Chapter 283 - Ocean – Time Moving On Part 5

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Ocean

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The rest of the week seemed to be passing in the blink of an eye. Each day we would go to school and take another exam. When we were done with the exam, we were allowed to do as we pleased, within reason, until the testing time had passed. After that, we would return to our homeroom class and check in with the teacher before being dismissed for the day. All in all, it was a really quick week because there really wasn't all that much for us to do.

When me, Makai, Ben and Ryan were not in school, and therefore not actively taking our exams, we were studying for the next exam or relaxing at home. It was perhaps the fastest, busiest and yet most laid back weeks of my life. It was kind of hard to explain. 

In a way it was like we had so much to do and so little time to do it. However, when we were at home, it was like there wasn't enough to do and all we needed to do was relax and be calm. I really don't think I had experienced anything quite like it before.

Everyday through the exams, Makai and I would finish within minutes of each other. From there we would go up to the roof and talk about different things. We talked in length about the last name that we wanted to have when the two of us got married. We wanted to make sure that we settled on something that we would both like and never live to regret. It was going to be our new last name for the rest of our lives. So that meant that it needed to be perfect.

Other than the last name issue, which was coming along but not settled in the least, we talked about the trips that we were going to for graduation, our honeymoon, and what we were going to do when we moved in together. I know that it wasn't all that exciting to other people, but to the two of us, this was the epitome of excitement and happiness. This was us discussing the future that we were going to share together. What more could I possibly want right now?

In all honesty, I couldn't think of anything else that would make me happier than what we were discussing and what was happening for us. And I truly do believe that Makai was feeling the same way.

By the end of the exam week, I was feeling pretty confident in myself. I was certain that I had been able to do my best work and that I didn't have anything at all to worry about. Because of that, when the results started to get handed back to me, I took them with a smile on my face each time.

I had been right. I had passed them all. Makai, Ben, Ryan and myself all got nearly perfect scores. We were among some of the top students in the grade for the finals. We were finishing strong and that made me happy. I also knew that it was going to make my parents happy. And it let me know that when the four of us were in the same college and living in the same condo, we weren't going to need to worry about staying on top of our grades. We would all be there to help each other out. We got this.

Coach Dickson announced the top ten students for the grade. This was an average of all the scores from the exams that we had taken. It was something that the school had done every year, and it was just a way to bring recognition to those that worked extremely hard. And of course, the four of us were on that list.

"I am so proud of all of my students, and I am so happy that so many of the top ten are on the swim team. That lets me know that I was able to get you to balance your education with your passion." Coach was almost crying as he spoke because along with the four of us, Katie and Alexis were in the top ten as well. He had definitely been having a really good year as the coach.

Following the exams, we seniors were let out of school and would be having our graduation ceremony the following week. We had nothing else to do but sit around the house and do whatever we wanted. And the four of us took advantage of that. We wanted to rest and truly absorb the fact that school was over. We had graduated from high school. This was it. We were out of there forever now. And to tell the truth, I was a little saddened by that.

While in that high school, I had made amazing friends, I had learned how to let go of toxic things in my life and I had met the love of my life. I was with my literal soulmate. I was with the one person that fate told me was meant to be mine forever and ever.

Aside from sitting at the house and doing nothing, my parents wanted to celebrate with us that school was out. And this was, in their words, 'not the only celebration that was to come'. I don't know what all they wanted to do, but I knew that it was going to involve something the night of our graduation ceremony. And it was going to be major.

My parents called the four of us over to their house and had a big barbecue ready when we got there. This was 'stage one' of the celebratory festivities. I was happy that they were here for us, but I didn't want them to go overboard with it all. Though, they were also going to be there for Ben and Ryan who needed parents in their lives. Not to mention Makai too. He was often without his family.

Speaking of Makai's parents, they were on their way back home. They said that there was no way in hell that they were going to miss the graduation ceremony for their boys. They had long ago started to think of me as part of their family, and that made me happy. Now not only did the four of us have my parents here to help us, but we were going to have Makai's as well. There was no way that Ben and Ryan could be upset about what was happening.

For the few days leading up to the graduation ceremony, we had a lot of advice given to us by my parents and Makai's parents. I even had my siblings calling us and telling us all of their stories, the good and the bad. The three of them were more focused on college life and what we needed to know before we headed off.

During this time, the graduation party was also finalized. The family members that my parents wanted to invite along with Makai's family, Ben's family and Ryan's family. Of course, their parents would not be allowed to attend the party with us at all. We definitely didn't need that sort of negative vibes when we were all celebrating so much positivity.

Guest lists were finalized and the last of the invites were sent out for the party that was going to be in the beginning of June. It was kind of short notice, but Makai's birthday was in the middle of June, so I didn't want to mess that up at all. That was why I had insisted on having the graduation party a little sooner.

No one seemed to have a problem with the day that I picked for our graduation party though. And that definitely worked out for me. We would have the party on June the fourth and then the next weekend I would be taking Makai to our condo in LA so that we can have some alone time for his birthday. It was going to be just the two of us and our bed for eleven straight days.

Yeah, I know that seemed a little excessive. We would have meals and cake, and lots of that other good stuff too. But I wanted to have some more time in that condo before we had roommates living with us there. However, Ben and Ryan were going to be in the room furthest from ours and we were going to consciously ignore any sounds we heard coming from each other's rooms. Well, Makai and I decided on that. Ben and Ryan didn't know about the condo yet, but I would make them promise that too.

Oh God, now that things were coming up so fast, I felt like I was spiraling out of control. There was just so much for me to do before it was time for us to graduate. I didn't even know where I was supposed to begin.

Did I need to focus on the outfit that I was going to be hiding under my graduation robes? Was I supposed to focus on my hair since my clothes wouldn't be seen? Did I need to worry about what other people were going to say or do at the ceremony? Did I need to worry at all? There were so many questions that were circling my head that it made me dizzy. And if it weren't for Makai, I never would have survived that time. He truly was there for me whenever I needed anything at all.. That was just one of the reasons why I loved him so much.