A.N. Sorry this one is so short but there wasn't much to write. After all, everyone knows that Graduation is mostly Pomp and Circumstance. Pun intended.
Graduation took place in the auditorium, and everyone except for Shelley was happy. Finally they could all get away from Miss Kisskillya. It turns out Shelley was unhappy for another reason: the voodoo spell worked! Shareena and Emmitt found out when they overheard Shelley telling Miss Kisskillya that she wasn't going to attend the post-graduation party due to something weird happening to her clothes. Shelley and Emmitt at first sneakily grinned to each other, and then once they got the opportunity they told the rest of the gang. The rest of the gang was shocked that this voodoo spell turned out to be real, but once they recovered they laughed,
The party was a blast too, not only because Shelley wasn't there but also because this one wasn't at the school. The party was a cookout at the park, and everyone was having fun. Even the students whose parents were chaperones were having fun, especially since there was so much happening at once that the parents had to concentrate on other kids. Shareena and Emmitt hung out with the gang until the games started. The gang separated to different games, so Shareena and Emmitt took the opportunity to sneak into The Woods. Once there Emmitt gently took Shareena's hand and led her deeper into the woods.
"Emmitt, where are we going?" Shareena asked.
"To my favorite spot." Emmitt smiled.
Not long after that, they arrived at a clearing where there was very little tree cover. Above them were stars and planets shining in the night sky.
"Wow!" Shareena gasped, gazing at the stars.
"The other kids don't even know about this place since they rarely even get close to the edge of The Woods." Emmitt smiled, also gazing at the stars. "This was my secret place...and now it's ours."
Shareena and Emmitt gazed at the stars a while longer, but they couldn't stay long for fear that someone would notice their absence. After about twenty minutes they decided to head back. It was good timing, for Shareena's parents - two of the chaperones - had just started to look for her. Shareena and Emmitt spent the rest of the party cheering on the rest of the gang during the games.
As for the rest of summer, life went on as normal, at least for everybody except for Emmitt and Shareena. Oh sure, they hung out with the gang same as usual, and they did the usual things like going to movies or the beach, but now and then Shareena would go over to Emmitt's house alone or Emmitt and Shareena would spend half a night in their secret spot in The Woods.