Stoneybrook Ayr

That's it, they've GRADUATED!

The students sat in their seats, playing with their navy and white caps and gowns. Some turned to wave to friends and family, some whispered with classmates sitting near them, and some slouched in their chairs, ready for the ceremony to start.

It had taken four years, some felt like the time had passed in no time at all, others felt it had dragged out forever. All the winter lodge trips, boy toy auctions, homecomings, proms, dances, parties. The trips to Disney World, California, Australia. The hook ups, the break ups, the scandals. This class had been through a lot together, and this was it. The end. Graduation.

Sue sat down at a table by herself, hoping that someone would sit with her. The cheerleaders table was full, and Sue liked to mix it up anyway. Kind of. She glumly stuck a fork in her mac and cheese, and looked around as people passed, sending out subliminal messages:

Please sit with me! Please sit with me!

Price hadn't spoken to or seen Sue since Sheila's party, it wasn't that he was avoiding her, just hadn't had the chance. As for Savannah, well, he assumed that was over. 
He was just lying on his bed and pulled out his phone, hey Sue, how you doing?

Dinner at the Waterfront Restaurant http://waterfrontrestaurant.com.au/

Hyde Park http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyde_Park,_Sydney

The flight from LA to Melbourne was long, but most of the travellers slept through the night. A full day was planned, which is an important step towards beating jetlag.

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By some miracle, all the kids had managed to show up to SHS on time, and with the correct travel documentation. The flight from Conneticut to Atlanta had gone smoothly, and even the short layover in Atlanta, during which they'd had to practically run from one terminal to another to make the connection had gone smoothly. The big test, however, would be collecting all their bags at LAX, and going through International security there. But for now, everyone was settling in for the almost five hour flight to LA.

King and Stacey had both been grounded since the party, which King didn't think was fair at all.  He was 18!  An adult!  He could understand Stacey being grounded, since she was still basically just a child.  He couldn't even go to his mom's house where he was allowed free reign.  He didn't care about the grounding rules at all during the while his dad and Maureen were at work, but in the evenings they had their eyeballs on him at all times.  His dad threatened to take his car away, which would be a fate worse than death.  The only thing King was allowed to do was walk his dog, so one evening with leash in hand, he and Prince set off down the street.

He had just turned the corner when he ran into the chick from his party.  She was walking in the same direction he was, so he only saw her from the back.

"Sup?" he said, throwing his arm around her shoulders while Prince sniffed at her crotch.

RJ had felt like Pizza. He tried not to go to Pizza Express too much, because he didn't want Darcy to think he wasn't over her. Thinking about Darcy had given him an idea though, and he texted a few people to come to Pizza Express, telling them to text the others. It was time for a good old fashioned Pizza Express get together.

Sue had been having such a boring Summer. She always seemed to miss out on the fun parties, normally finding out at the last minute, when it was too late to go, or they were over. So she'd decided to ring a different friend each day, and hang out with them. That way, she'd always be in the know. Today was Penny.

She waited while the phone rang, playing with her hair. Maybe they'd see King!

At the last minute, Clarence and Maureen had decided to go away for the weekend. While they'd debated asking Grandpa Clarence over to stay with King and Stacey, Stacey had pleaded for them to be left on their own, and promised she would keep things under control. She'd automatically asked Austin to come over, thinking she had to make it up to him for yesterday. She wasn't sure if she was ready to go all the way yet, but she wanted to be. Unbeknownst to Stacey, King had plans of his own. She heard the doorbell ring, and expecting to find Austin on the stoop, she rushed down to open the door. She felt a little more prepared this time, wearing her cutest bra and matching underwear. She opened the door, and instead of Austin, about six of the guys on the football team stood there. Brushing past her, they made their way inside.

"KING!" She screamed out, furious. This was not what she had in mind.

Let the Junior Prom of 2012 begin!