"Awww. Look at my little man... All dressed up for 8th grade graduation. We are so proud of you Edd. You've come so far in your education here, we know you will do many great things." Mother said, looking down at me. I gave a slight smile. I couldn't believe it was actually happening. I was finally leaving middle school and going into the real world. It was a bittersweet feeling, leaving middle school. Ed, Eddy,and I had so many interesting days at that school, such as writing for the school paper, hanging with Johnny and Nazz, and surviving Valentine's Day.

My Father knocked on my door" C'mon son. It's almost time to get to school. I'll give you about 5 more minutes to get ready then we have to go." He leaned forward to my height "Alright, son?"

I turned to face him and looked at him " yes Father."

"Good. Now Come on Honey give the boy a moment." He took Mother's hand and lead her out of my bedroom. He turned and looked at me. He seemed like he wanted to say something. But he pursed his mouth and walked downstairs, leaving me alone.

I looked in the mirror. I was wearing a light blue dress shirt with a green tie and black pants. Mother insisted I wear a dress jacket but I was able to persuade her not to make me. I couldn't believe the way i looked. I never dressed this nice in my life. I looked life a different person. I...I didn't look like myself.

I grabbed my beanie and pulled it onto my head. I sighed. That was much better. People could actually recognize me, since None of my friends have ever seen me without my hat. I smiled a big gap tooth smile.

I heard father beep the car horn. I rushed to my bed and slid into my church shoes. I ran down the stairs, jumped into the car(Father doesn't like to wait very long) and we were of.

As we drove out of the cul-de-sac, memories of past scams, snowball fights and hot summer days washed over me. I felt like i was leaving it all behind, every last moment of my young life. I felt like I wanted to cry, but I took a deep breath and held the tears in. As we drove along, I made mental notes of different things we did at certain places. Soon enough we reached to school. I had a big banner that said in big green letters " Congrats Grads".

This was it. The end of my middle school career.

After I recieved my diploma, our teachers walked around talking to our parents and sometimes us. The last thing said by my teachers that i remember was" High School will be smooth sailing"

Well, they were so damn wrong!

Let me tell you why.