Break Free

Part 10-Stary Night

It was graduation day, it had been about a month since Alice gave birth and everything was seeming to fall into place. Although the transition was hard on her, harder than she expected, she was trying her best to put her best foot forward. Alice hadn't seen much of FP since their time in the hospital, she couldn't shake her feelings when it came to the kiss. She knew she should feel guilty for kissing another man while she was with Hal, but she couldn't seem to find it in her to feel guilty, which scared the hell out of her.

FP had kept to himself, he had begun to walk towards Alice's place a week after the birth but then saw her leave and get into Hal's shiny car, causing him to turn his heels. Although time kept trucking along and before he realized it, it was graduation day. FP sat in the middle as he fiddled with his rope, surprised he had made it to that day. FP watched as Alice made her way up onto the podium as she cleared her throat as a small smile formed on FP's lips. The class was able to vote on the top 5 percent of the grade to give the speech at graduation. He had voted for Alice, as did everyone in Northside High, she deserved it FP thought to himself as he saw Alice grinning on stage.
Alice looked in front of her to see her senior class, she didn't know many of the people, only the faces she would pass by in the hallways. When she was told she was going to give the speech she was ecstatic, she was able to leave Riverdale holding onto the status she fought for so intensely.

"Fellow classmates, we've been together now for four years, and for some even less than that. The time we spent together changed us into people we never imagined to be" Alice said as she glanced at Hermione who sighed to herself.

"We were challenged and pushed in ways we didn't know were possible yet after it all it shaped us into the people we are today. And although this point isn't what defines you, be damn proud you made it to this point" Alice said as she could feel a few teachers glare at her for swearing although there were cheers. Alice talked about events through the four years, football games, dances, spirit weeks, class field trips, all down to the horrible cafeteria food. As Alice spoke every person by the end was holding onto her words, as they moved the entire auditorium.

"None of us would have guessed the journey we took during high school, the people we met, the lessons we learned, I know I wouldn't have had it any other way," Alice said as she quickly glanced at FP nodded looking at her. He couldn't agree more, although he was with Gladys and Alice with Hal. They both picked their paths, and although he didn't end up with Alice Smith, he was still thanking his lucky stars to this day that he got to be with her for the time he got.

"Thank you, Alice," The principal said as everyone clapped as she got off the stage and everyone began to go up for their diplomas.

"Alice Smith," the principal said as Alice walked up to get her diploma smiling as she shook the principles hand before walking across the stage as she smirked at her mother who was sitting in the back. Graduating was something her mother never actually saw in Alice's future but here she is.

"FP Jones," the principal said as FP nodded shaking his hand as he received his diploma before walking across the stage, scanning the crowd for his father who was nowhere to be found. FP knew he shouldn't be disappointed because he shouldn't have expected his father to appear, he hadn't seen him since freshman year. Yet it all still felt like adding salt to the wound because FP had told some of the other older serpent members who were in contact with his father to tell him the date and location of his graduation, you know just in case. I guess we can't all get the fairytale ending FP thought to himself as he stepped down the stage and headed back to his seat.

After graduation in the evening, there was a formal with dinner held for the seniors put together by the juniors. Everyone was going, partially because there were no good parties being held but also because Hermione was head of putting the formal together and practically begged the entire senior class to come. Alice had slipped into a light blue dress that hugged her curves, she was a bit curvier than she was before giving birth but she didn't mind at all. She had combed her hair newly shortened hair out with its natural curls and applied pink lipstick across her lips. Alice smiled at her reflection, this was the Alice she wanted to be, chose to be as he eyes then drifted to behind her old clothes laid there.