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Chapter 1: Graduation

"C'mon, Danny. We gotta go!"

"I'm almost ready."

Kasie was yelling for Danny to get ready for Jack's graduation. It took him an extra year, but Jack was graduating from High school. Good thing the graduation was a week away from when school ended. The group did have a little complication right when school ended.

Trix came walking out of his room buttoning up a jeans jacket outfit. They didn't have to suit up for this graduation, but they had to look half decent. Trix stood in front of his wife and asked,

"How do I look?"

Kasie smiled and said,

"Beautiful as always."

Trix smiled as Danny came from his room buttoning up his good shirt.

"Ready to go?" asked Trix.

"Yeah," answered Danny.

The three family members walked outside of the house and got into the car. They were just about late to the school. They reached the football field and found their family. Sodapop waved them over.

Trix went and sat beside his brothers, Kasie sat next to Cathy while Danny sat next to Maria.

"Hey, Danny. Glad you're feeling better."

"Feeling better?"

"Well. You know what I mean. How you used to be all quiet."

"Oh that. Yeah, I'm my old self again. Where's everyone else?"

"They'll be back in a minute. They ran to their car to grab some sodas. It is getting hot out here."

"And here I am with a long sleeve button up shirt."

Maria smiled and they got closer. Danny then remembered something.

"There's a party tonight. Wanna go?"

"What a graduation party? Wouldn't that be for seniors?"

"Yeah. But the host is letting us slide. Since we're going to be seniors next year, we can go."

"That's cool."

"Yeah. Me and Jack had to talk to a couple of graduates to make it happen."

"Glad you know people."

"With all the crap I've been through. It's hard not to get noticed."

"True. Hey, here they come."

Danny turned around to see the rest of the group walking towards them with Sprite cans.
"Hey Danny," greeted Alex. "We saw your dad's car, so we grabbed an extra for you."

"Thanks," said Danny grabbing the one that Keith handed him.

Danny then thought for a moment. Keith sat his soda down and Danny quickly switched their sodas. Keith turned back around and opened his can. The sprite sprayed right into his face. Everyone laughed that Keith's plan didn't work.

"You're not that slick," said Danny smiling at the soaked Keith. Keith just smiled and mumbled,

"Crud."

Rachel then let out what she had been happy about all morning.

"I can't wait until next year. Seniors."

"Just one year away," said Keith twisting his shirt.

"We'll be calling shots," said Alex.

"I already am," pointed out Danny.

"Cause you're pretty much Mr. Popular. You know everybody. I just got here."

"Sucks for you," said Rachel smiling.

Alex looked at Rachel. Then smiled also. They really did have a thing going for each other. No one else seemed to notice. Things really escalated when Alex had saved Rachel from that bullet.

The band started playing which meant that the graduation was about to start. The graduating seniors then started walking onto the football field. Houston leaned over to Danny.

"Where's Jack?"

"He's…..right there. In the middle."

Sure enough, there was Jack. With the biggest grin that had ever appeared on his face. Danny took a quick glance at Soda. Sodapop was smiling too. Soda had dropped out of school, which meant that he had never graduated. It must have been something real big for Jack to be graduating. His only son.

They called out all the students names. Danny only knew about two or three seniors not including Jack. They finally reached Jack.

"Jack Curtis."

Trix, Danny and co. started to clap and cheer as Jack walked up to graduate. After he turned his hat tip, he looked at his family and friends and waved. He then walked back to his position.