Graduation. The best and worst day of our lives. Of course, it brings freedom to go out and explore the rules. But we'll be separated. Sure, we'll probably see each other again. But when will that be? A few days? Months? Years? Who knows? What will we be doing? How would we have changed? Who will we be hanging out with? What will we be like?
That's why I'm going to interview my friends: Daley, Melissa, Jackson, Taylor, and Eric. Then, in ten years, I'm going to find them all again and see what they're up to.
Career?
Me: Professional football player.
Daley: President or CEO of a company.
Me: (smiles) That's a perfect job for you.
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Melissa: Artist.
Me: You'll do great.
Melissa: You think so?
Me: I know so.
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Taylor: Actress.
Me: I thought you wanted to be a model.
Taylor: That, too.
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Eric: Comedian.
Me: Why doesn't that surprise me?
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Jackson: Uh…I'm not really sure yet.
Me: Don't you think it's pretty important to know what you're gonna be so you choose the right college classes?
Jackson: I'm not going to college.
Me: Why not?
Jackson: I don't have any money.
Me: So what are you gonna do?
Jackson: (looks away) Find a job, I guess.
Marriage?
Me: (confidently) Daley.
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Daley: (shyly) Hopefully with you, Nathan.
Me: (smiles)
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Melissa: I'd like that.
Me: With who?
Melissa: Um….
Me: What about Jackson?
Melissa: Well, sure. I like him. But I don't know where we'll be.
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Taylor: I've already got it all planned out. It's gonna be so perfect~with an ice sculpture and everything.
Nathan: That's great, Taylor.
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Eric: No way. Nothing good ever comes out of marriage. Ask anyone. And, if Taylor's gonna wanna stay with me, she'll have to understand.
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Jackson: Uh…. I guess we're gonna have to wait and see.
Children?
Me: One boy. He's gonna be a football player just like his daddy.
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Daley: None.
Me: C'mon, Daley. Of course you want a kid.
Daley: (shakes her head)
Me: You just wait and see.
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Melissa: Two. Hopefully, at least one of them will be a girl.
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Taylor: I want a girl so I can dress her up and put her in beauty pageants. We're gonna have so much fun together.
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Eric: I don't know. But, if so, it has to be a boy. Girls just have too many problems.
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Jackson: I don't know. I'm not sure that I want any unless I'm positive that I can sup….
Me: What?
Jackson: Um…never mind.
What do you want to change about yourself?
Me: I try too hard.
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Daley: I don't know. I guess I tend to be bossy.
Me: Oh, yeah.
Daley: (playfully slaps me with a laugh)
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Melissa: I don't wanna be shy anymore.
Me: That sounds like a good plan to work on, Mel.
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Taylor: Nothing. I think everyone is beautiful how they are. Except Liza Stanford. I don't know what she thinks when she gets dressed in the mornings.
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Eric: I guess I could be nicer. Or less lazy. But I doubt either of those are gonna happen.
Me: (rolls my eyes)
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Jackson: (nods with confidence) My past.
What have you always wanted to do, but haven't done yet?
Me: Go bungee-jumping.
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Daley: Meet the president.
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Melissa: Travel the world.
Me: Sounds fun.
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Taylor: Model for a magazine.
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Eric: Taylor Hagan.
Me: Dude, c'mon. Be serious.
Eric: I am serious.
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Jackson: Um…find my mom.
Me: How you gonna do that?
Jackson: I don't know.
Me: Well, good luck with that, man.
