Cat's POV
I stood in front of the bathroom mirror and examined myself. Deep breaths, Cat, deep breaths, I thought. Exhaling, I slid the cap onto my head and took one last glance at my senior self. Yes, I'd changed a whole lot over the last four years; a little taller, a little wiser. A part of me said I was eager to take on this world, ready to go on with my life, but another part was too attached to break free. My mother called for me to hurry up and I snapped out of my trance.
When we arrived at the graduation ceremony, my heart crumpled up into a big wad and lodged itself into my throat. I couldn't even speak, there had to be thousands of people here and I had to make a speech in front of them all. On a normal basis, that'd be no biggie, but a few feet in front of me was the one person who I feared to embarrass myself in front of; Robby Shapiro.
I know, I know, it's stupid of me. Our freshman year he was the epitome of goofy, gawky nerdiness, but since then he had changed a lot. Robby joined the football team and weight lifted all the time, causing muscles to start to appear. I know, weird, right? It's the truth, though. He eventually got contacts and a nice hair cut, and you wouldn't believe the difference it made. Even though he was suddenly attractive, there was more to it than that…and he stole my heart. Only one thing stood in the way: Jade West.
Yes, you read correctly, Jade West. What happened to Beck? Well, that's a long story. I know, they'd been through everything together! Robby, complimenting his amazingly sweet personality, became the most attractive guy at Hollywood Arts and the new man candy for Jade West, leaving Beck in the rearview mirror.
"Are you OK, Cat?" his soft voice swept melodically through my ears. "You look…nervous."
"Believe me, I'm terrified," I confessed.
He gently smiled. "Don't be, I know you'll do amazing."
The words played over and over in my head as he ran off to meet Jade at the end of the hall. A small sigh escaped from my mouth as I skipped down the hall to the gymnasium. Little did I know, that hall floor had just recently been waxed. You'd be surprised how bad hitting a the floor of Hollywood Arts can hurt.
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