Graduation Venue, Yukihime High School.
The students were so focused on the rankings that they didn't even register Theo and Aurora's celebration.
Just after they let go of each other, they heard a familiar voice.
"Aurora-chan! It seems you did beat me this time." Vivian laughed.
It could be said that if it wasn't for Aurora, Vivian would get the first place.
But she didn't even have an ounce of remorse against Aurora.
Even though she was a little bit sad, she was still happy for her friend.
Plus, she still got second place.
"I will defeat you next time!" Vivian declared with a challenging smile.
"Bring it on!" Aurora replied equally excited smile.
The two of them were exchanging challenges when they suddenly heard Umaru and Carolla's excited voices
"Yes! I made it into the top 50!" Carolla exclaimed with an excited smile as she saw her name beside the number 47.
"I made it into the top 30!" Umaru exclaimed excitedly when she saw that her name was beside the number 29.
The two girls didn't have big goals, they just wanted to get into the rankings, so it was no surprise their excitement when they saw their names on the list.
The girls talked in excited voices about their rankings until they heard a voice coming from the speakers all around the arena.
"Students and families, please, head toward your seats. The graduation ceremony will begin in 5 minutes."
Aurora and the girls quickly bade farewell to Theo as they headed toward the seats reserved for their classroom.
Theo also headed toward the seats reserved for the students' families, but not before he took a picture of the ranking with his sister's name on top of it.
He was so proud of her, he had to have a picture of it.
A while later, Theo took a seat in one of the lower seats in the stands.
As this was an arena, there were stands surrounding a field.
The stands were the place the students' families had been at.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWhile the field was covered with seats reserved for the students.
And at the end of the field, there was a stage reserved for speeches.
The students were divided like this:
The 3rd year students were the closest to the stage.
The 2nd year students were placed after the 3rd year students.
And the 1st year students were placed at the back of the field.
Theo took a seat in the back stands, the place was close to where was seating, and he was able to see her closely.
The school director gave his speech before the ceremony started.
He talked for at least 10 minutes, and surprisingly, it was not a boring speech.
When he ended his speech, he called three people into the stage.
The students who got first place on the rankings of their respective years.
And Aurora was one of them!
Theo's eyes could not help but light up when he saw that.
He immediately stood up from his seat and started walking through the stands toward the stage.
He wanted to take pictures of this moment!
A while later, Aurora arrived on the stage and felt her heart pounding wildly when she saw all those people looking at her.
She was so nervous!
But when she looked to the side, she saw her brother standing up with his cellphone in his hand.
He had a brilliant smile on his face as he took pictures of her.
Even though he was far away from her, Aurora could feel his happiness through his smile.
She let a small smile and calmed herself when she saw him.
The three students received a medal and certificate before they left the stage.
But not before Theo took hundreds of pictures and videos of this moment.
Shortly after, the ceremony started with the 1st year students' graduation.
Their ceremony was simple and fast.
But even then, Theo took several pictures of Aurora.
He wanted to keep this important moment of her life registered.
When their ceremony ended, he stopped taking pictures.
That was because he didn't have any reason to take pictures of the 2nd year students' graduation.
Their ceremony was also fast and simple.
A while later, the real ceremony started.
The High School Graduation of the 3rd Year Students!
Different from the rest of the students, they were dressed in gowns and flat hats.
And their ceremony took much more time than the other two.
There were speeches from the student council president, the 3rd year students' representative, the teachers, and others.
After that, the school started handing each one of them their graduation certificate from high school.
Even though Theo didn't pay much attention, he still saw Megan climbing the stage to get her certificate.
She was one of Aurora's friends, so he remembered her.
Their graduation was over by 10:30 am.
Everyone stood up from their seats.
The students started talking excitedly while their parents looked for them.
Aurora and her friends were not different.
When Theo arrived near them, the four girls were hugging each other with tears streaming down their cheeks.
They couldn't help but feel emotional, after all, their year together was over.
For the last 6 months, they had spent most of their together, so their reaction was natural.
"How about we have a sleepover at my house tomorrow?" Vivian asked suddenly when they let of each other.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAurora and the other two immediately became excited when they heard that.
It had been some time since they had a sleepover because they were studying for the final exams, but now they didn't have anything stopping them from having one!
"I'm in!" Umaru exclaimed with a smile.
"Me too!" Carolla giggled.
"Big Brother? Can I go?" Aurora did not reply immediately but asked permission from her brother instead.
"Of course!" Theo replied with a happy smile.
He was happy that his sister was living her life happily and made good friends on the way.
"Yay!" She exclaimed in excitement.
A while later, the girls combined the last details of the sleepover before they bade farewell to each other.
Vivian, Umaru, and Carolla had to find their families.
Theo and Aurora waved them goodbye before they left the arena.
"Do you want to tour around the school, Big Brother?" Aurora asked with expectant eyes when they left the arena.
"Sure, I would like to see how you spend your days here." Theo replied with a chuckle.
Aurora beamed in happiness when she heard that, she was super excited to show her brother the school.
Like that, Aurora took his hand in hers and pulled him toward the 1st year building.
She showed him the classroom where she had studied for the last 6 months.
She showed the lake where her friends and she usually had lunch when it was not so cold outside.
She showed him the library, the cafeteria, the fight club gym, and many other facilities.
The two of them were in a world of their own.
They took a bunch of pictures together as they enjoyed the tour together.
But in the middle of their tour around the school, Theo felt his cellphone vibrate inside his pocket.
He took out to see what it was, and he immediately let out a brilliant smile when he was the notification.
"What is it, Brother?" Aurora asked puzzled.
"It's 11 am! My album has just been released!" Theo replied with an excited voice.