The unknown daughter

Chapter 31

Alison's point of view

Graduation day has arrived! Congratulations to us! Remember what I said when I wouldn't be graduating? Well as it turns out I am! How? Well while I was working, Vergil already knew that I planned to work.... how did he know? He read my freaking diary! Out of curiosity of course. Good thing that was the only page he read or else I would've been doomed. All of my insults at him were still there! And since he knew I was working..... he was the one who answered my test papers and quizzes.

Well as of now Mika is fixing my make-up. She said I needed to be perfect since I ended up being the magna cum laude. Obviously Vergil is the Summa cum laude. Mika was the cum laude and Dante was next to Mika. Pretty cool right? But I want to savor this moment since I'll be able to graduate now. But Mika keeps on ruffling my hair not sure of how to fix it.

"Come on Mika just get on with it." She groaned, "no! You have to look perfect in front of Vergil." I groaned. "Why do I have to?" She giggled, "because he's your boyfriend!" I sighed, "won't it be ruined because of the cap?" She poured and crossed her arms once she realized it. I chuckled at her face. "What about you? Aren't you going to fix yourself?" She then started fixing herself.

I smiled and when she was finished we formed our lines. We were at the end since we were the ones being honored. But I felt a bit undeserving since that was practically cheating. Vergil appeared in his white graduation cap and gown. "Hey!" Mika shouted as she called Vergil's attention. I turned around and saw him smiling at me. "Congratulations." He said to me. "Thank you. But still you cheated." I looked away playfully.

He hugged me from behind and whispered, "at least I didn't cheat on you." His words made my heart melt. "Yeah, there's that too." Then I faced him and hugged him. "Hey! It's too early to flirt!" Dante shouted. Vergil and I glared at him and said in unison, "says the one who flirts all the time." He smirked. "Whatever." And he slung an arm around Mika. "We're in the last." I smirked and said, "well they always save the best for last."

We marched towards our seats and the graduation has officially started. The principal, Mika's father, has already given his speech and when Vergil was next he grabbed my hand. "It's okay you can do it." He tightened his grip on my hand and I held his hand reassuringly. He looked at me and I smiled at him which made him smile and gain courage. Public speaking was never his forte.

"And now to call the Summa cum laude, Vergil Sparda, to give an inspiring speech for the journey ahead." Vergil stood up and walked up the stage. He took the microphone from the podium and stood in the middle of the stage. He sighed, "Good morning to everyone here." We replied a cheerful "good morning". He inserted his hand in his pocket, "first of all I would like to congratulate everyone for reaching this far. All of our hard work has finally paid off, and I know that this day is very important to everyone here so as much as possible, I'll make it very happy and memorable for everyone here."

Everyone "awwwww"ed and I smiled at him when he looked at me. "To be honest...... I didn't even prepare any speech... because I thought that it would be unnecessary to me since I used to think that I was better alone and that I could achieve everything I desired and accomplish everything without the help of anybody. But now..... I see that I was wrong, the saying "no man is an island" really was true and I never imagined that someone would be willing to stand by my side." Then the crowd cheers excitedly knowing what he meant.

"And with all due respect, I would like her to come up here to stage." He looked at me and so did everyone. "What?" I hesitated and Vergil gestured me to come over to his side, I stood up and then Mika pushed me excitedly. "What the- I'm going you don't need to push me." She sat back on her seat. I walked over to him and the audience clapped. He lowered the mic to his chest so our conversation was still a wee bit heard by the crowd. "Why'd you call me up here?" He held my hand like he doesn't want to ever let go. "Just stay by my side" and the crowds cheering got louder.

I leaned my head on his shoulder and held his hand. "College. For us this is the ultimate test.... and sometimes it's a nightmare for us. But once you get used to it, it will be like a walk in the park." Then the crowd chuckled.

"Each and everyone of us has a significant role in everyone's life. Sometimes you do something good, something bad, or sometimes even a bit of both. Life is full of surprises and expect the unexpected so before you decide to do something.... make sure you won't regret it, because there's no turning back..... in the end of this very day, we'll be going on our own separate ways chasing our dreams." I smiled and buried my face on his arm. He looked at me and smiled.

He turned his gaze back in front, "From the moment we started walking, we had made a lot of achievements and yet there are more to come.... you fall, get up. Stand up and learn." He looked at me in the eyes and said, "always remember that there are people who will always love you and are willing to guide you throughout your journey." At this point some of our batch mates are already crying.

"A lot of people, commonly the innocent and ignorant, say that we are almost at the end of our lives.......... but here's what I tell you... don't let these kind of people drag you down. Because in the end of this very graduation!" There was a long pause and then he smirked, "is the real beginning of our lives." Then right after that, all of the students practically jumped and hugged each other with tears on their faces.

I hugged Vergil and couldn't help but cry too. He placed the microphone back and wiped my tears away, "why are you crying?" I laughed and sniffled. "N-nothing. It's just I never thought I could graduate in my situation......" He shushed me in a comforting way and we went down the stage.

The giving of certificates has already commenced and while we were waiting for the other students to finish, we were talking about what we were going to do in the future. "I'm going to start to name my shop so it will be well-known soon. What about you Mika?" She grinned. "Well I'm still thinking of what I should do. So not really sure yet. What about you two love birds?" I scoffed. "Well I'm going to continue working at the place I've started with. I like working there, even though just as a waitress I still have fun and there are no discriminations or anything negative." I stated.

"As for me. Well I'll just go wherever the road takes me as long as it's with Alison." He kissed my temple and just then the giving of certificates has officially ended. The principal gave his closing remarks and then we all threw our graduation caps up high in the air while cheering. We had a group hug and then the other girls who used to bully me came over. "Hey Alison." I looked over to them. "Yes?" They looked down, "we're really sorry for bullying you... we only did that since you know... you're new and different from us. Can you give us a chance to be friends with you?"

My eyes widened from what she said and I took her hands in mine and said, "I forgive you. And yes. We can be friends." They hugged me and I hugged back. "Thank you." I tapped her back and she pulled away. She waved me good bye as well as her friends and left.

I walked back but was called again. They asked to take some pictures with me and I was mesmerized since I didn't think that they would want to remember me. "Well like you said Vergil. 'Expect the unexpected.'" They finished taking pictures with me and they went to their parents. I knew that this was a new wonderful beginning for us.

And this made me look forward to the future. But it would've been nice if either of my parents got to see me graduate. They've enjoyed seeing me graduate, especially Alex. I looked down missing them. I wish I could have the chance to see them again. But I didn't. Then the teacher announced.

"The grad ball registration is at, 6:30-7:30 pm. The three honors.... please come early so that we may assign you..... something... thank you."