波波小说

第16部分（第4页）

？Um；　that？s　all；？　Blair　announced　from　her　place　at　the　podium。　She　looked　around　for　Mrs。　M；

and　that？s　when　she　noticed　Vanessa。　First　Blair　narrowed　her　eyes　to　show　that　she　was　pissed　as

hell　at　Vanessa　for　being　so　late。　Then　she　gave　her　friend　and　former　roommate　a　thumbs…up　for

looking　so　pletely　amazing。　The　audience　broke　out　into　weak　applause　as　she　made　her　way

back　to　her　seat。

？Thank　you；　Blair。？　Mrs。　M　said；　taking　her　place　at　the　podium。　？And　now；　the　moment　you？ve

all　been　waiting　for。　It　is　my　pleasure　to　hand　out　the　diplomas　to　the　graduating　class。　Vanessa

Marigold　Abrams；　don？t　bother　finding　a　seat。　You？re　first。？　She　flashed　Vanessa　one　of　her　rare

and　famous　warm　smiles；　forgiving　her　most　alternative　graduating　senior　for　missing　half　the

ceremony。

Marigold？！That？s　what　you　get　when　you　have　hippie　artist　parents。

Vanessa　strutted　to　the　front　of　the　room　in　her　awesome　shoes；　ears　burning　at　the　sound　of　her

ridiculous　middle　name　and　eyes　shiny　with　tears；　full　of　love　for　everyone　there；　including　Mrs。

M。　She　couldn？t　believe　she？d　almost　missed　this。　Clasping　the　burgundy…leather…bound　diploma

case　in　her　hand；　her　big　brown　eyes　shiny　with　happy　tears；　she　hugged　the　headmistress　like　she

was　her　long…lost　grandma。

？I？m　also　extremely　proud　to　bestow　on　you；　Vanessa　Marigold；　the　Georgia　O？Keeffe　Award　for

creative　excellence；？　Mrs。　M　announced。　She　placed　a　light　blue　satin　ribbon　around　Vanessa？s

neck。　From　it　hung　a　gold…plated　medal　embossed　with　one　of　Georgia　O？Keeffe？s　vaginalike

poppies。　？Congratulations。？

Vanessa　hopped　offstage　and　walked　down　the　center　aisle　of　the　church　to　Blair？s　third…row

pew。　？Can　I　sit　here？？

？Move　over；？　Blair　told　Rain。　Rain　was　wearing　a　white　tulle　dress　that　looked　like　an　oversized

tutu　fromSwan　Lake　。　？Your　dress　doesn？t　needthat　much　room。？

？Isabel　Siobhan　Coates；？　Mrs。　M　called；　holding　up　Isabel？s　diploma。

Vanessa　wedged　herself　in　beside　Blair　and　grabbed　the　graduation　program　out　of　her

hands。　？Shit。　Sorry　I　missed　your　speech。？

No　she？s　not。

？That？s　okay。？　Blair　tugged　on　Vanessa？s　dress。　？Tell　me　you　don？t　love　this　and　I？ll　totally　kill

you。　You　should　wear　white；　like；　every　day。？

Vanessa　blotted　her　tears　with　her　thumbs　and　flipped　open　the　burgundy　leather　case　holding　her

diploma。　？Check　it　out；？　she　breathed。　Both　girls　studied　the　gold…embossed　piece　of　parchment

paper　upon　which　was　printed　Vanessa？s　name；　followed　by　the　date　and　the　name　of　their　school；

and　then　a　whole　bunch　of　stuff　in　Latin。　It　was　totally　official　looking　and　totally　worthless

looking　at　the　same　time。　All　those　years　of　uniforms　and　too　much　h

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