Hey guys! So this is a way shorter one more for the point of being a teaser about what is to come in the next couple of chapters. So, if there was ever a time for you to review, it is NOW! Is there anyway we can get those reviews up to one hundred (I promise I am not a demanding dictator, I don't mean to be mean!). I have worked with a couple amazing people over the past couple of days, mainly Mr. Authentic who helped me develop many of my new ideas, so thank you! I have gotten some other ideas from other people so as they are used you will definitely get a shout out. Feel free to ask many questions in the reviews, I promise I will answer! Please weigh in on the current ships, futures, and what you want to see.

As always with love,

Emma

Riley's POV

Flash-forward and its May twenty-sixth, the date of our promotion ceremony. We only have a half day today and we have to spend the whole time in rehearsal. Rows of kids in the same burgundy robes and hats that were mostly bought not earned. Row after row of child who spark noted their way through senior year and paid all of Starbucks's debt. Then there were the select few who worked their buts off and had full rides to ivy leagues next year. Then there were the drifters. They were just kind of egghhh they passed they were going to some run of the mill college to pursue a run of the mill degree and probably become your local accountant who looks like they are always overdosed on Sudafed.

As for me, in an attempt to forget about what happened at Stanford I threw myself into my studies finishing third in my class to Smackle and Farkle. I was still Student Government and NHS president, which mean's that I will be giving two speeches. Lucas had maintained his captain role on the football team while landing at a solid fifth place in our class. Maya had focused mainly on art and had actually begun taking an interest in fashion; she had finished out the year as a pretty steady b-student. Zay followed Maya closely however drifted towards the b minus side.

The ceremony tonight is where al the graduating seniors reveal their ultimate college choice. I knew almost everyone's.

I was set for Harvard with Lucas on my tail. I had received offers of scholarships from the likes of Yale, Columbia, Dartmouth, and Stanford. Obviously Stanford was crossed out which led me to my second choice, Harvard. Lucas came to his decision via "Pros and Cons" he claims, I think it was actually because he doesn't want me to be alone, with a child, struggling my way through college.

Maya had interestingly enough received a full ride to FIT and was planning on taking it.

Both Farkle and Smackle were on the top of MIT's list and were being tailed by many prestigious scientific journals as the new scientists of the century.

As far as I knew Zay was headed to NYU.

So with Lucas and I being alone at Harvard we had a very big question, what would our living situation be? I know that freshman or different sexes couldn't live together unless you were siblings or married (we didn't check either of those boxes) and you couldn't live off campus until sophomore year.

So what do we do, run to the little county courthouse and get our self a little common law marriage, no!

At least I didn't think so.

I had no more time to think though as Farkle quickly rustled my shoulder to direct my attention to the fact that my first speech was up.

I quickly moved over to the podium in a dream like state of mind feeling as if mist were clinging to my ankles.

Lucky for us "speech givers" we didn't have to recite our speeches, just let the light and sound technicians figure out their specs.

I repeated this two times until we were all told we were dismissed.

That's when it happened.

Lucas's POV

My life was really good. It was going good. I was all set to go to college with Riley at Harvard and everyone else was set up at an amazing college with an amazing future in front of you.

My parents as well as Riley's and our closet friends knew about the baby now, but no one else. Everyone was really supportive especially when I transitioned into the dad role.

It was hard to imagine, me Lucas Friar dad at eighteen. Well, not genetically the dad but according to the soon to be signed legal guardianship papers I was. It's going to be really interesting to see what people on campus thought about us and even more interesting what everyone at promotion thought about what I was going to do.

Everything had gone good today, nothing wrong. Riley had seemed to be in a good mood like she is ever frequently, and the sound and light technicians had gotten their work down surprisingly quickly. Riley and I were quickly making our way through the crowd to lunch with our friends when it happened.

The doors slammed shut and yells were all that were heard.

Until the too familiar pop rang loud and clear through the gym.

That's when Riley hit my arms and she passed through the rabbit hole and into wonderland.

Remember,

1.1.)How do you think the teaser was?

2.2.)What do you think is Lucas's plan for graduation?

3.3.)What do you think the pop was?

4.4.)How do you feel about the gang's future?

5.5.)How is the story so far?

6.6.)What do you want to see?

7.7.)Any questions?

You do not have to answer all of these of course but if you would take the time to answer just a few it would really continue to make my world!