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Graduation day
2 years ago

Panic, worry, anxiety. I leave University today, finally graduating. I've spent four long years studying for my business degree. I worked my ass off for this.

Stood in my dorm room, the last day of staying in this small room that i've called home. I will miss living here, but I am moving on to bigger and better things.

Checking myself over again for the millionth time to make sure I look somewhat presentable for my big speech, I got top of my class so they wanted me to talk to the graduating class.

A knock on my door pulls me out of my daze about the way I look. Hopefully this is Z. Opening the door and all I can see is a big bouquet of flowers. This is not Z.

"Baby, congratulations." My boyfriend, how nice of him to actually turn up for once.

"Chris, what are you doing here. I didn't think you could make it." I think his words were "me and the lads are having a poker day sorry" Boyfriend of the year if you ask me.

We've been together since my second year of university. It's nearly our three year anniversary, I'm more shocked that I never ran him off.

"The boys cancelled last minute, so here I am." He means well, I think we've gotten comfortable with each other, we aren't exactly in love well I don't think I love him.

I like him, he means a lot to me but sometimes I feel as if I'm in this relationship alone as he goes off partying.

We seem to be arguing constantly, well he likes to shout at me and call me all the names under the sun, apparently I'm too career driven. I never have time for him, I always make time for him.

I've just been trying to get this degree and save at the same time, it's hard to do this workload, work and have a social life.

"How nice of you." I'm annoyed that he didn't want to come to his girlfriend's graduation but whatever.

"Don't be a snarky bitch today Loo." Snarky, I'll show him fucking snarky.

"You know I hate that nickname, and I'm not being snarky. I would have appreciated you choosing me over the lads poker though." It's true, he's been distant lately.

"Why do you do this, play this little act, cut the shit no ones around." What is his problem today?

"What are you talking about, all I said was I'd rather you pick me over your boys' ' sorry if that's such a hard task for you.

"Luna, I rarely see my pals. You're the one who never wants to be social. Would it kill you to make some effort and come to one party" is he being serious right now.

"The last time I went to one of these so called parties one of your supposed pals tried to cop a feel under my dress and you just laughed it off." He was a right douche bag.

"For fuck sake luna, he wasnt trying to cop anything get your head out your arse he knows your mine." This again, I'm not some fucking property.

Before I can reply Zayn comes bursting into my room.

"Graduation day, let's do this you little slut." read the room Z, for fuck sake.

"Zayn great, how nice to see you." If Chris is going to get snarky at Z he can genuinely piss off, I can deal with the verbal abuse but Z did nothing.

"Chris, what an unpleasant surprise. What happened, the goon squad forgot about you." I love Z but god can these two get along for five fucking minutes.

"I don't appreciate you calling my girlfriend a slut by the way, what if someone heard. My reputation would be on the line." fucking how, how would me being called a slut ruin him.

"Chris please, it was a joke right Z?" I need to diffuse this situation before it kicks off majorly.

"Of course, come on cherry lets go." He grabs my hand and pulls me out of the door.

Chris follows back with a face like a slapped arse, can't he fake it for one day. Christ knows I've been faking a lot of things to keep him happy.

Z is whistling as we walk towards the hall, cap and gowns in hand. It was also a pleasant surprise to see Louis here, Z's boyfriend.

He greeted me with a huge hug and a massive kiss on the cheek, I'm not really one for public displays of affection but both Z and Louis are.

Chris seems to be even more annoyed than he did back in my room, is he aware that these are two men in a happy relationship.

I do envy those two sometimes, they look happily in love. I think Chris is cheating on me, so that says a lot.

Chris and Louis go and find themselves some seats whilst me and Z join our class, I am beyond nervous right now.

We don't end up sitting together as we get put in alphabetical order based on our surnames and harding and malik aren't exactly close together.

I'm nervous to give my speech, I've been prepping this for months. I can do this, is all I repeat to myself.

As the dean of admission starts reading off name by name, my hands are going clammy. This is it. Everything that I've been working towards.

