Chapter 231
(June 9, The Loud house.)
All the louds are once again dressed into some neat and clean formal wear. They are all getting ready for what the day brings for them and this day is the day one of them makes their leave from high school and onward to college, soon.
At the room of the eldest in the siblings, Lori is looking at herself in the mirror and she smiles at what she sees. Lori sees just how well the graduation uniform suited her. "Do you think this is way too big, or is it supposed to be like this" chuckled Lori.
Leni and Rita look towards her and smile. "We think you look okay Lori, also I think they're supposed to be big and not fully fitting for the person. Otherwise that'll be almost inappropriate" replied Leni.
Rita also stands next to Lori. "Reminds me of myself when I was getting ready for my graduation day. Only mines was kinda thrilling and I didn't have much siblings and relatives in the family."
Leni and Lori hug Rita. "At least you got a big family, who all loves you" replied Leni.
Rita hugs them back. "This shouldn't be about me girls, this is about you Lori. You are the third member of this family to graduate high school and possibly the first loud to make a path to college. I am so proud of you and so are the others."
"Thanks mom, and I'm pretty excited myself" replied Lori. "I just hope Bobby is doing well for his graduation day, sure wish I could be there to cheer him on and he could be here to cheer me on." Lori recalls that when Bobby was still living in Royal Woods, he'd always imagine the day he'd graduate with Lori and they would both do it in their romantic style, but things are different now and what matters now is that the family is there to watch Lori take her step out of high school.
"Well, we should get going. We got one hour before the whole thing begins and the others are waiting for us downstairs and sure as heck we got a surprise for you!" said Leni.
Lori is confused and sees her mom also excited. "Well, at least there won't be any spoilers. Let's get going then."
They head out of the room and make their way down the halls and they see all the pets making their way down the stairs also dressed with bow ties. Lori smiles knowing that everyone will be there, which means Great Aunt Ruth and Aunt Shirley will be there too, if only they're uncle was there but he's in Europe and he's busy.
Lori, Leni and Rita reach the bottom and they see the rest of the family waiting for them. Lynn Sr, Luna, Luan, Lynn Jr, Lincoln, Lucy, Lana, Lola, Lisa, Lily, Pop-pop, Gran-gran, Rick, Jesse and Jordan and their eagle friends and Jordan's dog Ajax are also there.
"Wow, talk about one big welcome committee" chuckled Lori.
"Well, now you know how I feel when you all waited for me for my graduation day" replied Lincoln, this makes them all chuckle a bit.
"My little girl is now a big girl, and is … Is going to graduate." Lynn Sr sheds some tears and almost drops the camera again, luckily Luna catches.
"Pop's, try and keep yourself together. We're all happy for Lori and sure as heck this camera won't if it drops" replied Luna as she checks if it was okay.
"I question how this old camera has managed to live through the years of this family and still serve in taking all the photos for the album" replied Lisa.
"I don't want that camera to break down, I still got my graduation tomorrow" replied Lynn Jr, the others didn't forget and they all know they're will be tears and some emotional talk as well.
"Let's get some of these pics started fam, I wanna make sure my eldest granddaughter has the best grad photos with the family who is truly proud of her" replied Pop-pop.
Lori comes down and she takes some pictures of herself with her family. With her roommate/sister Leni, with Lincoln, with each of the others siblings, with her parents, with Pop-pop and lastly with the whole family, including the Rosato's and the pets.
Lynn Sr and Rita look through all of the photos and smile. "This is going to be the one thing we will always see as the best moment in your life Lori, we're so proud of you" replied Lynn Sr.
"Thanks guys." Lori then looks to her siblings. "This is it, I'm going to graduate and the rest of you are all stepping up a grade and ready to make some big changes into your lives. I would be proud of myself, I fi wasn't also proud to all of you guys."
All of the siblings were touched by this and they join in a sibling group hug, all of them. Then they break the hug and Leni thinks it's time. "Here Lori." She hands Lori a tablet.
