"As I look out into this sea of students I remember each and everyone of your first days here. All of you were nervous, not knowing anyone or what lay ahead. I can look at you all and see the children you once were but I can also look at you all and see future filled with many exciting adventures, just waiting to be discovered. Tomorrow these grounds will be filled with not just your fellow students but your friends and family arriving to share this momentous occasion with you…"

"Welcome to the boredom hour, hosting the show on this wonderfully overcast afternoon is… That's right you guessed it the one the only Principle Healy" Adam whispered in his announcers voice,

"Guest starring the woman who needs no introduction… liposuction maybe… but no introduction… Miss Berr" I continued before causing Adam to get a bout of the giggles,

"Mr Copeland, Mr Reso would either of you care to inform the rest of us what has put you in such a cheerful mood"

"Oh just our graduation tomorrow sir. As you said tomorrow marks the first day of the rest of our lives" Adam explained putting on his sophisticated talking to teachers voice. Adam's answer seemed to please Principle Healy as he continued with his great speech,

"Boringgggggggg" Adam whispered in my ear before leaning back on his seat pretending to fall asleep.

I looked at Adam quietly fake snoring beside me. His shaggy blonde hair fell across his eyes causing him to reach up and brush it away only to have it fall back in the same spot. Adam and I had been best friends for as long as I could remember; we had been in the same class since our first day of kinder. We've even lived together for the past couple of years, ever since my folks kicked me out. Adam's parents were always cool about letting us hang out. They didn't seem to think that just because I got suspended one or twice… ok 5 times in one year, and that I got arrested a couple of times that I was a bad kid. They were even cool about the fact that Adam and I sharing a bedroom meant we would get very little sleep, well except when exams were nearby then I'd sleep in the spare room. And if my folks took the time to notice rather than jetting off around the place, my grades got better everyday I stayed there.

But now all those late night weren't going to matter they would all be distant memories. Adam had been accepted into the university every male in his family had gone too whereas I had been rejected from everyone I'd applied for. No one wants a kid with a criminal record attending their school. So I was just going to bum around for a bit, I'd heard about Stu Harts dungeon so I thought I might go down there and kick up a stink for while. There wasn't much else for me to do, unless I got an apprenticeship doing some dodge ass work but once again not very many people want to hire a kid with a criminal record. At least I knew Stu Hart would take me on; I heard he liked to help kids with no future. Adam's mom said I wouldn't get anywhere without an education, that's the only reason I'm graduating tomorrow, with pretty good marks too. It's kind of like my thank you to her for taking me in and dealing with all my mess…

"Oi you coming?" Adam said breaking me out of my trance,

"What?"

"The Boredom Hour is over, its lunch time. You coming? Or do you want to go back to sleep?" Adam asked shaking his head,

"Yea, yea I'm coming. I'm starving"

"Of course you are"

"Healy's assemblies always make me hungry"

"Maths always makes you hungry, English always makes you hungry, Art always makes you hungry, and lunch always makes you hungry… Do you see a pattern here Jay?"

"Alright I'm always hungry."

"Hey Jay mom said you heard from your folks last night while I was at practice"

"Yea I did. Hey look there's the gang," I said changing the conversation from a subject I was not interested in discussing,

"What did they say?"

"Just asked how I was you know that sort of thing"

"Jason what did they say about tomorrow"

A/N: Ok so what do you think? I know it's a short first chapter but hey I got to have some reason to keep people reading?