"Miss. Luna Harding", lets go get this diploma.

I can hear Zayn scream a bunch of nonsense, he really has been my biggest supporter ever since we met at freshers.

Shaking the dean's hand, walking across the stage and pumping my fist into the air, embarrassing is an understatement but Z bet a whole night on him if I did it.

Walking to the other end of the stage in order to take my seat so that I can be ready to make my speech.

Z gets called next, I'm shocked he's one of the older ones in my class. He didn't feel like going to university at 18 so he waited, so here he is a 25 year old tattooed hunk who I get to call my best friend.

I cheer and whoop for him as loud as I can, he looks over to me and winks. God I'm glad to have found him.

"Thank you friends and family for joining us today, It's been a delight to have such a brilliant graduating class. Now time to hear from one of our start students, give a warm welcome to Luna Harding." We got this Luna.

Walking up to the podium with my speech in my hand.

"Thank you Dr.Gill, it's been a pleasure to attend this university." It really has, the university of Mnachester has been a goal of mine for years.

"Good afternoon, friends and family. As the dean said it has been such a brilliant graduating class, this being said I just wanted to say how proud I am of all of these people. Even if we don't know each other, we all have stories and pasts. I know that I grew up with a lot of struggle in my childhood and I managed to come out the other end of it. This university was a breath of fresh air to me. So I just wanted to congratulate everyone for where they are today and here's to the future may you all be blessed."

It was only a short speech but I said what I needed to say and earned myself a round of applause from everyone.

Now that graduation is done, I have a few weeks before me and Z can move to london. I am so excited for this new venture.

Getting ready again, I finally agreed to let my hair down for once. Z persuaded me to go out considering he's paying, he even invited Chris.

Walking into one of the local pubs the four of us grab a table in the corner. Chris did have an issue with my outfit of choice as I went for a silk black body con dress, with thin strap black heels.

He said I was trying too hard for someone who has a boyfriend, we then proceeded to have a ten minute argument about my outfit of choice. I just wanted to feel good.

He looks like he would rather be anywhere else but here, but when  I moan about his friedns he can kick up a fuss, one big fucking double standard.

"So Luna what's the plan now.?" Louis seems to be actually intrigued about my future plans.

"Well..." before I can even finish my sentence Chris is butting in.

"She's moving in with me and my parents." umm when the fuck was this agreed. Even Z gives me a funny look.

"No im not, I'm staying at Z's so we can come up with a business plan and get the finances sorted." Who does he think he is?

"Outside now." what the fuck is wrong with him.

He grabs my arm and practically drags me out of the pub, that's going to bruise in the morning, wouldn't be the first time.

"Get the fuck off my arm, I'm not some fucking rag doll." I yank my arm out of his grip and rub the upper part of my arm.

"Why did you show me up in there, don't be stupid with this little business plan you've got in your head, its a fucking stupid dream." he sounds so sinister right now.

"You knew that I would be living with Z after graduation, I can't live without your parents house for the most of my life." His dads a bit of a creep along with his brothers.

"So that's how it's going to be, you are always picking Zayn over me." Yeah, of course he's pinning this on me.

"I'm choosing myself Chris, I'm not picking anyone but myself why can't you just be happy for me for once in our relationship." He is never happy over my choices.

"Whatever Luna, I'm over this. You've always been a selfish cunt. Im done, we are done." wow, what the fuck.

"Oh cry me a fucking river Chris, I dont even care anymore. Fuck off." Dump me I could not give a shit anymore.

"Oh I'm going, oh by the way Steph gives a great blow job." this cheating bastard.

You filthy cunt, go and run to the next thing who breathes your way I'm done Chris, don't even bother calling me in the morning."

I had a feeling he was cheating on me, I'm aware we never had the most active sex life but he was always drunk or high when hed be horny and then it'd be 5 minutes if me on top hed finish and I'd be left high and dry.

Men, I'm done with them. Time to focus on my career.

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