Hey everybody! I hate that my absence was so long, but here's a new chapter! I know, I know, it's no consolation to the amount of time I made you wait, but I'm truly sorry! If there's anyone left to read this, enjoy!

Principal Adams:

Good afternoon, I'd like to start off by saying how proud I am of all our students, and I wish them look in their future endeavors. Now, a speech from this year's valedictorian, Alyson Dawson.

Ally's P.O.V.

"Hello everyone, my name is Ally Dawson, and first congrats to all our graduates! We've all come so far, and succeeded even though we've all had our ups and downs through the years. I know some of you, like me, have been preparing for college since the day you enrolled here, and others couldn't wait to finish the mandatory attendance, but we should all be proud of all we've accomplished and realize we all have unlimited potential. If you're like me, you may have been so focused on your education that you suffered through being called a nerd or a geek, but none of that matters because your success will be proof of all your hard work, and nothing will bring you greater satisfaction. Others were focused on just having a good time, and that has always been something that was hard for me to comprehend. I don't know how anything could be more important than you education and future, but through this journey I lost something. I lost my friends. We were inseparable, but we each put our own things ahead of each other, and we drifted apart. I look out into the crowd today, and I notice that two of my friends are absent, and one friend is so different that we can't even be around each other. This was a day that we all looked forward to, but more importantly we looked forward to, together. While my education has always been my main priority, I learned what it was like to have real friends, and due to my selfishness and greed, I've lost them. I never thought I needed anything else, but when you lose someone important then it makes you think. While I want to encourage you to pursue your education, I also want you to remember that if you have someone special in your life, don't let your own plans be more important than them. Over time you will become so immersed in your plans, that you won't even notice that you're drifting apart. Then one day, you'll realize they're no longer there, and you all alone. You have no one there for you, and even though you got everything you wanted, you have no one to share it with. You think you have everything in the world, but your miserable, because you lost your source of true happiness. Someone who never let you forget who you really are. Thank you.

Principal Adams:

Andy Bates, Alexander Bernard, Ally Dawson… Austin Moon.

Austin's P.O.V.

"Everybody hold up! I have something to say! I am a fake, and the principal fixed my grades! I'm actually smart, but I was so caught up in my athletics that I never did my schoolwork and fell behind. But, I was so valuable to the school that the principal would fake my grades, so he wouldn't lose his main attraction. Also, my friend is Ally Dawson! You might call her a nerd, but she's the smartest girl I know, and deserves all the success she's earned. I am not ashamed to call her my friend, but I'm ashamed that I let my fame go to my head and make me forget who I really was and who really mattered. After that I grabbed Ally's hand, and dragged her out of the auditorium, because I knew how furious Principal Adams was with me for revealing his plot.

Principal Adams:

And now I'd like to introduce the graduating class of 2016! (Minus Ally Dawson and Austin Moon) Graduates, you may now switch your tassels! Congratulations! I can't literally un-graduate them since I already gave them their diplomas, but I am still angry that Mr. Moon revealed that information. Nevertheless, I won't revoke his graduation, because I honestly don't want to deal with him again next year, and I have to fix this scandal.

Ally's P.O.V.

Oh my god! What was that? When did he decide we were friends again? He really hurt me, but I guess I'm also to blame… I wonder where Trish and Dez are, our group isn't and may never be complete again. Gosh, I can't believe he dragged me out of my graduation ceremony! It did feel nice though when he acknowledged our renewed friendship. Have I missed him? I don't know what to do. Do I try to go back to the way things were? What about college? My future? My happiness?

Austin's P.O.V.

Wow, okay that was a bold move pulling her out of the ceremony. What if she's upset that she missed it? Ugh, I'm such an idiot! Why did I ever leave her? Why didn't I realize she was always better for me than my popular friends? Why did I let my fame go to my head, and forget my roots? Ugh, my education is screwed! I'll be lucky if I even get accepted into college now. God, Ally must be so disappointed. I wonder if she still cares about me? I wouldn't blame her if she didn't, I was awful to her. Heck, I think I may have even teased her throughout the years. Ugh, I've been such an awful friend to her! I wonder if she'll give me another chance? I wonder if I'll get another chance?

