Graduation Speech - Original Writing

“Selene, and well when I met Kaylynn she left in a hurry to help her sister and then she ran into her sister and I went to go help them and then you the one with the cat. You ran by and then Kaylynn left and me and Kaylynn’s sister went after Kaylynn.”

Nine years ago, I never could have imagined I’d be writing this essay. I was a senior in high school, and, like the rest of my classmates, I was apprehensive about the future. Unlike my classmates, I felt like I had missed the proverbial “you need to get your life together” message. I watched my classmates apply to colleges, their majors already decided and their future careers mapped out. While I was an above average student, I felt I lacked the decisiveness my classmates seemed to have. I did not feel passionate about a career or even a field of study. I felt defective. This was compounded by the financial strain I knew attending college would have on my family. It seemed wasteful to try to “find my passion” at school while squandering

“Yeah, Liam, we got it.” Logan replies, and helps me scoop the cookies onto a plate. I walk them out to the counter of the unopened bakery. It’s supposed to open at seven, so in five minutes, but it might be opening ten or so minutes late because Logan and I still have to finish the bread and cookies. “Hey Krisha, I’ll deal with the food if you want to make sure everything out there is ready.” Logan calls from the back room.

Eli goes into the lobby, and talks to the woman who made a bath for Charlie

“Woah! We got a trailblazer on our hands!” the girls holding the red timer exclaims. I return to where the rest of the girls are and see Elle running towards me. I’m breathing heavy, but I feel good.

When Allie reads this in the newspaper, all her feelings for Noah returned. Confused, Allie decided to go back home. Allie wanted and needed to see this house. While in the town, Noah sees Allie from a store window. Noah is in shock, wants her back. Allie shows up to the house he renovated and can’t believe her eyes. After all these years and separation, Noah made the house exactly has he had promised her. It is evident she feels the same way, but she now has a fiancé. Allie decides to spend the days with Noah and this time became as it was when they were teenagers. Noah wants forever, Allie is confused because she is to be married soon. Noah asks her to stay with him but she can’t. Noah tells Allie that he stills loves her, he never stopped. Noah asks "What do you want?" Allie repeatedly cries, “I don’t know”, but he does not take this as an answer. Noah does not want to lose her for a second time. Allie screams she has to go and tells him this is not right, she is about to be married. Allie leaves Noah and heads back to the hotel. Now Allie is confused and has to decide which love she wants. Noah stops reading the notebook and Allies memories fade after a few minutes again. Allie doesn’t know who the man that is sitting next to her and starts screaming for help. A nurse runs in the room to help her and asks Noah to please leave and to stop reading to her, this will not help.

“‘We only had a few minutes. I was running from the furniture store. I didn’t know where I was going, and then Amalia was there, with me, in the street.

“We’re here. It’s a mess, but there’s a toilet and bath you can use for the time being.” When I look around inside, I see that it’s a simple studio apartment. He sits me down on the sofa, then immediately gets me some warm milk.

Allie could tell by the look on Eli’s face that it amused him that Jeanette was aggravated with her mother. She hoped they had not made fun of her too, while she was away. She would hate to be the butt of anyone’s jokes. However, no one seemed to be paying her any attention at all, or so she thought. When her eyes searched for and met Thomas Jackson’s gaze, she saw that he definitely had eyes for her. She smiled at him and began walking toward him, Eli, Allen, and now the Ingall’s duo.

Once I got there, I heard my Mom yelling my name to come back. I bitterly walked back to my campsite. ”Mom I want to hang out with Ashley” I dolefully said.

Bothering to slip on only a housecoat, Allie hurried downstairs to see why Eli had come to call. When she entered the parlor, Eli stood and reached a hand out to her. The huge smile on his face relieved her and she smiled back. Taking her in his arms, Eli hugged her tight.

Natsu went to the bathroom door while the room remained silent and he knocked on the door. “Who’s there,” Lucy spoke as she tried to hide that she was crying.

“Good thing we left that place while we still could, they were blocking all of the exits.” Violet giggled.

“First of all, I need to apologize,” said Eli. “Allie Mae, I assure you, it was not planned.” Allie could tell that Eli was sorry for interrupting, and she smiled at him.

Later on Kendall came out of the shower and asked where her father was. I sat down and tried to explain the situation as best as I could to her.