(Ravine POV)

"Let us all face our future with our chin up and open arms. God Bless everyone and I wish you all the best of luck." Gwen said in conclusion to her valedictory speech.

Everyone applauded, including myself. Even though I have been quite mean to her for a while, I don't know what I will ever do without her. Everyone stood up one last time to sing the school hymn before dispersing.

I walked over to Dad, Sylvia and little Milo and they greeted me with a congratulatory bouquet of flowers.

"You did it, son! Sylvia and I are so proud of you." He said.

"Thanks, dad!" I smiled.

"Why don't we take a picture on the stage?" Sylvia said.

"Good idea!" Dad said.

There's a long line and we waited patiently for our turn. Once the stage is vacant for us to occupy it and take our picture, Gwen suddenly hollered.

"Ravine! After you take a picture with your family, let's take a joint family picture." She suggested and I nodded my head in enthusiasm.

"Of course! I like that." I answered.

Gwen's family and my family had our picture taking session longer than usual and I can definitely see some people glaring at us impatiently for hogging the stage.

"There's some families who want to take a picture too, you know." One parent said.

"Alright, alright! No need to get your knickers in a twist." I sass mouthed making Dad and Sylvia laugh.

As my family and Gwen's family finally parted ways to have our own graduation dinner, I was stopped by Jacob Denarii's parents.

"Ravine Rochester?" Jacob's mom said.

"Yes?"

"May we speak with you?" Jacob's dad said.

I looked over to my Dad, Sylvia and little Milo and whispered to them.

"Why don't you guys head to the car? I'll follow soon." I said and they complied.

As soon as they are out of my sight, I walked over to Jacob's parents so I could speak with them.

"How may I help you?" I said.

"Are you glad that our son died?" Jacob's mom said.

"I'm sorry, but can I have your names for a while so I can address you properly?" I smiled.

"I'm Miranda and this is my husband, Jason." She said with an attitude.

"Fine! Miranda, I don't know if you are aware of your son's deeds but before Jacob died and before I exposed his true colors to the entire school, he has been committing some, let's say, unspeakable and disgusting acts." I said. "I don't know if you know my friend, Troy?"

"Yes, I may have heard of him but I don't really remember who he is." Miranda said.

"You see, that just proved my point. You were so oblivious to your son's wrongdoings! Did you know that Jacob was a closeted homosexual and he would always hook up with Troy in your house every time you guys aren't around? He used Troy to get what he wants and he made him his personal sex toy so when Troy finally had enough, guess what Jacob did. He drugged him and raped him while he was passed out. He also had the audacity to reverse the situation and frame Troy for the rape that he committed." I said as I dropped the truth bomb right to their stunned faces.

"That's not true. There's no way that is true." Jason is fuming right now.

"I did not do it. Your son did so don't get angry with me. I am just telling you all about his actions." I said.

"You're lying. You're a fucking liar." Miranda yelled and we're starting to draw attention.

"What's going on here?" Craig came to my defense.

"My son is dead because of you!" Miranda started bawling her eyes out.

"I wasn't the one driving the car that night though so how could I be the reason for him dying?" I said.

"You little-"Miranda said as she was about to slap me but Craig held her wrist.

"Don't even think about it." He glared at her.

"You don't believe me? Here!" I said as I took out my phone and showed them the video of Jacob and Dominic talking about Troy's death.

"What are we going to do? I can't live like this anymore, Dom. His death is getting to me."

"Nobody is going to find out about what we did to Troy, okay? Nobody! To be fair, we aren't really sure if he killed himself or not, right? The damn doctor couldn't even tell the cause of his death so they simply said he died in his sleep. If the doctor could not find any signs of suicide, then why should we feel guilty for 'killing a person'? Yes, we may have treated him like crap but did we cause his demise directly? No!"

"If only I have the power to resurrect people so I could treat them better, I would do it in a heartbeat."

"Jacob, let's face it. Troy had it coming. He's too much of a weakling. He can't handle the pressure of living here in this world. This world is a survival of the fittest and he isn't strong enough and fit enough to live and defend himself. That's why you have to toughen up or else, you will end up like him."

The video finished and they were dumbfounded as heck.

"Comments, questions, violent reactions?" I asked and they just stared at me.

"Now that you know the truth about your son, please excuse me. My family and I still have a graduation dinner to celebrate." I said before walking away from them, with Craig tailing behind me.

"Ravine, where did you get that video?" Craig said as he ran all the way to me so we could walk side by side.

"Gwen sent it to me."

"You know, you were pretty badass back there." He complimented.

"Thanks!" I stopped to face him so I could smile at him.

"I guess I'll be going now. My family is probably looking for me at this moment." He said.

"I know. Send your mom my regards. Thanks for being there." I said.

"No problem." He winked.

We went our own separate ways and I headed to the parking lot so my family and I could finally leave the premises and go to our favorite Spanish restaurant.

As I was leaving the school, I took one last look and reflected on my journey here with mixed emotions. Majority of my time here, it was pretty lame and uneventful but believe it or not, I was pretty satisfied with what I did in the end and how I avenged Troy. I know it's a messed up thing to hope for but I hope I was in Jacob's head the night of the accident. I hope his guilt for what he did to Troy ate him up that night and I hope it was the reason why he crashed and died. Nobody can judge me for this.

No one!