"Um, I already have one" replied Lori. But then the screen turns on. "Hey babe."
Lori is stunned to see who it is and is also wearing a graduation uniform. "Bobby?! What the heck?!" She then looks to her family. "Did you guys plan this? For me? For us?"
"They did babe, Lincoln was the one who came up with the idea that we should live stream each other so that we can both see ourselves as we graduate and of course I barely trust Sergio into holding this, so Lincoln sent someone here to do it. Jordan's godfather Peter Harris." the tablet screen changes and they see Peter Harris sitting amongst the Casagrandes and waving. "I'll hand him the tablet soon, when I'm almost up. This is so great!"
Lori then looks to Lincoln. "Oh Lincoln, this is so thoughtful of you." She then goes over and hugs her little brother. "Thank you so much Lincoln!"
Lincoln returns the hug. "You and Bobby have a strong and beautiful relationship, kinda like how Jordan and I are starting and making it bloom, so I know this is one moment where you two can get to be together and share the graduation moment. Like a couple from the old days of high school, like old times sis."
The others clap at the nice speech Lincoln said to Lori. Lori then breaks the hug with Lincoln and she kisses his forehead. "Thank you so much little bro, you truly are the man with the plan." Lincoln smiles and they hug one more time. Even Bobby who is seeing from the tablet is also crying a bit.
Rick Rosato then checks his watch. "Alright everyone, it's time to head off now. We got 30 minutes and counting." They all nod and head off to their vehicles and they drive off.
(Royal Woods High School.)
They all make it and find some decent and perfect places to park their rides and they all come out and see lots of students making their way in the graduation uniforms and then Lori sees her friends also in graduation uniforms.
Dana, Becky, Carol, Teri and Whitney. "Hey girls!" said Lori, the others also go to her and they group hug. "Look at us, we're all ready to make our way out of high school and advance to the next step of being adults."
"That next step might have to wait Lori, we still got to spend our last summer here in Royal Woods till we all head off to college" replied Becky.
"A lot of our pals and gals from the other clubs are also making their mark and sure as heck we all are going to leave behind memories that would last us for a long time" replied Carol.
"Until they put up like a high school reunion" replied Whitney. That was something they were all looking forward to.
Lori looks to Teri. "How is your little sister doing with all of this?"
Teri looks to her parents and little sister who are looking around the place. "She wants to spend all the time she has with me for the whole summer, she is kinda sad that I gotta go off to college. But I told her I'll always be in touch with her. Always."
Lori chuckles. "Same with me and my siblings, especially to Lincoln. We're all going to leave more than just memories. There will be tears, but these are tears don't won't last forever, we'll all see each other again."
"My little bro Chaz is also proud of me" replied Dana. "He literally cried so hard when we were leaving the house, it's like old times when he looked up to me." They all see Dana's parents and Chaz who is shedding some tears. "See what I mean?" They all chuckle at this.
"So, how's Bobby? I know he's also graduating and it doesn't seem easy that you two are graduating but not in the same school" asked Becky, the others also wanna know.
"Well, Lincoln came up with this." She shows them the tablet and explains to them the plan Lincoln made for her to see Bobby and for Bobby to see Lori.
"Looks like your little bro is at it again" chuckled Carol. "Always making plans that can be helpful."
"I'm sure Jordan had a part in this plan, they seem smart and more tactical together" replied Becky.
"He really knows what to do and how to make things right with his sisters and the problems they have" replied Dana.
Lori chuckles and looks to the tablet that is waiting for Bobby's graduation part. "Yeah, he sure does know how to make things right and help all of us."
Leni looks around and then she sees her friends, Jackie, Mandee, Fiona and Miguel. "What're you guys all doing here? You guys aren't graduating."
"True, but out friends are graduating and we wanna be here to support them and cheer them on" replied Mandee.
"They may be a year older than us, but we've all had great memories and shared so much moments together" replied Fiona.