Ally's P.O.V.

Austin I don't know if we're friends or not, but I'm sick and tired of putting my education before my happiness. When we were all together, those were some of the happiest times of my life, and I've never been that happy ever again. I've been lonely, and I hated that I had no one to talk to when I needed to, and I had no one to confide in. All my success was worthless if I had no one to share it with, and no one else to be proud of me. I've missed you, Trish, and Dez, and I'm so sorry that I let my determination of pursuing my education make me forget you. I realize that I was wrong, and that knowledge isn't everything! I'm nothing without y'all, and I need and want you back in my life. I want to get the group back together. For all of our's sake.

Austin P.O.V.

Oh Ally, thank god! I thought you'd never realize how detrimental your pursuit was to your health! That's why we tried to get you away from studying so much! We were worried about you! I'm sorry too. I never should have let my education fall behind, and sports were never worth my future. I just thought that's what I was expected to do, so I changed and I forgot one of the most important people in my life. I'm sorry that I pushed you to the side, and I honestly need you guys because you make me a better person. I wish I could take back all my mistakes, and I wish none of us ever got separated. I really did miss you guys, but I was so far into that clique, that it would've been hard to get out. I hate that I wasn't brave enough to realize where I went wrong. So, friends?

FRIENDS.

Dez's P.O.V.

I think it's time to face facts. I'm not a good actor, and I'm failing at my dream. I don't even know what my dream is anymore because I've been so brainwashed by Hollywood. I'm better at directing rather than acting, but there's already too many directors in Hollywood, and not all of them are even that good! I know I have potential, but I'm not ready for the big time. I just wish I hand't dropped out of school, because now I have nothing! No one wants to hire a failed Hollywood dreamer/high school dropout, and I'm broke. I can't even afford my crappy apartment with bars over the doors and windows anymore! I've truly hit rock bottom, and so I've turned to drinking. I'm not an alcoholic, but I can't go a day without at least 5 bottles of whisky or vodka. No! I'm not an alcoholic, I'm NOT! I've somehow managed to steal all I need without getting caught, but I think it's time to move on. I want to do better than this and I know I can, so I'm headed home. Unfortunately, I don't have enough money to travel there, so I'm hitch-hiking. Lord, don't let me get killed. If anyone even picks up a homeless alcoholic. I'M NOT AN ALCOHOLIC!

Trish's P.O.V.

Oh my god! I don't know how much more of this I can take! I'm so tired and I don't like how my body looks, but more importantly I don't like how my body feels. I live off of cheap food and since I haven't had a decent meal in awhile, I'm always hungry. To kill my hunger, I do more drugs but I feel terrible when I run out and I don't have enough to buy more. Plus every time I sell my body to get more money, I feel disgusting afterwards. I don't like how I'm living, and I vowed I'd never become a street girl. I can't believe this is how I turned out, I'm so ashamed. I miss my friends, and I hate we turned out like this. If we had never separated, I probably wouldn't be like this and everything would be okay. I want to quit, but my body is addicted to the feelings I get from the drugs, and the withdrawals so unbearable that I'm constantly doing something. Plus, I think Macky is overdoing it on the heavy-duty stuff because lately he's become more abusive. The more he hits me, the more scars I get, and the less money I make. The less money I make, the more he hits me and calls me mean things, and the cycle starts all over again. Plus, he started demanding that I call him "Mack Daddy", and it's just so gross! It makes me miss my parents, but specifically my father who said he'd always protect me. After thinking about it, I don't blame my parents for kicking me out, but I wish they'd take me back in. I wish I could go back home, but would I still be accepted with the reputation I have? I have no choice to continue to endure the life I'm living, but one of these days, I'm going to change my life.