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Chapter Eighteen: A Matter of Money

Everyone was chatting over the events that had happened at the school board meeting while guzzling down their milkshakes and coke floats. They couldn't believe the school had been lying, not only to their class, but to former classes as well! Imagine, making them pay for those things, and they weren't even supposed to!

"Score one for the seniors!" Vince announced, clashing his milkshake glass with everyone.
"Finally, things seem to be going our way," Hustler Kid said, stirring his coke float with his straw.

"For real," Ashley B agreed, looking at her nails. "The school has no choice but to pay for those flowers, programs, and other details."

"But I still want to know when we're getting our dang Honor's Cords!" Spinelli cut in.

Ashley Q answered that. "Well...Lawson said he talked to his mom about it, since she IS the guidance counselor, and he told me that she said that we weren't getting them until the day we graduated. Like, RIGHT before we take pictures and all."

"You've actually been talking to him?" Ashley A chortled. "And I thought you weren't having trouble in the love department."

"Hey, he's a nice guy once you get to know him," the brunette glared at her "friend".

"Okay, let's not have a session of Catfighting 101," Sammi intervened. "Let's see, now that we don't have to pay for anything, what should we do with all our money in the bank?"

Nobody knew the answer to that. They hadn't really thought about that, since this was all extremely new news to them.

"Aren't we supposed to leave a senior gift for the school?" Gus asked a little timidly.

"No way are we giving them anything," Upside-Down Girl replied. "They don't deserve a gift from us, not after they way they scammed us."

"Then what CAN we do?" Gretchen asked, for once not knowing the answer.

They thought and thought in silence, until finally Hustler Kid said, "Hey, I've got an idea! Why don't we donate it to St. Jude's Children Hospital?"

"That's a sweet idea!" Sammi complimented. "And Guru Kid still gets treatments from them too."
"Yep, ever since he was a baby, I heard," T.J. added. "That's a tender idea, who all agrees to that."

Everyone raised their hands in favor of that. It was too perfect. They decided at the graduation ceremony, that Guru Kid (if he was willing) would give a short speech and then present a St. Jude representative with the check. Hustler Kid would get in touch with him, since they were friends and all, and see if it was okay with him. And then...everything was up to that meeting with Prickly on Monday.

SORRY SO SHORT!

Aw, donating the money to St. Jude is a splendid idea, if I do say so myself. Actually, that part of graduation was the only part I almost cried during. Anyways, hope ya liked, and please review!