"Absolutely, and I am so glad we got the week off from Mrs. Carmichael and we still have to spend what time we have left with our friends for the summer" replied Miguel.
"Aloha Beach Resort is waiting for us, but we're all going to wait. We have a big plan for that one!" said Jackie.
Leni gets curious and then smiles. "Then I can't wait to know what it is, but something tells me it's more than just you guys and probably me and Lori. Does this involve all of my siblings?"
Leni's friend's chuckle. "That is a big surprise and no spoiler's girl!" chuckled Jackie. Leni knows they have something planned and sure as heck Aloha Beach Resort is bound to get hot for the summer.
Lincoln and Jordan, along with Lynn Jr are helping Luna and her band get their instruments. The Luna-Tics were asked to perform a small bit for the graduation day ceremony, something that sparks back memories of these teenagers who once made great strides in this school.
"And to think, Jordan and me were the ones who did some small musical performance for our own graduation day and now Luna and her band is" chuckled Lincoln.
"This is going to be so awesome!" said Jordan. Lynn Jr passes by them with four amps on her shoulders. "Try not to put them down too hard Lynn, otherwise they won't work."
"Got it!" Lynn Jr passes by her dad who is just carrying one amp, he is impressed at his daughter's strength and also feels small from seeing his daughter do this.
Patriot and Valkyrie and both airborne and watching over the place, where are their chicks? They are carrying them with small baby carrier bags strapped to them, like how parents do with their babies. Is this weird?
Lincoln and Jordan then spot Carol waving at them and motioning them to come over. Lincoln and Jordan know what this is all about and they go towards her. "Hey Carol."
"Hey guys, this is it. I'm graduating and I'll be headed to Fairway University alongside Lori and Becky, this is …. This is big for all of us" said Carol nervously.
Lincoln and Jordan hug her. "We know, and we know we'll be in touch. Fairway is a nice college, but you never know when something crazy might happen and that's the very reason why we wanna stay in touch with you. To also help keep an eye on Lori" replied Lincoln.
"Lori will be facing some hard times and so will you, even though we settled all of what happened long ago with a small deal. We wanna make sure you can act as a sister figure for Lori when she needs it, when the rest of her siblings are busy and she needs support the most" replied Jordan. "You think you can do that?"
Carol smiles and hugs them back. "I was Lori's rival for a long time and our rivalry ended when we stopped our dumb selfie contest, so yeah I will do my best to be like a sister to Lori. We are besties after all and I'll be sure to see how you two are doing and my deal with you Jordan, it's still up and I'm okay with it and I'll always keep it in mind. It's the least I could do."
They then break the hug and go back to the others. Luna sees this and smiles, Carol is like another sister to them, almost like Lori's twin. Lori also notices this and is still curious. 'What was that deal Jordan made with Carol?' She knows she can't ask them, so she'll wait and perhaps one day they'll tell their friends and family about it.
Just then they all hear the microphone turn on at the back of the school. Which means it was almost time and all the students have to head off and get ready to fall in line and wait for their names to be called out.
Luna and her band head onto the stage with the school marching band geeks.
All the families and friends get to the back of the school and they take their seats and await the grad kids, who are ready to take their diplomas.
Soon, Principal Rivers is on stage. "Thank you all for coming for this moment, we are truly proud and happy for the teens who will be taking that big step into adulthood, whether it be for college or following whatever dream they seek. So, without further ado, let me present to you the Royal Woods High School seniors of 2019 – 2020! Luna and her band and the marching band geeks perform the graduation song. Classic and rock combined.
Everyone claps as they see the teenagers stepping out from the school back doors and walking their way to the stage and they all sit onto the chairs on stage and await their names.
Among them, Lori is holding the tablet and she's looking at Bobby who seems to be doing the same thing. "This is it, this is our day to graduate. We may not be literally there for each other, but this is okay."
"I sure wish I could be there and you could be here. But we both have some paths to take and I know soon we will be together for reals with the life we both will make together."
