Graduation
It was the last month of school. We were graduating in a month. We were sitting in government class listening to our principle lecture about the ceremony and how we were supposed to behave and stuff like that.
When the dismissal bell rang, I headed up to the cafeteria to have lunch with Hadji and Jessie, my two best friends. I grabbed a hamburger and some fries and a coke and headed to our usual table. Jessie and Hadji were already there, talking.
Jessie and Hadji were excited about graduation. Me? I couldn't care less. Don't get me wrong, I used to dream of graduating from high school but now it's not going to be the same.
"Hey Jonny!" Jessie greeted as I sat down. "Aren't you excited? We're going to get outta this dump in a month!"
"Yeah, ecstatic." I said sarcastically.
"What is wrong, Jonny?" Hadji asked. "I thought that you always looked forward to this."
"I used to." I said, playing with my fries. "Up until Dad died." My dad was killed in a car accident just last Christmas. He was killed in an accident that was deliberate. I was in the car too, but all I suffered from was a broken wrist (which I still have.) a bump on the head and a dead father.
"Oh come on Jonny!" Said Jessie as she put her hand on my cast. "You know he and your mom are going to be watching you. I know they'll be proud of you."
"I know, Jess, but it won't be the same." I said as I took a bite of hamburger.
It was the last month of school. We were graduating in a month. We were sitting in government class listening to our principle lecture about the ceremony and how we were supposed to behave and stuff like that.
When the dismissal bell rang, I headed up to the cafeteria to have lunch with Hadji and Jessie, my two best friends. I grabbed a hamburger and some fries and a coke and headed to our usual table. Jessie and Hadji were already there, talking.
Jessie and Hadji were excited about graduation. Me? I couldn't care less. Don't get me wrong, I used to dream of graduating from high school but now it's not going to be the same.
"Hey Jonny!" Jessie greeted as I sat down. "Aren't you excited? We're going to get outta this dump in a month!"
"Yeah, ecstatic." I said sarcastically.
"What is wrong, Jonny?" Hadji asked. "I thought that you always looked forward to this."
"I used to." I said, playing with my fries. "Up until Dad died." My dad was killed in a car accident just last Christmas. He was killed in an accident that was deliberate. I was in the car too, but all I suffered from was a broken wrist (which I still have.) a bump on the head and a dead father.
"Oh come on Jonny!" Said Jessie as she put her hand on my cast. "You know he and your mom are going to be watching you. I know they'll be proud of you."
"I know, Jess, but it won't be the same." I said as I took a bite of hamburger.