Chapter 223 - Graduation

{"messages":[{"id":649287960,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Today was the day..."},{"id":649287961,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Graduation."},{"id":649287962,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"My last day of high school."},{"id":649287963,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"To be honest, I felt kind of nervous."},{"id":649287964,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Our school’s graduation ceremony is a huge deal."},{"id":649287965,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"They read out names of those who have been top in each subject, then give a huge present to the best overall."},{"id":649287966,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"The previous gifts have never disappointed anyone, so I wonder what they’ll put in the table this year."},{"id":649287967,"character_id":11304581,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Okay, look who’s coming. Miss Overachiever."},{"id":649287968,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Meeting Eleanora at the gate, our custom graduation uniforms on, we both shared a hug."},{"id":649287969,"character_id":11304581,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"What’s the point of even going to this? Everyone knows that you’re going to take all of the prizes."},{"id":649287970,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"I giggled."},{"id":649287971,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"Hardly. Besides, I can’t take the boy sports prizes."},{"id":649287972,"character_id":11304581,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"I guess not... anyway, come on! Let’s get into our seats."},{"id":649287973,"character_id":11304581,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Where’s your family?"},{"id":649287974,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"I sighed, pointing towards the paparazzi-ridden gate, where my father and my half-brother jumped out, making the cameras take pictures faster than I can blink."},{"id":649287975,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"A grand entrance for the Delano family is a must."},{"id":649287976,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"That was a rule that Zelan had taught my half-brother when he was young."},{"id":649287977,"character_id":11304581,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Seriously? How old?"},{"id":649287978,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"Um, I think he said that he was three."},{"id":649287979,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"We both laughed hysterically before we were ushered into the hall by a teacher, who sat us both in the front row."},{"id":649287980,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Eleanora had won a third place prize in art. She was a great artist, better than I was."},{"id":649287981,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"The teachers just didn’t really get her... creativity."},{"id":649287982,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"And she lost points for handing it in late, which was, in my opinion, unfair."},{"id":649287983,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"While we were chatting away, my eyes went wide when I saw Kei stop in front of me."},{"id":649287984,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"Kei?"},{"id":649287985,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"What are you doing here?"},{"id":649287986,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"He smirked."},{"id":649287987,"character_id":11803426,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Turns out that my father has financed many schools and has become one of the prime sponsors of this one recently."},{"id":649287988,"character_id":11803426,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"To be honest, I knew that you’d be sitting up here. If you didn’t win a prize, I’d be worried."},{"id":649287989,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"I chuckled."},{"id":649287990,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"Are you sitting up with your Father then?"},{"id":649287991,"character_id":11803426,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Yeah, I’m just here as a formality. After the ceremony is finished, I’m leaving."},{"id":649287992,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"That’s okay. I’m glad to see you again."},{"id":649287993,"character_id":11803426,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Likewise."},{"id":649287994,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"And just like that, he walked away."},{"id":649287995,"character_id":11304581,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Who was that?"},{"id":649287996,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"Oh, Kei? He’s a guy that I met on a school trip."},{"id":649287997,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"We were rivals."},{"id":649287998,"character_id":11304581,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Oh. But he seems to be a pretty big deal."},{"id":649287999,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"Yeah. His father is very successful."},{"id":649288000,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"It was a surprise that I got to see him today."},{"id":649288001,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"My head then turned towards the two rows of seats that I had reserved."},{"id":649288002,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Sadness came across my face when I noticed that they were empty."},{"id":649288003,"character_id":11304581,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"What’s wrong?"},{"id":649288004,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"No one is here yet..."},{"id":649288005,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"She smiled."},{"id":649288006,"character_id":11304581,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"It’s still early."},{"id":649288007,"character_id":11304581,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Besides, I know a few people who want to make a grand entrance."},{"id":649288008,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"-End of Chapter 223-"},{"id":649288009,"character_id":11078108,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Thank you for reading my book! 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