-Brooklyn-

"What happened to no strings attached?" Cam asked pulling away.

"I-uh-" I struggled for words.

He just smiled at me.

"What's so funny?" I blushed.

"Nothing, nothing." He cleared his throat.

"So-uh-" He stuttered for words.

"I'm sorry." I responded.

"Why are you sorry?" He asked.

"I just- I kissed you or you kissed me but I kissed back and-and I just broke up with Shawn and it wasn't right to mess with your feelings like that when I'm not quite ready yet."

"I understand." He nodded.

I linked my hand in his and leaned against him.

He simply sat there relaxing at my touch.

"Thanks Cam." I whispered.

"For what?" He asked.

"For taking me to prom."

-Graduation Day-

"Wake up!" Chloe exclaimed.

I groaned rolling over and stuffing my face in the pillow.

"Come on!" She yelled.

She began to tickle my sides and I squealed jumping under the covers.

I laughed hysterically as I tried to tell her to stop but failed immensely.

"Chloe!" I yelled.

"What?" She asked stopping.

"I'm up." I said sitting up and resting against my headboard.

"Aww that was fun." She pouted.

I smiled. "Not for me."

I stood up stretching and making weird faces as my bones cracked.

Chloe broke into a small fit of laughter but stopped when I glared at her.

I sighed walking over to my dresser and looking in my mirror.

I rubbed my eyes and watched as the remnants of mascara from the day before fell from my eyelashes.

I yawned and turned to Chloe.

"I'm gonna take a shower." I said.

I made my way to the bathroom the only visible sound being the snack of my bare feet against the hardwood floors.

While I was in the shower I heard the door open and I peeked around the corner.

To my relief it was only Chloe.

"what are you doing?" I asked.

"I have to wash my face and brush my teeth." She responded. "You know the good stuff."

I smiled continuing with my shower.

Soon enough I was done.

I squeezed my hair out watching as the stream of water hit the bottom of the tub and traveled down the drain.

I grabbed my towel before wrapped it around my body pulling my hair to the side.

"Are you gonna do my hair?" She asked.

"Right let me drop everything to cater to your needs." I responded trying to hide my smile.

"No, no please don't drop everything!" She yelled.

I laughed looking at my hand which held my towel up in it.

I walked back into my room and put a pair of Pink sweatpants on and an old t shirt.

"Dear God please tell me your not wearing that to graduation." She said.

"You don't like it?" I spun around blowing a kiss at the end.

She laughed.

"You're lucky your funny."

"Not to mention pretty." I commented.

She laughed shaking her head and leading the way downstairs.

As she looked through the fridge for something to eat or make I French braided my hair at the island.

"Anything good?" I asked.

I adjusted my position trying to get a better view of the fridge but failed horribly and almost ended falling out of the stool.

She began to laugh hiding behind the fridge door.

"If you're gonna hide the fact that you're laughing at me right now you could at least do a better job than that." I remarked.

She peeked from beneath the door smiling sheepishly.

She pulled out some ingredients to make eggs or something and I continued sitting at the counter as she placed a mug of coffee in front of me with a stirrer placed in it.

I swirled my finger around the stirrer.

"You uh-" I paused. "Do you think Shawn's gonna be there?"

The room feel silent for the first time in forever.

"I don't know." She whispered.

"I mean he was at prom so why wouldn't he be?"

"I don't know." She repeated.

I took a deep breath and took a sip of my coffee burning my tongue.

"Ooh!" I squealed. "Can you get me some creamer?"

"Yeah of course." She replied. "I live to serve thee."

I smiled smugly as she brought the carton to me and I poured some creamer in.

"Thanks girly!" I exclaimed.

She went back to cooking and the room fell silent once again.

"Even if he is there Brooke you're not gonna let this ruin your graduation."

"Yeah, right. Right." I confirmed.

"Scrambled?" She asked changing the subject.

I nodded but my mind was still on Shawn.

-That Night-

"Jake, Greene."

"Sophia, Johnson."

"Jennifer, McDonald."

Here it is.

If Shawn was here this would be the time.

"Caroline, Nelson."

I felt as thought a huge weight had been lifted off of my chest.

Why wasn't he here though?

He should be.

It's his graduation too.

Before I could finish my thoughts someone's elbow rammed into my side.

I turned and looked at them.

"What?" I screeched.

"They called your name."

"Oh." I blushed.

I stood up smoothing out my gown.

I walked up to the podium where the principal stood.

"Congratulations."

He handed me my diploma and I shook his hand smiling as I knew my mom was probably taking pictures.

I walked off as gracefully as I could and met Cam, Chloe, and Nash at the side.

Chloe squealed running into my arms and we embraced for a whole before she went back to Nash and I turned to Cam.

"You did it." He whispered smiling.

"Yeah I did." I smiled.

He held his arms open and I gladly embraced him.

"They're about to answer valedictorian you know." He said swaying back and forth.

"Yeah because that was totally me."

"Brooklyn Lee Sanders!" They exclaimed.

"Why do they always say my middle name?!" I yelled walking out.

I walked back on stage and walked to the podium.

I cleared my throat before beginning.

I honestly didn't think I was gonna be valedictorian. To be completely honest I didn't even think I was gonna graduate.

They laughed.

But here I am. Here we are. We made it. And I know that's what everyone says in these speeches and I promised myself I wouldn't be as lame as those cheesy movies where the guy gets the girl and they kiss in the rain and they go to two separate colleges and make it work.

I paused taking a deep breath.

Life isn't like that. Sometimes you go through so unbelievably much in your life before you even get out of high school that you don't even think your gonna make it to going to college.

I've taken a lot of crap this year. The list is probably to long to say but yet somehow I made it to this point in my life.

Maybe those movies have something right.

Maybe it's not the couples and stuff that happens as much as the real stuff. We watch a movie and we pay attention to the meaning.

The girl gets bullied and commits suicide.

Don't bully people.

The guy cheats and the girl becomes depressed.

Don't cheat.

But maybe were not looking hard enough.

Maybe just maybe we need to do that in our own life.

Dig a little deeper.

Dive a little farther.

And maybe you'll find the truth.

I stepped back and applause erupted across the arena and everyone stood up.

I stood their smiling like the goof I was before the principal dismissed me and I walked off stage to Cam.

"Can I talk to you?" I asked.

"Now?"

"Yeah. Now." I nodded.

He nodded following as I led the way to the football field.

I climbed all the way to the top and took off my cap and gown setting them on the bleachers.

I shook my hair out making the curls a little looser but gorgeous none the less.

"Wow." He breathed. "You look beautiful."

"Thanks." I blushed.

"So I've been thinking." I said.

He nodded realizing we were getting serious.

"About us."

"Us?" He questioned.

"Yeah you know, Cameron and Brooke. Dating." I began.

He nodded.

"I was thinking and looking for the deeper meaning of all of this." I winked causing him to smile nervously. "And-" I paused taking a deep breath. "Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if we were- to you know-"

Before I could figure out the right words to say his lips crashed onto mine pushing me backwards but his arms quickly embraced me pulling me closer and making sure I didn't fall.

I smiled as I kissed him back.

He pulled away and we looked into each other's eyes for a moment longer before his lips crashed onto mine once more.

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