Indiana

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Ella pov}

The spur of the moment camping trip aria and i just got back from was much needed after coming back from California and anticipating going back. We are officially done with school and tomorrow, Monday is our graduation day. Ari and i have dreamt of this day since we met. we always wanted to graduate then move out to California and do our own thing, now we can. 

after we got back from our big trip aria's dad decided he was going to move away to a small town and leave her and that's just what he did. he packed everything that was his and left. aria has been staying with me and my family which isn't a big deal. my older brother moved into the apartment they had so aria's stuff is still there until we get the moving truck. 

[monday, graduation day]

     {aria pov}

"Ella, get up dude we have to get hot," i yelled from the shower. 

i hear her groan and throw herself onto the floor before getting up. living with Ella has been great its a little cramped with her family but we're definitely making it work. we are sharing her room which is connected to her younger brothers room and they have a shared bathroom, we took over. 

in the bathroom, there's a double sink vanity and a separate room where the shower and toilet area is, which is great. currently, we have that and her younger brother is using the hall bathroom. her family has been very accepting and flexible with the situation. 

for graduation, i wear yellow flowy pants with a white crop top and some black wedged heels. Ella wears some stripped flowy pants and a black tube top with the same styled heels. we wanted to stay comfortable but still classy. we both curl our hair and do our make up before grabbing our caps and gowns and heading out the door with the whole family. 

at the ceremony--

we sat in our seats separate from each other since we're in alphabetical order. 

then it began...

"Aria Garcia"

I hear my name and walk to the stage shaking the administrators' hands as well as the principal before grabbing my diploma.

About an hour or so later I hear "Ella Zavala" she was the last one of course. We all cheered and celebrated. I looked back into the crowd expecting to see my dad but of course, he wasn't there. Ella's mom and dad where here and her brothers which is enough family for me. I met up with Ella and we walked out to find her family.

"So you girls ready to pack?" he dad asks looking at us both.

"Umm yes duh," I scream.

We grab food before we go home and pack everything into the moving truck and our cars. Ella and I are driving my jeep with stuff packed in, her dad is driving the moving truck with her younger brother and then her mom and older brother are taking Ella's car.

We made a road trip out of it since it will take so long to get there. We stopped in every state just to see something and take pictures to say we went there. It took us two days to get there. Ella and I are renting a two bed two bath apartment in a somewhat secluded area of downtown. Once we get there we park all the cars in the parking deck and head up to the apartment to scope it out. I can't believe we finally are doing this.