Memoir ;) Sweet Graduation ;

Time flies by fast. I remember the first time I saw these people. Now I shall remember when it will be the last. That's why I shall remember this day. The day of Friday, June 20th, 2008. Graduations are supposed to be happy and exciting. But this one wasn't. It was sad and unforgettable.
The morning of graduation, I was ready. I was ready to walk down that aisle. I was ready to smile, sing, express my feelings. I was ready to turn the cap around, showing everyone that I was ready to graduate. It's easier to say something than actually doing it.
When I was walking down the aisle, I didn't know when to walk. I was too scared. I thought, this graduation isn't about joy and happiness, it's about being scared and unable to walk down. Luckily, there was a teacher there to tell me when to go. Walking down, I had no clue what to do. I was walking down with my partner, Tyler Ishikawa. He was going slower than me. Was I going too fast? Or was he going too slow? Once we got to our seats, we had to stay standing. I can't even tell you how scared I was. My legs were shaking.
When it was time to sing our graduation songs, I couldn't do it. My voice went dry. I just stood there, looking out into the audience like a person who didn't know why they were there. I just listened to people close by singing. Other people seemed like they were having fun. How could you be laughing during this sad moment? I can still remember the lyrics.
"Thank you for being a friend.
Travel down the road and back again,
Your heart is true,
You're a pal and a confident.
And if you threw a party,
Invited everyone you knew,
You would see the biggest gift would be from me;
And the card attached would say,
'Thank you for being a friend.'"
We had three graduation songs. When it was time to sing the third one, I finally got the courage to sing. I couldn't just stand there and look like someone who didn't care about leaving this school. At first, I was scared. Then, I got into the song and I found it to be really fun.
After the experience of finding a way to have fun, I didn't find any tears when Mr.Decarlo, the technology teacher played the slide show. Through the whole show, I smiled and stared at all the people I've met in the school. People are always coming and going, but memories shall stay forever. Even though I'm attending a different school than most of the people in my class, it doesn't mean I'll never see them again. The slide show must have been the saddest video I've watched all year. The sound effects, the music, the faces of friends...
At the end, I was ready to turn my cap around. I was ready to graduate. I felt like throwing my cap up, like what people do on television but the teachers said no.
After graduation, friends and families gathered to take pictures. I don't know why tears wouldn't come. My eyes weren't burning. I wanted to cry; it didn't happen.
I'll always remember every single person; the nice ones, the mean ones, the ones who needed special help...but the people who I will remember most are:
- Bernice Pham
- Tina Lee
- Phemie Chen
- Samantha Wu
- Crystal Wen
- Samantha Schlotterbeck
- Angelika Kowalska
- Sara Vassilakos
- Monika Zaboklicki
- Kristina Shmulik
There are many more. I miss you all! No one on Earth can live without friends. Thank you to all the people who have made me smile in any way, and thank you for being there for me when I needed you the most. Graduations may be sad, but they remind you of all the good times you had before.
Unforgettable moments<3