The Playboys Are Going Down

Graduation

(Ariel)

The three months that I had hoped would go so fast was finally over. Today we graduate. Today's the day my life begins. As a dancer a doctor anything. Today's the day everything is going to change. Not that it already hasn't.

After today I get married to the guy I've waited for my whole life well senior year that is.

Being nice to my friends I let Aqua do my hair even though its going to change in less than 24 hours.

And I let Bella pick out what I'm wearing underneath my gown and cap.

And Ari and Rave are doing my makeup.

But again it will most likely change in a 24 hour radius.

We're all so excited for this day. We will officially not be in high school anymore. Gosh this school is like a prison.

We all already know were we are going to college too.

I'm going to Julliard for dance. That is if my try out goes well.
Ari's going to Harvard for Phyc.
Aqua's going to Yale for marine biology.
Ravens going to University of Phoenix for singing.
And Bella's going to NC state college for becoming a doctor.

The guys are continuing this year and then they are ending their music career to stay with us. It's really sweet.

My heart its thumping loud in my chest. I never knew this would come this fast it was like yesterday I was in 9th grade.

I shake my head to remove the thoughts and jog down the steps.

I open the fridge and grab an apple. And while I was turning around Liam grabs my hips and turns me around himself. I smile and he leans in to give me a quick peck on the lips, but instead of doing that he takes the apple out of my hands and bites into it.

I smile and roll my eyes.

"Jerk"

"How dare you call me a jerk" He says facking a frown and putting his hand over his heart.

"You stole my apple so yeah your a jerk" I say and walk around the corner into the girls room.

I hear squeals as I walk in.

"It's the bride to be" Aqua squeals

"We've gone over this it's not until tomorrow" I said rolling my eyes and sitting at the end of the bed.

"Whatever it's still happing soon" Ari chirps in.

"Let me graduate first" I say laying my back onto the bed.

"I mean if we're talking about it, don't you think it's a little too soon" Raven says fiddiling with a piece of string on her shirt.

"Well yeah a little but who knows what will happen I mean I am 18 aren't I"

"Well yeah but don't you want to fall in love with him instead of starting all over again"

"Yes well I want to fall in love with him again like this ok"

She nods then looks up as Ari drops something but we all shrug it off. I mean come on it's Aquarius we're talking about.

There's a moment of silence before someone speaks up.

"Is your mom coming to the wedding" Bella asks.

"Are you kidding" I said completely shocked.

"No" I stutter "She is not messing this up for me, she's messed up too much"

"Like what having a relationship with louis"

"No not all of it"

"Then what" Aqua chimes in

"Nothing"

"Look Ariel you have to have your mom there now why don't you want her too"

"Because she messes up everything, shes not even my mom anymore"

"But why" Ari says staring me down.

"Because"

"Because why" they all yell at me.

"SHE KILLED MY BROTHER AND MADE MY FATHER LEAVE AND NEVER COME BACK, THATS WHAT SHE DID ALRIGHT" I was not relieved when I confessed it just put a heavier weight on my chest making it hard to breathe.

They all looked shocked like someone was about to die or something.

I try to breathe softly but it doesn't work as well as I thought it would.

"Ariel I thought like a boy band killed him or something" Raven speaks up.

"No it was a cover up because if I told anyone my mom would beat me so I made up the stupidest lie ever" I said

"How, how did she kill him" Aqua asked

"It was a year ago literally a year ago today he died it was actually after he came to vist me from college, anyway she was drunk and my mom and him never got along, so they were fighting about something stupid but as I said she was drunk and things got phisical and so I went down to stop them before someone got hurt, but as I was going down stairs I heard a gun shot and a thud.."
I let a tear fall and continue.
"So I raced down the steps and my brother in a puddle of blood on the floor with a bullet in his head. I ran to him but my mom pulled me back and started punching me so I grabbed the gun and hit her with it and she went unconscious, so I pushed her off of me and ran to my brother and yelled for my dad but he had lefted and I didn't know it then but now I know he was sick of my mom being drunk so he left. I called 911 and my mom got sent to the hospital and soon jail but got bailed out by her sister, when she got out I had just come back from my brothers funeral and she was standing their sobbing remembering what she had done and ever since that night I don't have a mother just a criminal." I was relieved of some pressure after I had explained. I guess I didn't realize it either that Liam was holding my waist.

Their faces had no expression so I said.
"Can we uh not talk about this anymore I mean we are graduating today it is supposed to be a happy day" and with that the girls came and they all hugged me. I hugged them back then went back up stairs to get ready.

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I'm so nervous. I'm sitting in my spot waiting to be called up onto the stage to graduate. Stupid speeches take to long.
I fittle with my fingers waiting for the people to just shut up so I can accomplish something in my life.

I feel a hand rest on both of mine. I snap my head up.

"Calm down their almost done" Raven says smiling.

I smile back and look up at the speaker.

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Finally it has been an hour and a half of people just talking. But now their just calling our names.

"AquaMarine Livingston" They have gotten to our row oh gosh.

I start fittiling with my hands again.

"Aquarius Jones"

"Bella Rogers"

"Raven Randolph"

"Ariel White"
I snap my head up. That was my name right..right. I get up and take long steps to the stage. When I finally get up there my breath hitches, sending me signals like every one's watching. As I grab my deploma
I smile at the principal and walk off.

That was the most stressful thing ever.

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After the graduation ceremony all of us went to eat then headed back to my house.
There all we did was be our weird selves.

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Sorry for the terribly late update. I'm writing a new book so I've been caught up in that and other stuff. Comment on anything.