Lets Make a Pact

26 - Maybe I will

Mary's POV months later-

       You're disgusting, useless, unworthy of love, I told myself this in the mirror feeling gross and repulsive. I've felt like this ever since the accident. I managed to convince everyone and the others that I was but I really wasn't. They didn't have to know it but I hated my body for giving me a baby right before taking it away. I tore my gaze off the mirror and groan loudly waving a little finger at Jelly Jean. I go into the bathroom and turn on the water trying to get ready for graduation, I undress and step into the water flow. The water is hot but not hot enough that makes me uncomfortable.

      I finish my shower and get changed into a dark blue bodycon dress that ended mid thigh. I tie on my black converse and look at myself in the mirror, no matter how much Celia will try to convince me I am not wearing heels, to my graduation or wedding or any other occasion. I started to hate heels the beginning of this year. I put my little box braids in a large bun on top of my head and put on moisturizer and lip gloss.

      I grab my graduation gown and cap from the little hook behind my door and shrug on the robe thing before laying the strand thing around my neck. I look at my cap and chuckle slightly, I decorated the top with some spongebob bird meme with '4 years, its not that hard' written on the top and body of the picture in a sarcastic way. Ya know like capitalizing random letters, because ThAts hOw SaRcaSm wOrkS, you see what I did there. I put the cap on my head and adjust my outfit before stepping downstairs. My dad looks up from his conversation with Marcus and smiles at me. 

"You look beautiful Baby" Marcus smiles and hugs me into a hug. 

"You look very handsome" I hugged him tightly hearing a camera click. I step back to get a good look at him. He was wearing nice leather shoes and a pair of navy blue dress pants and a white button up. His shirt was tucked in and his sleeves were rolled up to his elbows with a tie that matched his pants.

"Why thank you gorgeous" He said and kissed my forehead lightly hearing another click. "Dad can you knock it off"

"I can't help it you guys are so cute, ya know when y'all first started dating I didn't like it at all but I am now the captain of the ship" He said making a 21st century joke.

"Really dad?"

"Yes now let's go the parade is going to start and you, Celia, Jared, and Marcus are riding in the bed of my truck." He said and started to usher us out the door just as Jared held his hand up to knock.

"Well ok then, Good afternoon Mr. Lindsey" Jared said and shook my dad's hand.

"Jared stop it with the formalities"

"Sorry Jeremiah, I guess the stuff my moms taught me stuck."

"Where is Celia?" I asked and he pointed backwards with his thumb.

"She's already in the truck bed, I swear that woman has zero patience."

"Does that mean you're going to ask her out anytime soon." Marcus asks and his face heats up.

"Ok we gotta go" J said pulling all three of us outside to my dads truck.

"Hurry up people I want to graduate" Celia hollered patting the side of the truck.

      After riding in parade and the principal giving everyone their diplomas the house of cards, meaning Marcus, Jared, Celia, and I went down to mickies. We sat in our normal booth, getting our normal orders, and started talking as we did normally did before any of of us even started thinking about college. Mick gave us our orders on the house and wished us luck on our future journey's.

"Congratulations girls" the elderly man smiled before going back to the counter up front.

"Thank you mick" I hollered and he waved towards the table.

"So Celia you never told us where you're going to college" Marcus pointed out and I just realized that it's true. I knew she had sent in the two applications but she never said which one she got into or was going to.

"Well it was risky applying for only two colleges but I managed to get into one of them gladly." She smiled and folded her hands in her lap.

"Which one did you get into." Jared asked and he looked at Celia just as he did before they broke up but with even more love in his eyes.

"Berkley" She smiled and we cheered around the table.

"That's so exciting" I smiled at her.

"I know I'm so excited that I can continue dancing as a major and maybe a career if it works out."

"I'm proud of you Celia" Jared smiled at her and I noticed her fix her posture slightly. Although I don't even know how she could even slouch in her outfit, it looked so tight and that's saying something since I was in a bodycon dress. She was wearing a jean dress that covered most of her cleavage and had inch wide straps. It buttoned all the way to the bottom and ended a little lower than mid thigh with a white pair of converse since she didn't want to wear heels today.

"Thank you but let's not talk about that let's talk about how we will all be living it up in California in less than 24 hours" She smiled, we both had decided to leave right after graduation.

"I'm excited, I went on an internet hunt over the past few weeks for fabric shops and their is this really cool shop and thrift shop on a shopping strip that I can go to." I clap and Marcus rubs his foot up the side of my calf getting a light blush to go up onto my cheeks.

"I can recommend you to the costume coordinator at Berkeley if you want" Celia states and I shrug

"That sounds great maybe that could start up my career" It felt strange talking about of lives as if we were getting jobs already I mean we will have to in California for rent and stuff but those aren't our forever homes of work. We got done and said our final goodbyes to our regular hangout, before hoping into the car and starting the 28 hour journey from Louisiana to California.

      It's been 12 hours and we switched drivers 3 times, we stopped at a little hotel and got one room with to beds. Since Jared and Celia aren't to that point yet the guys are sharing and the girls are sharing a bed. Jared wants to ask Celia out but refuses to saying that they need to be bestfriends again before a couple, they both still like each other though. I'm actually pretty sure he ended things with Cass a few months ago. 

      We got to the room and let everyone take showers before we all laid down. You could hear Jared and Marcus wrestling for the covers since Marcus is a blanket hog. Eventually they took the extra blanket off the chest at the foot of their bed and Jared used it. Celia was already out which is when Jared started talking.

"I really want her to be the girl that I grow old with and get married to and have kids with." J mumbled loud enough for Marcus and I to hear.

"We know Jared but you can work up to that, hell after we get unpacked ask her to go surfing with you and you could turn it into a date." Marcus said and that has to be the best idea that has ever come out of his mouth. Again Celia and Jared prefer surfing while Marcus and I prefer skating.

"Maybe I will." J says and flips onto his stomach turning off the lamp, ending the conversation so we all could go to sleep.