"You ready Penelope?" Daisy asked as she enter my clean room with all of my clothes packed in my luggage

4 months passed by quickly

Today is my Graduation

I glanced at myself in the mirror where I can see my natural hair coming out of the roots and my natural hazel eyes

I have decided to end my identity as Mia here, I did admit to the school staff that my real name is Penelope Angel Price

They thought I was joking until they saw the things Cloud did and how identical I was to the girl in the pictures

I requested to them that they could continue to call me Mia but say my real name in Graduation

Bun-bun was sleeping on top of my luggage peacefully, the baby bunny was like a companion to me throughout those 4 months

I decided to use the name that Cloud calls it since it's cute

My hand reached my phone to see if Cloud has sent me any messages, there weren't any.

How weird, he usually says good morning to me, either message or calls

Daisy looked around the room where the bedroom furniture has all been cleaned out, her eyes watered "I can't believe this is your last day here" her voice cracked before shedding tears in front of me

We have formed a sisterly bond during my stay here and she had made it a habit that we would do a lot of fun stuff every night, She would have to get used to living without me here. I put an arm around her "Hey now, don't cry or your make up will be ruined" I wiped her tears with my handkerchief

"True I better hold it in" she sniffed before fanning her eyes with her hand to dry it

We were wearing our uniforms and fixed our hair for this big day "Too bad my family is not here to witness me Graduate and get my medal" I said then sighed sadly

I haven't reconciled with my family during those 4 months after Cloud had found me, he asked my permission if he could tell them my location and I did let him

I'm not sure if they're gonna come though

All those nights of staying up late to video chat with Cloud so he could help me study and we would chat for a long time so he could sleep after our call

He complained that he can't sleep without talking to me

"Hey" we heard Mira say as she entered my room, her eyes were filled with sadness "So you're going back home huh?" Her eyes landed on my luggage

"Bitch you better visit us or else," she said while her eyes watered, Max came in to comfort her

I gave all of them a huge hug "I'm gonna miss you guys so much"

We heard a camera click, all of us turned to face the door to see Olivia holding a camera "For memories" she said to us

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"Are you ready with your speech?" Ted asked as he drove us to school

Daisy gave me a smug look "I'm embarrassed that my idiotic friend in elementary is now a valedictorian in high school, I'm ashamed" she dramatically sighs

Yes, I was surprised as well when it was Sir Feng and the principal himself told me that I was gonna be the valedictorian for Graduation

It turns out that I garnered so many points in helping during language day including my good scores during tests that I was surprised when I saw my average results

The night before was pretty hectic, to say the least, I memorized my Graduation speech with help from Max while Daisy and Mira kept experimenting with which makeup style would look great on me.

I can feel my palms sweat from nervousness, playing the piano is one thing but giving a speech would be difficult

All of us entered the auditorium and sat on our designated seats per class, many parents were watching and taking lots of pictures from the back and sides

I wonder what my family is doing right now

This is a once in a lifetime thing and they aren't here to experience it with me, Tiffany at beside me who has her leg shaking "Girl I'm nervous going up the stage all by myself"

Tiffany is our Salutatorian in the girl's department

The girls and boys department has separate Valedictorian and Salutatorian

For the boy's department, all of us were shocked to find out that it was Max who received the title, I could still remember Mira saying "YOU STUDY!?"

Her face was hilarious while Max defended his title saying he deserved it

Once all of the students got their diplomas it was time to announce the honor students, one by one the principal and executives of the school calls our names. Soon I was called

"Penelope Angel Price, for being our valedictorian and honor student" The principal announced that caused a lot of my batch mates to start talking and questioning who the student was

I gave out a deep breath before standing up and walking up on the stage to accept my medal, all of their eyes were glued on me and a majority of them were confused. Sir Feng handed me a mic to start to say my speech

"So uh hi, you guys might know me as Mia Junifer the cousin of Daisy Junifer" I gestured my hand to Daisy who gave me a small wave in the audience

"My real identity is Penelope Angel Price, before you ask yes, I am the missing person that everyone wanted to find 4 months ago" after I explained to them everyone in the auditorium caused an uproar that all of the teachers have to silence them down

I started to say my speech to all of them saying how thankful I was for the memories that we all created and how hard we all worked to graduate together

"I just wanted to say this last...you all are a pain in the ass every language day and I'm thankful for all the memories that we shared"

Everybody laughed and I smiled at all of them before handing the mic back to Sir Feng, I glanced at the audience and I saw something that made me hold my breath

My family

My entire family and friends were in the audience watching me

A tear has fallen from my eye, I can see all of them recording and taking pictures of me. My sisters along with Aunt Laborè waved at me from their seats with wide grins on their faces.

For the first time I saw something that I have wanted to see for a long time, My Mom and Dad, they looked so proud of me.

Among them were Will, Peter, Yara, Jane, Alice, Nikki, Nick, and Cloud

Cloud gave me a proud look and gave me a thumbs up

The principal and the executives have finally ended the Graduation and everybody cheered and clapped together, I couldn't control my tears anymore as they kept streaming down my face once I got closer to them

My first words were when I face them was "I'm sorry" then I broke down in front of them, my sisters gathered around me to hug me and comfort me

Mom and Dad looked a bit funny as they try to hold their tears "We're so sorry Penelope, you must have suffered quite a lot because of us" Mom told me and hugged me first before Dad followed

I cried on Mom's shoulder while they both patted my back

After I have finally calmed down I was excited to see my friends here, I then faced Cloud last

"Hi"

He scoffed "Is that all your gonna say after 4 months? Hi?"

I was puzzled because I don't know what should I say to Cloud who was having a small tantrum after I only said Hi to him, he rolled his eyes before grabbing my wrist and pulling me into a hug "This, this is what I wanted not some stupid Hi"

I giggled "I'll take note, I miss you" I nuzzled my face at the crook of his neck and I can feel Cloud's hand patting my head

"You did a great job Angel, you finally achieved your wish" he kissed my forehead "I'm proud of you"

"I'm hungry, let's leave those two alone," Adeline said and she got a smack at the back of her head from Wendy "Be nice, we just got her back"

"It's fine, you guys go ahead" I told them before holding Cloud's hand and pulling him out of the auditorium with me, we ran to the beachside and played in the water while the medal still hangs around my neck

We were a bit wet from splashing each other before I pulled Cloud down for a kiss "Let's go home"

He nodded "We should, I should tell you that Aiden hasn't been talking to us"

He must be wanting to be alone for now

"Aiden finally admitted to me that he was wrong and that he lost, also, he told me to take care of you or else I'll have my nose broken," Cloud said to me, he didn't seem mad anymore when he mentioned Aiden

The two must had reconciled

"I also wanted to say something to you, Bun-bun is a huge eater, I swear there is no limit to that bunny's stomach!"

"Just like you" he squeezed my right cheek

"Hey! I don't eat much anymore" I said to him then I puffed out my cheeks, my hand went to the seawater and splashed him

His face and hair was now wet "Oh you're so dead" he rolled up his sleeves then threw me into the water

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