Hollywood Heights

Chapter 16

Loren walks into Eddie's apartment. She was finally able to walk on her own again. The past two weeks had been brutal between finals and physical therapy. Loren had one more day until the concert with Eddie but she first had to get through her graduation ceremony.

Eddie: Hey, Lo, how does it feel to be finally free of high school?

Loren: Well ill let you know in two hours. Oh my god i have two hours until i go on stage to speak, how will i do it what happens if i get nauseas and run off stage?

Eddie: Loren i love it when you get all nervous you're really cute like that. 

Loren: Really Eddie, what will i do?

Eddie: The first thing would be get off this couch so that we can get down there.

Loren: I know but i feel like if i stay here i might miss it and then i wont have to speak today.

Eddie: Is that really what you want? To miss your high school graduation because you have to give a valedictorian speech? 

Loren: No, of course not. I just don't want to give the speech.

Eddie: But you worked really hard on writing it. Come on lets go.

Eddie and Loren get off the couch and walk out of their apartment together. Eddie drives Loren to the hall. Eddie goes to join Nora, Max, Jake and Kelly in the audience while Loren goes to find Melissa.

Jake: I can't believe we are all at a high school graduation.

Nora: I can't believe my baby girl is graduating. 

Max: Do you have her graduation present?

Eddie: I sure do it's in the trunk of my car i think she will be really excited about it.

Kelly: Is it an engagement ring?

Eddie: Kelly you just ruined my surprise

Nora: Really Eddie?

Eddie: No, don't worry that will come but i don't think Loren is ready for that quite just yet.

Nora: Yeah me neither. I love you Eddie, and i am really happy she has you and i cant wait for the day you will become my son in law but you worried me there for a second.

Jake: Don't you think he will become you're son sooner than he will become your son in law.

Principal Nolan: Ladies and Gentlemen if you can all find your seat we can start this graduation ceremony.

Everyone finds their seats and the music starts and the graduates walk down the aisle. Phil is walking down alongside Adriana who has just started showing, Melissa and Adam are walking down together and Loren is standing next to Cameron. Nora is crying and Eddie's whole face is glowing. Everyone sits down and principal Nolan gets up and starts to speak.

Principal Nolan. The time of year has come again, and we are all gathered here together to congratulate these wonderful young men and women who are finally graduating high school. Many of you parents and family members in the audience probably remember you're high school graduation. graduating high school is an amazing accomplishment. These wonderful individuals have learned and grown tremendously from the moment they walked into these doors on the first day of ninth grade. As the custom goes in West Valley High, the twelfth grade class was given a choice of the three students with the highest GPA record to choose from. This year i am proud to introduce to you our very special valedictorian Loren Tate. Loren is a very contentious student who very recently has deferred from Brown university to which she got accepted to in order to pursue a career in music. I would now like to introduce to you Loren Tate.