others is no problem.

"Jan Minjae, graduating from business studies," the vice-president calls out into the mic. Jungsu and I quickly stop complaining about our hands as I quickly stand up from my seat, speed walking to the stage and carefully making my way up the steps and collecting my certificate, then going to the president and shaking her hand, then facing at crowd and photographer.

In the hall was a second story which had family and friends of graduates, and I could easily spot mine. The boys and the twins were cheering so loudly, clapping as well. From the viewing balcony, I saw Kijae and Heejae, Junping with joy and pointing at me while my mom took photos of me with her camera.

"Congratulations, Jan Minjae.", the president smiles as she turns my tassel.
The president and I then exchange bows, me then going back to my seat.

"Oh my god, the lighting up there made you look stunning!", Jungsu smiles widely as he smacks my arm around, immediantly stopping as soon as he heard his name be called out. He immediantly put on a poker face as he stood up, making his way to the stage and collecting his certificate, shaking hands with the president and allowing her to turn his tassel.

He then jogs back to his seat, us smiling widely at eachother as we both unwrapped our certificates which was rolled up and kept in place with a red ribbon.

"That much stress over the past four years was so worth it for this day.", Jungsu smiles as he lets out a smile of relief.