**Small town girl Ivy Knight has planned out her fate. She'll leave the small town known as Silver Falls and make something of herself. That is till Maddox Silver comes back to town after being away for years. Dealing with her fathers death, her mot...
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The last month of the school breezed by. With Adrianna ironing out our plan to stay in touch once I move to Denver. Now we sit hand in hand waiting for the graduation ceremony to end. I had even gotten asked to give a speech but I passed it up.
"Can the class of 20** please stand." Says principle Reynolds.
"You all have been wonderful students, hard working, determined. We even had a few students accepted to colleges out of state on full ride scholarships. I'll call their names now and when I call your name please join me once again on the stage. Abigail Andrews, Chris Anderson, and Ivy Knight." As each one of us walked to the stage.
Once again I was the only one being cheered on by one person. No not my mother, but Adrianna.
"GO IVY!! THATS MY BEST FRIEND UP THERE!!" cupping her hands around her mouth amplifying her voice. I wave to her.
"And with that will the class of 20** please move their tassels from the left to the right signifying the end of an adventure, thats only the beginning of the future that lies ahead of you all. We all wish you the best where ever you all may go or get in life."
Moving my tassel with the rest of my fellow students feels like a dream come true. Like I can finally breath.
The ceremony over and everyone rushing and gushing with their families, I cant help but feel a little sad. This is a big day for me. A huge one in fact out of the four of my siblings only Evan and I have graduated.
The difference is both my parents and I attended his. Is any of my family here? Nope. Should I be surprised. Nah..
Does it hurt?
Most definitely, but then as if knowing arms enclose around me from behind and for a second just a second.
Imaging it's Maddox hugging me, and congratulating me, but when the real voice speaks my hope of it being Maddox is crushed instantly.
"Congratulations! Im proud of you." says Avianna, Adrianna's mom, letting me go, Adrianna's dad also gives me a hug, then the twins Eddie and Stefan, and lastly Adrianna again.
"What is the plan mija? Is your mom here? I haven't seen her though. Do the two of you have plans? If not you're always welcome to join us." Avianna smiles at me. She doesn't know how absent my mother is in my life since my dad. So as usual my excuse for her is.
"She wasn't able to take today off she works hard and her bosses are dicks. So no plans for us maybe tomorrow." I shrug.
"Okay come on then, come lets go eat everyone." Avianna says.
The rest of the night was amazing even if none of my own family had shown up I had Adrianna's. Getting dropped off at my house I got out of the car smiling and laughing. Having had an amazing night with them. Waving bye as I close the door to my house I hear a motorcycle rush by the house.
Tonight was the beginning of a step towards my future and I couldn't be happier. There are times where Maddox still pops in my head and Cathy says it's perfectly normal. I've been seeing her a lot lately. With me moving away and having to uproot myself to better myself I need to make sure I can let go of the past.
Speaking of past, I'm frighted when not only Malcom but Evan and Luca stand in front of me! They all hold a banner with Congratulations spelled out on it in bubble letters.
"Oh my good!" I yell as I fling myself at my older brothers. "Evan! Luca! Malcom! you guys!!" I hadn't noticed but I was crying when I slightly pull back to look at them.
"You didn't think we would forget our little sisters graduation do you?"Malcom says gently pulling away from me. "Yeah, sorry we didn't go to the ceremony I was picking dip shits from the airport." Evan says pointing to Malcom and Luca.
"Oh god I can believe you guys are all here! Really this is great! Are you all here for a while or at least till next month for when I fly out!"
"Fly out?" they all ask at the same time. I forget they aren't ever around so they dont know what's going on. "Yeah," I say my face faltering, " I fly out to Denver in a month or so to get settled into my dorm room. I got a full ride scholarship."
Luca's smile never falls but Malcoms and Evans does.
"Congrats little sis at least you're going places." Says Luca hugging me again. "I got out just in time huh i'm glad I can spend a month with you."
"Why are you going all the way to Denver?" asks Evan backing up away from me and Luca.
"Um, I just need a change of scenery I guess and who doesn't want to move to Colorado right now? The rockies must be beautiful. And I can't really stay here the rest of my life can i? " I say eyeing all of them.
"You guys have no right to be mad at me. I have every right to leave just like you all did."
"No, no you don't Ivy did you even think about what would happen if you left?" Malcom says stepping up to me his chest now in front of my face. "Hey, hey, hey,.. I don't think so," Luca interjects stepping in front of me.
"She has ever right to leave we all fucking did. Not only did we leave but, we left her to fend for herself for the past three years. Fuck! look I'll lay it out straight for all us right now. Evan when dad passed away in the middle of your first year of college what did you do?"
Luca gives Evan a chance to explain, but when he doesn't Luca speaks back up for him instead.
"You forgot you had a family. Stuck to your studies never called to check up on any of us. Did he ever call or check up on you Ivy?" Luca asks me stepping to the side. Shaking my head no he continues, " Exactly so instead of being mad at her for wanting to get away fucking support her huh. Malcom you deal with shady shit. I was an idiot and did stupid ass shit. It's our turn to take care of things around here not her." Luca finishes letting a deep breath out.
"She deserves that much from her older brothers." All three of them look at me then at each other. Luca is the first to embrace me. "Its time to be free Ivy. You'll be amazing." Malcom and Evan join our hug and for once I feel like I have my family back.
