Life as we Know it

Chapter 2 ~School graduation~

Yup school was almost officially over. I love summer but I have to move in with my dad through it. It's good because were he lives near one of the biggest riding trail. "BEEP BEEP" Well it's the last day of being a middle schooler! Next year I'll be driving on the road. My childhood is nearly gone but I'm ready to take on some challenges thats about to be thrown at me. "Are you up dear?" my mother asked as she open my bedroom door. "Yup!" She left and closed the door. I picked out my favorite outfit. Lime green and white t-shirt and blue Jean short shorts. My father hates me wearing short shorts but that's why I'm wearing them one last time. "You should straighten your hair for today since you can't come home" my mother yelled. Well yeah I should.... I got back out of bed and headed toward the bathroom. Woah! What happen to my hair when I was asleep? Gosh, looks like world war II went through it! "what time is it?" I asked the house hoping for an answer. My brother opened he's door "about 7:15" "Thanks!!" well I had a few minutes. Long enough to get my hair straighten. I plugged the straighter into the wall clicked it on and went back to my room. "Another day in jail" I sighed. I talk to myself a lot more than I should! After, I got my clothes on I brushed my hair and went back to the bathroom to straighten it. "SAY SOMTHIN IF YOUR FEELIN' THE VIBE, SAY SOMETHIN BABY DON'T BE SO SHY!" Well, who's trying to call me in the morning? Since I was short on time I let it ring and just straighten my hair before re-entering my room for the second time. Did I bring my bookbag home? Uh... "looks around the room" uh oh... "dear are you almost ready?" my mother asked. "Yeah just give me a minute" Oh wait I left it in my locker! Duhh!! I should totally be a blonde! "grabs iPhone" Why in the world is Chad calling me at 7 in the freaking morning like I'm going to see him at school! "Taylor it's time to go!" my mom's boyfriend yelled. "Alrighty! Calm ya horses I'll be right there! "opens door and slips on a pair of white vans" Today should be interesting and hopefully perfect! "Let's go!!!" I yelled walking towards the door. My mom run toward the door to catch up with me "Do you have your money?" "Yes, mother I have my money" Okay I might be kind of a blonde but I keep my money nearby! "Awh, my baby all grown up!" Lordy.... Not again... "Well just think about it I'll be driving next year and Austin will graduate high school going into college next year" You know not trying to bring her down like... "Yea don't remind me! Well have a fun day at school pretty sure Austin should be in his car." she stated. "sighs" "alrighty...." I left the house and began my way toward his truck. I open the door to the beating sound of Johnny Cash "I Walk the Line". I just looked at him with an unsure face. "Just get in we got to go to school!" he grouched back. Well, somebody waked up on the wrong side of the bed this morning!

~At school~

When I enter the building Chad came tackling me along with his cute best friend. Aye, I'm not complaining! "GOODMORNING!" Chad and his friend yelled to the top of there lungs. "Morning!" I smiled "Now mind getting off of me?" I chuckled. "Nope!" Well looks like I'm not going to be going through the breakfast line. "Aye, jump on my back I'll take you to the breakfast line" Chad insisted. "But." "No buts to it now c'mon!" This should be interesting. "Fine.." I jumped on Chad's back and let me say he could hold me up not that I'm fat but, he used to be kind of weak.... "You gonna grab your food "clicks" or nah?" Chad said putting me on the ground. "Ohh... I'm blonde" I said forgetting he actually had blonde hair. "Nah I'm the one here with de blonde hair!" He said pulling his hair a bit. "Are you going to go through the line or not?" the lunch lady said annoyed. I grabbed the awful nasty bread pancake sticks. I don't see why they don't serve us healthy and good food! Oh well I wasn't going to eat it anyways. I punch in my number and my cousin came after me like a lighten bolt! "Hey!!!" she said almost running me and Chad over. "Calm dem horses der!" he said about to fall. "Well, as bad as I hate to say I'll see ya later cuz" I sat the food on a table and went back to the forger with Chad. "Pump for tonight?" He asked out of nowhere. "Um... Kind of but I have to go live with dad and won't be in this county." "Did you forget that I live in the county your going to?" he asked. Oh yea... "Yea I did..." Nice one Taylor! "Well, wanna walk up the stairs together?" "Sure!" On the way up the stairs I of course my clumsly self fell face first onto the floor up top of the stairs. "You okay?" "Yeah just a lil pain. Not really hurt bad." what I thought until I got up. "Woah!" "What's wrong?" the biggest headache ever just hit me. "My head is killing me!" He stooped right in his tracks and walked back to were I was. "You gonna be okay?" I don't really know what to answer him with. "I should be" Did he care that much about me? We got to our lockers and then met up one more time before homeroom. "See ya bestie!" I hugged him then turned and started walking toward my first period door. Right when I sat down my phone got a text. I opened it. It was from Chad. "Hey, your the best! Can't wait till next period. Remember to sit next to me!!!" I started smiling. "YOUNG LADY! Do I need to take your phone?" the teacher yelled. "No mam." I then put my phone father down my pocket and caught up with my friend Kailey.

