Roles Reversed

11

*A YEAR AND A HALF LATER*

So, where were we? Well for starters, Oscar and I are officially dating now, and he now has my first kiss, which is fine by me. I haven't heard from Shay since that day about two years ago. Oh, and tonight is our graduation.

Things have changed a lot around here. Jay and Angie are got married about two weeks ago and come home from their honeymoon tomorrow. We got a cat, her name is Anastasia-Angie's idea-but we call her Ana.

I went to my senior prom with Oscar, Grace, Chase, Kiki, and some friends from writing, Nichole, Carolina, Baytes, and Gabriel.

What else....Oh! I've been applying for colleges. I think I want to be an interior designer. It's different, but it'll be fun.

Since Oscar is more of a free spirit, I've been going to some parties with him. He knows about my parents so he keeps the drinking to a minimum while as I don't drink at all.

Also, Gracie and Kiki have persuaded me to start buying clothes that "accentuate my figure."

My jeans turned into capris, which then turned into shorts. My sweaters turned into t-shirts, which then turned into tank tops.

I was growing up.

I am currently sitting at my graduation listening to Carolina give her valedictorian speech.

"Seniors. This is the day we can finally say we have freedom. This is the day that we can start to make a difference in our lives, good or bad. I wish every single one of you the absolute best at whatever you choose to do with the rest of your lives. I'm going to keep this short, I know most of you have parties of some sort to get too," that earned her a laugh from the crowd, "So let me leave you with this. Don't count the days, count the moments. You only get to do it once, so make it worth while. In the end, all you'll have is memories, so make a bunch," she paused, "We did it! Let's party!"

Everyone was either clapping or crying, or both. We tossed our caps in the air and cheered.

Watch out world, Sasha Jacobs is coming for you.

~

"Hey Sash," Oscar grabbed my arm and pulled me into him. He kissed me sweetly.

"Hey Oz," I replied happily.

We walked hand in hand back to our friends.

"Y'all make me sick," Nichole said, only half kidding. She had a firm belief that high school boys were dumb and that she would only date in college.

She also thought she would never rebel against her parents and get a tattoo, but her right arm says differently. On her wrist she had a small arrow, and on her upper arm she had her favorite scripture.

"You're just jealous," I teased. We were all going over to Baytes and Gabriel's house for a cookout. Baytes and his twin sister Gabriel (pronounced: Gabrielle) we the perfect siblings. They were both adorable, with blonde hair and crystal blue eyes.

"You wish," Nichole snorted.

~

"To freedom!" Oscar shouted, his glass in the air. The rest of us echoed him.

"To freedom," we shouted. We were all gathered in the twins backyard.

I'm sure you're wondering whatever happened to Aimee, am I right? Well, at the beginning of the year, she had to drop out to due to "health problems" but in all honestly, we knew she had gotten pregnant. I felt for her, I really did.

"Hey there," Gabriel said.

I gave her a big hug. "I'm going to miss everyone so much," I said.