Here it is! Eli's graduation! Eli may be a little out of character but hey, he's graduating! I WILL post Chapter 24 today, since this one is short. I'm just about sure about the title, still thinking about it. Read, review, PM me, and all of that.
At Degrassi, Eli's POV
I looked down at my graduation gown and smirked. Graduation day. I looked over to the crowd of people and found Darcy, Clare, Julia, Nicholas and Adam. They smiled and took pictures. Fiona high fives me and walks over to Adam, and kissed him. Adam reacts, and he gladly kisses Fiona back. "I really really like you Adam." Fiona says, Adam kissed her, and she walks up back to me.
"So Comet Boy…this is it." Fiona starts. I smirked. "Yup. This is it. U of T, here I come." I reply. "U of T! I'm going there to!" Imogen cheers, as she walks our way. "Me too." Fiona adds. Bullfrog and CeCe find Clare, and they join her. Mr. Simpson walks up to the podium, and says, "Students, teachers, parents and everyone else, welcome to the graduation of the class of 2012!" Mr. Simpson starts.
"Now, for our valedictorian, Katie Matlin." Mr. Simpson then says. Katie walks up and starts her speech. "We're all here, ending a big chapter of our lives, fellow classmates. Some of us are dads," Katie says, looking over to me. I blush, and Fiona smiles. "uncles, mourners, Goths, smart allies, athletic, dramatic but no matter what, we're all family. I'm proud that I'm leaving here with this amazing class, and that it's not the end of the world, 2012. Thank you." Katie said.
"And now, for our 1st in the running valedictorian, Elijah Goldsworthy." Mr. Simpson says. I gasp as I walk up to the podium. I sigh, knowing I'm going to have to wing this. "Students, and other people gathered here today. Like Katie said, we're all family. I came to Degrassi, as a junior, to be looked at as that new death loving emo kid. Ok, I admit, I'm emo. I've been called emo boy. I don't love death, I hate it. Some of loved one's are dead, like my dead ex- Julia Smith. But I found Clare Edwards, and…I love her. And I want to ask her a very important question." I say. Clare looks up at me, and I say, "Clare, I love you. I remember when I ran over your glasses, and I thought, Damn! She's hot! I walked home that day smirking like an idiot. I was depressed about Julia, and you helped me. And now, Clare Diane Edwards, would you marry me?" I asked.
The crowd oooed and awwwed and Clare started crying. "Yes! Yes Eli! I'd love to marry you!" she cried, and I jumped off the stage, and hugged her. "Thanks, Clare." I whisper, as I kiss her. The ceremony goes on, "Abernathy, Lonnie." Ms. Dawes says. "Coyne, Fiona. DeSousa, Bianca. Goldsworthy, Elijah. Lewis, Marisol. Martin, Jacob. (A/N: I'm not sure that's Jake's real name, but in here, it is!) Matlin, Katie. Milligan, Owen. Torres, Andrew." Those were the names I recognized.
I walked down the aisle, thinking, this is it. High school, I'm done. I kiss Clare, hug Adam, Fiona and Imogen. High five classmates. Kiss my twins. And I felt happy. The happiest thinking that next year, when Clare graudates, she's going to be mine. Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Goldsworthy. Clare Goldsworthy…I love it!
Aww...I felt that over and over as I wrote this chapter. This was the second to last chapter of New Year, New Chapter. I hope you like it, because the ending is coming up...later !