Different

Chapter One

Chapter
One

Nervous, i was running my fingers down my gown soothing it. I wished time could go back to me being a child. It would make me happier and I also would have somewhere to live.

Most kids would be happy to graduate from high school . But the question was what will they do after school. I knew for a fact I didn't have no clue what I would do .

My name is Roman Jones ,im the only child . I never knew who my dad was and my mom was just evil . My mother didn't pay attention to me she neglect me. She would have different faces of  men coming out her room everyday . Some of them would say slick things and give me negative vibes ,so usually when I  saw that my mother had company i locked myself  in my room.

My life was pretty hard, money was the big issue. I was considering on applying for jobs but my mother said she wasn't going to take me to work and i didn't like riding a bus only if it came to school so I erased that thought out her head.

Sadly my mother wasn't here present for my graduation only my best friend Mayliah. My thoughts got interrupted when she heard her name being called from her principal .

"Roman Asia Jones  " the principal called

I took a deep breath and walked across the stage. As i was shaking the principal hand I  heard someone yell from the audience .

"That's my best friend "The voice yelled . I recognized the voice instantly it was my bestfriend, because she was the only person supporting me.

Embarrassed I smiled it off and received my advanced diploma from my principal later greeted with a handshake . In order to graduate from high school in New Orleans you needed 22 credits but she had 24 credits. Each student in my high school who walked across the stage has a unique journey after graduation day.

Not to mention I was very smart in school i know for sure i didn't get it from my mother because my mother didn't graduate from school she claimed the reason why she didn't graduate was because of me but my mother was 20 at the time she conceived me. As i made my way to seat with the other graduates I saw my best friend blow a kiss at me ,i smiled shyly and waved at her then took her seat .

As much as long it was boring I didn't want it to end because really i didn't know what my life would be after this day .

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"I'm so proud of you" my best friend squealed racing over towards me attacking with kisses

"Girl I know you could do it !"She yelled  "What I tell you Roman? "She asked me

"That I can do anything I put my mind to " I said to her

My bestfriend dropped out of school because she had some issues her parents disappeared out her life so basically she had to grow up and be a adult at the age of sixteen. My best friend decided since there was a possibility she wasn't going to graduate she was going to get her GED and that's what she did. She was living in a tiny apartment and was maintaining two jobs but my best friend didn't complain because it kept the bills paid.

"We have to celebrate girl let's go out to eat . "Oh by the way it's my treat "She said

I headed to her car as she was about to open the passenger door her best friend interrupted her .

"Oh Roman that handle is broke so you going to have to lift up the trunk and open it from the inside "She said

After we were finally seated in the car. She pulled out the drive way and we headed off to wherever her best friend was taking her to eat at .