~End of school~

"checks time" Well today went by very fast! It was one of the best though! "Tay what time is it?" Chad asked leaning over his desk trying to look at my phone. "It's two minutes till we go down stairs" "Good!" He sat down and wrote something in private. "watcha writing there?" He started to smile and ignore what I said to him. Gosh I hate when he does that! "Tell me!" "Well there's this girl..." he started and then turn to look at me. Oh god what if it's me? I don't like him. He is my best friend. I couldn't ruin a friendship that we have! "And this girl is?" His friend popped in. "Nun ya!" he took the paper and put it in his phone case. "Well then." "Sorry, Tay. Well ready to go graduate from this joint?" wow out of all the names he would call it a joint. "Yeah!" "RING!!! (cheesy I know..)" Everybody got up at the same time rushing out of the school. When we got down the stairs they already had gowns and hats ready. "I'll be right back I gotta tell my bro that they need to be here at five. "I can go with ya can't I?" Well it's only my brother so he won't tell who I'm hanging out with. Chad a good person anyways. If he does whoop de do I'm hanging out with a boy! "Taylor??" "Oh! Yea c'mon" I ran down the steps and Chad raced me to the door. Even though we are graduating eighth grade we still act like six year olds.

~Time to Graduate~

"Are you nervous?" Well I've kind of waited for this all year. "No not really!" "I am!" How could he be scared? Out of all these people I would never think he would be the one that's nervous! "Seriously?" "Yes! At least we get to walk out together!" "See it'll be a piece of cake just follow what I do and there'll be no problems!" I hope he knows what I mean! "Yeah, I guess your right!" Shew he knows. Thank ya Jesus! "Alright! Get in your places!" the principal yelled as loud as she could. "We got this!" I walked into my spot on the other side of the wall opposite of Chad. "Tay!" my other best friend Kanas yelled. "Hey gurl!" I waved at her and to my surprise she was right behind me in the line.

"Now may we have your attenion! Today we are honoring the elementary eighth grade students of 2014. (Plays music) These students have worked very hard the 9th years of their lives and today they are getting to be moved to 9th graders!" The line started. I was the sixth or seventh person in line. Soon it was my turn. I began to walk toward Chad. He started to smile and so did I. All I could see from the crowd was flashes. We met in the middle and begin to walk down toward the middle. We sat down by each other and he reached me a piece of gum. "here" he whispered. I took the gum "Thanks!" I unwrapped it and started to chew on it as we waited for the rest come out. "Now let's bring out the valvictoran of eight grade. Mr. Jacob Steward and Ms. Taylor McGuire." Well I got picked this year? I stand up and picked up the notecard that was somehow under my chair. They made a speech for us? Weird.... I wasn't going to write one anyways. "Jacob is going to be a geltenman and let Taylor go first"

"My" speech lasted for about ten minutes. I don't know why they picked me because I don't keep a A average. "Nice, you killed it up there!" chad said as I sat down. I just smiled and waited until we got our diplomas. After that the rest of the night was just kind of a run here and there picture night.