Le'annaMarie's POV
*Graduation Day*
The graduation ceremony was beautiful. Everything ran smoothly, we heard the most incredible of speeches, and it was so great to see all of my fellow classmates take their diplomas in their hands. I couldn't believe this was my last time being here- high school was a thrill. Through the good times and the bad, I still loved it all. I was searching for Andréas but never found him. I saw Ortiz with friends but no Andréas. Of course I was concerned but I knew he was okay. After the ceremony, I met my parents, my brother Carter and other relatives to recieve flowers. Carter saw me first and ran up to me with a teddy bear in his hands.
"LeMarie! Here you go!" He hugged me around my waist and handed me the soft panda bear which happens to be my favorite animal.
"Thank you so much, buddy! I love you!" I hugged him back and gave him a kiss on his cheek.
"You're welcome and love you too!" He said.
"I'm so proud of you, baby." Mom said with a big smile.
"Proud of you sweetie." Dad said kissing my head and handing me pink roses.
"Thank you- these are beautiful! And thank you, family, for coming as well. It means a lot that you all came out to support me." I said.
"Of course, LeMarie. You look amazing." My cousin, Melanie, said.
"Thank you- grandma Nina! I didn't see you there." I went up to her and gave her the biggest hug. She smiled and said that she was so proud of me and that she knows I will be doing great things real soon. I told her thank you and that I love her so much.
"Hey girlie!" Haley hugged me, suprisingly. The other girls walked towards us, too.
"Hey guys! I am so happy right now." I said.
"Me too! So after we take many pics, we were going to go out to lunch in about an hour then head to the grad party for the school- it's gonna be so packed but so much fun!" Haley said.
"Sounds good! Let's go!"
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After we took pictures at the school, I headed home and changed into a simple gray dress with a jean jacket. Good thing my hair was still a bit wavy- it looked pretty cute so I didn't touch it and left the house. The girls and I met at some fancy Italian place and took a table outside since it was warm out.
"Have you seen Ortiz and Andréas?" Haley asked as we looked at menus.
"No idea. Why did you ask that?" I said.
"Oh. 'Cause I invited them to lunch." Haley said and my heart dropped.
"Wait, what?! Hay, what the heck?" I said with huge eyes.
"What? I really like Ortiz and his cousin! I wanted to celebrate our big day with them. And I know you want to see Andréas also..." She grinned while bumping my shoulder.
"Well, of course I do. But do you know how awkward it may be?" I asked shyly.
"Oh, most definitely," she said. I pouted my lips and knitted my eyebrows, "but you'll be fine."
"Hey guys, I think two large pepperonis and a small veggie pizza- for Le'annaMarie and her healthy self- will be good for us." Jada said cutting into everyone's conversations.
"Cool. I'll go order!" Jada said.
"Us too!" Lily, Kiara, Allie and Jamilah went up too.
"Pizza dude is cute." Allie said and Haley and I laughed.
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Teen Fiction**Originally Titled "Andréas"*** After facing time in juvie for a reckless crime he committed, Andréas is not ready to face his family. After his arrest, Andréas' father and his closest relatives had moved to Sacramento, California. Though his famil...
