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day 274

EPILOGUE

June 1.

Today is the graduation day of Hallie Demar finishing middle school. 

She and her mother invited me to the ceremony, as we haven't seen each other in almost a year. To be exact, it's been 9 months since that week I took care of her. It's been 9 months since that day I almost failed. But I didn't. Since then, she's grown to be so much better and I'm happy I was one of the persons who helped her and be beside her.

Of course, I couldn't have done this without my mother. If she never taught me any life lessons, I wouldn't have shared it to Hallie. One thing I still don't know, though, is to do my tie. I look in my mirror, frustrated and tried again for the 5th time. Then, I don't know how, but it worked. It wasn't perfect, but it seems impressionable enough. I looked at myself in the mirror from bottom to top before going downstairs.

"Morning." Dad and I greet each other automatically. It was a casual thing we do now, and we normally stay silent afterwards. I think there was a more cheerful tone to it this time, though.

Ever since that day I went home and told dad I was going to be a musician, things start to change slowly. I became more assertive but open. He tried understanding. For the most, it's stable. And that's better than expected. I know I'm not in the best position right now, given that I applied as a singer in a famous restaurant-cafe recently, but dad isn't too noisy about it. After a rather quiet and smooth breakfast, I heard a honk outside.

When I peak outside, I almost spit out the milk I was drinking. Looks like there is someone who didn't change, though.

I bid goodbye to dad and hurried outside.

I told Helena a limousine was too much, but she practically demanded it so I'm now sitting in one for the first time in my entire life. 

Matt is still their driver and chatting with him is always fun, since we became closer friends last year. Lisbeth and Gerald was with me, too. Gerald quit his job as a butler to be with my sister, and they're in a really healthy relationship. I always knew something was up with them. But when Lisbeth showed up on our front door with Gerald after no contact with us for 2 days straight, it confirmed all my suspicions.

"Wow, you actually dressed up for once." Lisbeth greets. I roll my eyes.

Aaliyah's still in school, so she isn't able to come with today, but they video call a lot. They just don't meet up like they usually do, because both of them became busy with school. Lia was doing research for her medicine course and Hallie was catching up with academics and following her goals.

She hasn't mentioned what it actually is, but whenever she hints it on call, she and Aaliyah would giggle. Still clueless.

I wasn't really focused on any of those right now. I was thinking about how this day will go after quite a long time of not seeing her. I was slowly rubbing the invite they sent me to enter her graduation. When I first receive this on the mail, I had the biggest (and dumbest) smile on my face and immediately prepared my suit.

I just couldn't miss this.

Lisbeth and Gerald were chatting away as I was just looking out the window, recalling the memories of when I travelled to Noir Hillside. We enter the main entrance of the area and continued driving. I remember walking here, surprised of every single residence I saw because of its fanciness as I was trying to find their house.