SKYE.

Graduation day was supposed to be the most awaited event of a high schooler's life. But to me, it was just another regular day. Ever since my big sister passed away last year, I isolated myself from everyone in school.

My sister was the "it-girl," the captain of the cheerleading squad and also student council president. She the perfect role model in school and I was just known as Rena's little sister. I wasn't active like her, I was just a nobody who didn't stand-out in the crowd. But since the day of the incident, I felt that people talked about me, they made me feel like a weirdo and so I just decided one day that I would ignore everyone and focus on my academics. I'm simply just Skye Nixon, a senior who wants to get through high school.

"Hey Skye, come here and take a picture!" A blonde girl, who I recall was in my math class, waved a hand at me.

"Me? Really? Okay!"

"Yeah! Here," she hands me the camera and asks me to take three shots of her and her friends. Of course. Why would I be in the picture anyway? I don't even know them.

"Thanks, Skye! Happy graduation!"

"You're better than those airheads anyway, sis." My younger brother Patrick says to me and wraps his arm around my shoulder. "Come on, mom and dad are looking for you."

"Congratulations, dear! I'm sure Rena would be proud." My mother says as she kisses me on the cheek, leaving a faint pink lip mark. My dad congratulates me as well and told me that our relatives are waiting at home for a "mini" celebration, which I'm sure wasn't mini at all because our family tree was huge.

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ASHTON.

Well I made it, I thought to myself as I look at my diploma for the nth time. I wasn't a bright kid at school to be honest. I did have a decent group of friends because I was in "car club." It was a silly club made by a rich guy named Luke Hemmings who just loved cars so much that he started collecting them and since he knew that my dad was a mechanic and I helped him out a lot in his shop, that he asked for my help to tune up his cars. That's when the club started, he invited some other people who appreciated cars and made the group official. I wasn't filthy rich like Luke but I knew about cars the most so we were pretty tight.

"Hey Ash! Congrats man! That blue toga looks great on you, but not as much as me because I definitely have more swag." My best friend Calum Hood teases.

"I cannot believe you used the word swag in front of me. I regret calling you my best friend now." I answer and we both laugh. "But you do look good in that toga, mate. Congrats to us."

"Hey Skye, come over here and take a picture!" We overhear someone say and I look behind me and see Skye Nixon, Rena Nixon's little sister, take pictures of those obnoxious group of girls.

"That was rude, Skye is 10 times prettier and smarter than those girls anyway." Calum murmurs, and he was right. She was one of the smartest girls in our science class, but I never got the chance to talk to her because she leaves right away when the bell rings.

"You are into her, my friend." I didn't realize that I was staring until Calum pointed it out. I nudged him on the shoulder and said that I just zoned out.

"There's my boy!" My stepdad shouts as he hugs and nearly tackles me on the ground.

"Hey mister Irwin, I think your boy has a crush." And Calum discreetly points at Skye, who is talking to her family.

"Who? That girl?! Hey pretty lady! My son wants to talk to you!" My dad shouts but I cover his mouth right away and pin him before he embarrasses me even more.

"Dad! What the hell!" Calum and dad laugh so hard as my cheeks turn red, and I'm glad Skye was too far to even hear what dad said, but Calum's laugh was so loud and I notice Skye looking in my direction. I smile at her and she smiles back, but her dad calls her attention and they leave before I had the chance to go near her.