Daria couldn't believe it. She was finally finished. She had graduated from high school. She honestly never thought the day would finally come and now that it had, she really didn't feel... different. She thought about how long she had dreamt of this day, about how great she thought she would feel, but the funny thing was that she felt the same she had felt yesterday, and the day before that, and the month before that. This wasn't what she was expecting, but maybe she had just expected too much.
It was the first day of summer. "Three months." She thought as she pulled herself about of bed, "Just three months and I'll be at RAFT." Daria actually felt excited about college, which wasn't a emotion she was used to.
The telephone ringing had woke her up and she could hear Quinn blabbing on about tank tops and neon bracelets. She sighed, "Three more months."
Daria didn't have a clue on how she was going to spend her summer vacation, but she figured anything would be better than Camp 'It's Okay To Cry.' She let out a sigh of relief and headed downstairs.
Just as she reached the bottom of the stairs, there was a knock on the door. She was surprised to see that it was Jane.
"Jane, you do know it's before noon right?"
"I felt productive today, sue me. Anyways, Trent and I are going to pick up some art supplies, want to come?"
"Wow. Trent's up too? Is there some sort of virus going around?"
"I caught him on his way to bed after band practice. Are you in or out?"
"Okay. Let me tell Quinn."
When they reached the art store, Jane headed off towards the paints in a swift stride, leaving Trent and Daria behind.
"So, Daria... Glad to be done?"
"Done with what? Oh, you mean the hell-hole I was trapped in for the last four years? Yes, I guess glad would be a good choice of words."
"Ha. Daria, you're funny."
Daria blushed. Still after all this time, even after Tom, she still felt something for Trent. Maybe it was the whole "you-can't-have-him-so-you-want him" thing, but something about Trent drove Daria crazy, in that "I-would-be-crazy-for-you" way.
"Hey Daria, did Jane tell you about the Mystic Spiral show Friday? It would be cool if you came... And you can invite Tom too"
"Friday? You know, I may have to check my packed summer schedule, but I think I can fit it in. Oh and Tom, well we, uh, I broke up with him."
"You did? Well, cool. Let's find Jane."
Cool? What the hell does he mean by cool?
A/N: There just aren't enough good Daria fanfics and I thought I would try to write one. I'm new to writing fanfic (but I am a long time reader/lover of fanfic!) so give me a break, but maybe leave me a review if you want to see more?