Eight

Before long it was May and it was finals week for us. Jack's mom got me hooked up with my own room at the Barakat house, but I slept in Jack's bed every night. I can also report I have regained color to my skin and my fingers and shoulders aren't boney anymore, which makes Jack very happy as well as myself.
It was a hot day, and our last at school, so I wore a pair of black denim dukes, a grey tank top, my white retro frame sunglasses and I rocked my Batman bling. Jack waltzed into his bathroom while I marveled at how hot looked in my outfit.
"This is so much better than you were in March," he whispered with a smile plastered on his face.
"And it's May now. In two weeks we hit the road and leave the past behind us," I allowed his smile to make me smile too. I was so amazed at how much had changed since this time last year. Jack was a wolf now, I was disowned by my parents, we were together and very happy, and his band is taking me far from home on a grand adventure. I was so stoked I couldn't describe it.
We arrived at school and I saw Alex with Rian by our tree. I ran over to Alex and I tackled him into the grass. Jack laughed and walked over to where Alex was standing.
"Holy shit Mir you could have warned me," he started to fade when he saw how healthy I was now, "You look so much better Mir. You have color and you have meat on your bones."
"And boobs. Don't forget the boobs," Jack added with a huge cheeky grin.

The day pasted so slowly. In my last card marking in school, I had no classes or lunch with my best friends. I didn't care since I skipped my class to go to lunch with the guys, or they'd skip theirs.
I was minding my own business when I got called to the principal's office. That's when I saw that it was my mother there. I took my phone out of my pocket and texted Jack about it.
"You wanted to see me," I asked as I showed myself into the office.
"Your mother is here to see you," the principal said as my mother turned to face me. I instantly got an angry look on my face. I hated her and she had the gall to come to the school on my last day to see me.
"Well I don't want to see her," I replied.
"I want you to come home Mirela," she demanded of me. I still had the memories of December still burning in my mind.
"She's not going with you Elizabeta," Jack said as he walked into the office.
"Mr. Barakat I'm going to have to ask you to leave my office," the principal said.
"I'm not leaving. My parents have been giving Mirela safe haven after her parents attacked her for being in a relationship with me. They have no right to take her back. Plus Mirela is 18 now and can make her own decisions," he stood up for me like a noble knight. Chivalry was not dead.
"He has a point Mrs. Lupei. It is Mirela's descion on what to do," the principal took Jack's side.
"And I stand by my decision of staying with the Barakat family," I said and I watched as my mom cried in an act to be heartbroken when she knew that she forced my hand.

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I was getting into my commencement dress when Jack came into my room. He watched as I struggled to get my fingers on my zipper. He was laughing at my little monkey dance.
"How about you stop laughing and help spiffy boy," I joked. He came over and he grabbed my zipper. When he had me zipped in, he sealed it with a kiss.
"I have an early grad present for you," Jack opened a jewelry box to reveal a string of pearls.
"Jack they're lovely," I beamed as I held up my hair as he put my pearls on.
"Come on, we'll be late," he grabbed my cap and gown from my bed and I grabbed my heels as we left for his car to get to graduation.

"Jack Bassam Barakat," our freshman English called Jack's name. Everyone cheered, I went against the crowd and whistled for him. I was so happy that we all made it through our hell of a senior year. Even with all of the pain we dealt with, I wouldn't trade it for the world.
"Mirela Crina Lupei," I was called and I walked across the stage to get my diploma from our French teacher. I heard Jack hollering and whistling for me with the guys.

"I can't believe we did it against all odds," Jack was enthusiastic that we made it to the promised land of being out of high school. I was happy too. Come June, Jack would be eighteen and we'd be far from Baltimore celebrating. I was brought out of my thoughts when my mom came up to me and gave me a letter and left.
"Not even a word out of her. Just a letter," I noted.
"Read it," Alex insisted.
"Mirela. I know that your father and I are bad people for what we did. You were the one that betrayed our trust. I want you to know that I love you still. You are my only daughter. Maybe in the future, we can try to be a family again. I want you to enjoy your life and be happy. Jack is perfect for you and I have failed to see past his status as a werewolf. This is a check of $45,000 dollars for a graduation present. I hope that you and Jack use it to start saving for a house or an apartment. I love you my darling princess. Love, Mom," I was on the verge of tears. Alex took the check from my hands and held it to the sun.
"It's legit," he said.
"Come on Mir, let's go deposit it into my bank account. I'll get you a card so you can acess it too," we all walked into the sunset and started to get ready for what would be the adventure of our lives.

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It was finally time to leave. My mom didn't come to send me off but I had Jack's mom there. She was a second mom to me. I dragged my bags to the hall, but Jack's older brother Joe grabbed them for me. I walke downstairs and I saw Jack was still loading his gear into the trailer hitched to the white van we'd be touring in for the next few months. I held a gift wrapped box under my arm and I decided I'd give it to him once we had all piled into the van and got going.
When everyone was in and good to go, Matt Flyzik, the guys tour manager and my boss, started to take us to the highway we'd spend several hours tredding on to get to the first venue. Jack and I sat in the the very back, Rian and Alex sat in the middle row, and Zack rode shotgun. Another van followed behind us that carried the crew members that couldn't fit into our van.
"Hey I got you something Jack. Happy early birthday and graduation," I handed him the box and he tore it apart like it were Christmas in June. His jaw dropped when saw what I had gotten him.
"What'd you get dude," Zack called from the passenger seat.
"I got a blink 182 shirt, a Ravens hat with matching hoodie and a guitar center card," he told everyone.
"The card is good for that guitar you've had your eyes on," I told him.
"Mir you didn't have to do this for me," he said modestly as his eyes watered.
"I owed you for all of the nice things you've done for me to get me healthy and happy again. Plus I love you so much Jack Bassam Barakat I couldn't help but spoli you," I wrapped my arms around his necka nd we started kissing each other. We started making out when the guys started yelling.
"Get a room," Alex yelled the loudest. Jack flipped him off and I just laughed. Touring with these guys was going to be fun. God I love my job, my life, and most definitely my boyfriend.

Notes

Mir's Last day of School outfit: http://www.polyvore.com/mirs_last_day_school_outfit/set?id=71528939
Mir's Graduation attrie: http://www.polyvore.com/mirs_graduation/set?id=71488742
Jack's Grad attire: http://www.polyvore.com/jacks_graduation_outfit/set?id=71489513
I hope you guys like the update. Mir's mom may have tried to make up with Mir,but that does not mean she and Jack are out of the woods yet. Plety of more story floating in my head. I will hopefully get a new chapter or two (maybe three) and get Don't Wanna Say Goodnight finished and get the sequel started. I love all you that have stuck with me on this story.

Love,
ToxicxDancefloor