The very words from Bobby makes Lori blush and her friends giggle at this.
The loud family were feeling proud of this moment, for the eldest amongst the loud siblings to earn her diploma and make it to the next stage of her adulthood. Lincoln is the one feeling the warm spark in his heart ignite.
Lincoln still recalls what he and Lori did yesterday and he will treasure it. Forever.
One by one, Principal Rivers calls out their names and they each come onto the pedestal say their words and then they take their diploma, shake Principal Rives hand and heads back to the seats amongst the other graduates.
"Alright, and our last diploma to the girl who made the Varsity Golf team legend and stand tall in Royal Woods!" said Principal Rivers. "Lori Marie Loud!" Everyone claps as Lori hands the tablet to Patriot so he can let Bobby see it in a different point of view, he already got his diploma in which Lori saw it.
Lori stands next to Principal Rivers and she's given the pedestal.
Lori looks around to the many faces of friends and families and to those who have known her for what she has accomplished.
"Never have I thought, that something like this would ever happen to me. Okay, so I have known that this might happen to me. It was kinda my dream, but we all have had this kind of dream once or twice." Everyone else chuckles and some of them agree, they too have dreamt of graduating once and one day.
"We all have our new lives to look forward to, but we have all the time we need before we do that. Some of us will take that big leap into the new life eventually, in the meantime we should spend what time we have left with those we love and reassure them that everything will be alright as we soon make our goodbyes and head off to where the road takes us."
I for one am proud of the family I have and to all of these friends behind me who are also thinking of the same thing. We may be far from each other when we take our leave from this town and possibly the state, but the memories we have shared since we were really young kids will live on and stay within our hearts and minds, and I will treasure the memories of everything that has happened. Like reliving all the good times, with those who I care for and love. Thank you all for coming, and thank you for being here to see all of us become something more."
Everyone stands up and claps at the speech Lori made. The louds shed tears hearing this, Lincoln is the one who has more tears and is proud at what his sister said.
Lori then looks to Principal Rivers, she hands Lori her diploma and they shake hands. Then Lori hugs her principal. "Thanks for being a good principal to all of us, we hope you can do so for the next generation."
Principal Rivers smiles and hugs Lori back. "I look forward to hearing all the things you have accomplished din life and what you're going to do at Fairway, thank you for making this high school as great as golf Lori Loud."
They then break the hug and Lori goes over to her friends and Patriot hands her back the tablet and she sees Bobby in tears and everyone else?
"Sorry babe, they all wanted to hear you say the speech and it was beautiful!"
Lori chuckles and see everyone at the Great Lake City High School graduation wave at her and clap as well. Lori literally made a big impact onto both high schools and everyone seems to be proud of her.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Thank you for being here to see these teens take their next step out of high school and for the amazing moments they have made." She then looks to the students.
"And I am truly thankful at the support and the will these teens have put into this school, as a principal this is one generation I will truly miss and never forget." the students felt touched by her words.
"And now, I present to you all the Royal Woods High School graduates of 2019 – 2020!"
All the high school graduates toss their hats into the air and they all cheer for this great moment, then 11 Apollo fighters fly by at great speed and leave a colorful trail of confetti.
Lori looks to Lincoln and Jordan who are smiling and waving, they once again made this spectacular for all of them.
Luna and her band with the school marching band perform the song for all of them to celebrate to.
Lori goes to her family and they hug. This was a moment in her life she will never, ever forget. College can wait, as of now she wants to spend the rest of the summer with her family.
One last summer, with her family and friends. Leni's friends have a plan, Lincoln along with Luna and Jordan are going on tour with Mick Swagger and coming tomorrow, Lynn Junior leaves middle school.
A/N: Lori is done with high school, she has graduated and soon college will be ready for her. Next chapter in Middle School graduation for Lynn Junior, I'm surprised Michigan has one. Sure as heck there isn't one in my country. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.
Date made: 5/30/20 – 5/31/20.