I opened my tired eyes to the sunlight, and then it all came back to me! It's the last day of school, Putzie and I made up! My brother is home and alive!
I got up and then went to the drawers and get a summer shirt and a skirt, but as I put the skirt on, it fell down, and the shirt has gotten bigger and looser.
I went to the mirror by the vanity and turned to sideways and tried to suck in my stomach, and I soon realized I really finally lost a lot of weight.
I put a red shirt on and a skirt which was a little tight. Though it was a bad match, but I can't wear baggy clothes much anymore.
I took a piece of toast and left. As soon as I walked out of the house, Frenchy came with the car and I got in along with Marty.
"I can't believe it's the last day!" Marty squeals happily. "We're finally leaving school!"
Frenchy smiled, "Yeah! Hey, do any of you think you're going to miss Rydell?"
Marty sighed, "The only thing I'm going to miss is always thinking the underclassmen never top my beauty."
"The only thing I'm going to miss is-" I started and Marty asked, "food?"
I scoffed, "No!" And then gave in, "alright, the food. But there's more than that." I gazed at the car window and thought to myself. What I'm actually going to miss at Rydell is being with my friends. To be honest, I really hate to see everyone going separate ways. Like Marty going to study fashion in New York, Frenchy will stay behind to find a job, Danny going to study auto shop at a university, Rizzo going to law school, Kenickie is going to get a job working at a mechanic shop a few miles away. Sonny and Doody will be going to college.
I just don't like it when we all get separated. I wish I can cry, but I can't. I don't feel tears coming to my eyes. I'm a brave girl. Very brave.
As I got out of the car, and went to class, I sat with Rizzo, Sonny, Marty and Doody just like the first day of school. Today is when we have first period and the rest free to go to the graduation carnival, which is what we're all excited about since final exams are over except that we don't have finals.
I hear the xylophone over the announcements and I hear McGee's last speech. "Attention Seniors, before the merriment of commencement commences, I hope that your years with us here at Rydell High have prepared you for the challenges you face. Who knows, among one of you there may be a future Eleanor Roosevelt, or a Rosemary Clooney. And among you young men, there may be a Joe DiMaggio, a President Eisenhower, or even a Vice President Nixon. But always you will have the glorious memories of Rydell High. Rydell forever! Bon Voyage."
And then more notes from the xylophone and they turned off the announcements for the last time.
I smiled at what she said. I'm honestly going to miss McGee and the announcements she makes every morning. I honestly miss calling Calhoun "Spittoon". I honestly miss the food they serve every day during lunch. I honestly miss- OK! I HONESTLY MISS THIS DUMP! It was our dump! Now it's going to be someone else's dump.
Now everyone will go separate ways including me. But I don't know what I'm gonna do. At first, I thought of going to a community college for one to two years before I figure out what to do, but I decided to skip a year before we choose what to do.
