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My heart light, I approach the girl that I love to share this important moment with her

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Tilly

It still doesn’t feel real I’ve just walked across the stage at Riverdale High, and now holdback through these doors next fall hasn’t really settled in yet It’s inti to think that this is my last su out of e dor Illinois in the dust

Unfortunately, Michael is part of Illinois My heart’s heavy when I think of leaving him behind, but I’m sure we can make it work

We’ve pulled it off so far, right?

Even after all these months, I’m still head over heels for that e today, in front of the entire town, the butterflies in an to somersault wildly I was so excited to have him be a part of this milestone in my life that I totally slipped and waved back I wonder if anyone noticed

Outside the auditoriule with their faoodbye It’s a bittersweet in our lives as young adults in the world and yet sad too It’s scary to be saying goodbye to each other, and to everything we have always known Nothing will be the same froain after today This chapter of ht

Nicole and I lock eyes across the rooh the croardsscared at all I run to meet her

“Can you believe it? We are high school graduates!” she cries enthusiastically, using a sing-songy voice

“I knoas beginning to feel like this day was never going to come!”

“And the best part is, no ade in our lives Woot woot!!!!” She begins to do a dorky victory dance God, I wish I had the confidence to dance around like that in public Nicole irl like me, but she’s not scared She’s raw and very much so her unbridled self at all times

My friend stops suddenly and grabs or that I a horrible has just happened

“And you and Mr Nelson, risking it all to acknowledge each other in public On stage of all places?! Girl, that is hot,” she whispers

“Oh no, you saw that? I totally slipped Do you think anyone else noticed? I osh, ould people think?”

“Tilly and Michael sitting in a tree, F U C…”