New Girl

Ch.38 - Graduation

Today has finally arrived. Graduation, and I was really nervous. "Are you okay babe?" Aleks asked me and I nod, but I was not okay. "Are you sure? You seem a bit nervous." he says and I look at him.

"I'm scared Aleks!" I shout and I covered my mouth. He laughs and uncovers my mouth, and he gives me a small peck on my lips.

"Better?" he said and I nod. "Good, because we have to be seated, and you need to sit up front." he says.

"Okay." I said softly and we get ready. He gives me one more kiss on my lips, and he goes stand in line, while I go on the stage and sit by our principle. "Hey Ms.Martinez." I said and she turns around.

She smiles and helps me sit down next to her. "Hello Amanda. How are you feeling?" she asked.

"Good, but the cramps are killing me." I said and she hugs me, and I hug her back. She lets me go, and she hands me a bag. "What's this?" I asked her.

"It's for you." she smiles and I open it up. I started crying and I hugged her again. "Do you like it?" she asked me and I let her go.

"I love it. Thank you so much." I thanked her and wipe the tears from my face, and I put the gift back in the bag.

"You're very welcome." she says and the music starts playing. She gets up from her seat, and goes to the podium. "Welcome to the 2011 graduation ceremony!" she starts and everyone starts cheering. "We want to thank each and everyone of you to join us!" she says. "Now! Let us begin the ceremony!" she shouts and they all start clapping. She starts calling our names in alphabetical order, by last names. One by one, she calls our names, until she gets to me. "Amanda Gonzales!"

All the guys started screaming, and I giggled. I hold onto my stomach, and got up from my seat. I went up on the podium, and Ms.Martinez moved aside. "Amanda has written a speech, so please stay quiet!" she says and everyone stops talking. She stands by my side, and I started reading my speech.

"Hello fellow classmates." I started. "I just wanted to say, that I'm very happy to be graduating with all of you. We had our up's and down's, but we all pulled through together." I said and everyone starts clapping. "I've meet so many wonderful people, and I'm glad that we've became amazing friends." I smiled and I tried not to cry.

"You've got this babe!" I look up and see Aleks waving, and I giggled.

I took a deep breath and continued my speech. "I'm glad that I've met my friends, and I want to thank them for helping me, because I couldn't done this without them. Thank you." I finished and everyone started cheering. I went to go sit back down, and Ms.Martinez continues to call our names.

"Aleksandr Marchant!" she says and I started clapping right away. He comes out from behind the curtain, and goes up to the podium. He whispers something to Ms.Martinez's ear, and she nods. "Aleksandr also has a speech, so please stay quiet and whenever you're ready Aleks." she tells him and he nods. He turns around and walks towards me, with a mic in his hand.

"Amanda? I want to thank you." he says and I look at him confused. "If I have never met you. I wouldn't be the person I am today, and I wouldn't even graduate either." he said and kneels down next to me. "I'm sorry for all the things we've been through, and I promise I won't make the same mistakes again." he says and takes my hand. "I also want to thank Kevin, because he took care of you when I couldn't. I love you Amanda, with all my heart, and I promise that I will protect you and our son. To keep our family safe and sound." he said and I started to cry, and everybody awed.

"A-Aleks." I cried and I hug him, and he hugs me back. He lets me go, and kisses me on my lips. "I love you Aleks." I said pass the kiss.

"I love you too babe." he said and pulls back from the kiss. He gets up from the floor, and goes back to the podium. "Thank you." he says and everyone started clapping. I wipe the tears from my face, and he sits down next to me. "Ms.Martinez let me sit next to you." he said and gives me a small kiss on my cheek.