"Let's go. You don't want to be late for this," Aunt Wendy yelled from outside.
"Just a second," I shouted back as I slid on my white pumps and walked out with Ashton shutting the front door behind me.
"Shotgun!" Ashton screamed, running past me and sitting in the front passenger seat, leaving me to sit in the back all by myself. Aunt Wendy soon pulled us out of the driveway and drove towards the university.
It felt like a dream. My heart was racing in my chest, anxious about stepping into a new phase of my life. It was just yesterday that I was a nerdy college freshman and now I was about to graduate with my brother and best friend, and I couldn't ask for anything more.
We slowly reached the university's parking lot through the ridiculous traffic, unable to find a spot. "You've got to be kidding me," Aunt Wendy mumbled.
"Just park there," Ashton pointed out.
"That's not a parking spot," I muttered from the back seat.
"No one is going to notice and there's no parking spots left, so might as well park here."
Aunt Wendy agreed with him and parked where he told her to. I straightened the wrinkles on my black graduation gown after I got out while Ashton did the same.
"Hurry!" Aunt Wendy grabbed my wrist and hauled me away. "I want front row seats and you guys need to graduate. Let's go!"
We pivoted around the massive herds of people, trying to get into the large football field. "I'm going to be sitting on this side, so look for me when you guys get seated," Aunt Wendy informed us before parting ways. Ashton and I strode onto the field where students were already getting situated.
"Bitch!" I turned my head in the direction of the yelling girl. "Finally! I've been waiting for so long." She wrapped her arms around me and squealed. "We are fucking graduating!"
"I know." I patted her back. "You can let go now, Soph."
"I'm just so happy," she pulled away with a massive grin and faced Ashton who stared rather astonished. "You can have one too." Ashton met her warm embrace right after.
"Thanks, Sophie!" He smiled at her after pulling away.
"Did you guys decorate your caps?" She inquired.
"Fuck yeah!" Ashton chirped up while removing his cap and showing it to her. 'NFL' was shabbily engraved on it with a white marker.
"You got some skills," I laughed at his pathetic attempt.
"Well, at least I did something to it, unlike you," he fired back.
"Look at mine." Sophie lowered her head for me and Ashton to see, 'If you can't impress them with your intelligence, baffle them with your bullshit', written on the cap with a few gems decorating the corners. I chuckled at her silliness while Ashton cackled hysterically.
"That's fucking genius," he barked out after he calmed his laugh. "Why didn't I think of that?"
"Because I'm the genius here, not you," she poked his chest.
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