❛she showed up like rain on a desert rose, and where i'd be without her, god only knows!❜
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━━━ in which, hayley swan was excited to move back to her childhood home and xander hale just wanted to live a happy life with his famil...
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THE GYM WAS PACKED FULL OF BOTH FAMILY, FRIENDS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS. The room was cleaned, and the tapestry was fixed to perfection. Stage lights shone down onto the center of the stage, and the constant chatter and whispers echoed throughout the gymnasium. It was officially graduation day.
Hayley had nearly cried as she had handed Charlie his rose along with Bella's. The pure look of pride and fatherly love was enough to make her heart flutter. And even though Renee wasn't there with them, she couldn't find it in herself to care. Today was going to be a happy day. She had worked so hard to get here, and she wasn't going to let anything ruin this for her.
Now she just hoped she could get through her speech without sobbing.
"And now, I would like to invite this year's salutatorian on stage to give us a few words of wisdom." Principal Baker smiled from the podium. His white hair bright against his tan skin, and warm almond eyes shining with pride. "Please welcome Hayley Swan!"
