Chapter 102 Chapter 102 Graduation
Parking my car at the Thomas & Mack Center on the UNLV campus, ready for graduation. My baby blue cap and gown hang in my backseat. I take a swig from my flask, I filled up with rakia. Mia bangs on my window making me almost spill alcohol all over myself.
"Jesus Mia, you scared the shit out of me!!!" I tell her as I swing my door open.
I slide out of the car, flask still in hand. Mia takes a sip from it and starts to cough, Tiana comes running toward us with Yesenia in tow. We all take a few sips.
"What are you ladies drinking?" asks Jared, huge football star for his home school. At our school he was in the Culinary program.
I hand him the flask, he takes a whiff and then a sip.
"Potent stuff!" He looks me up and down, I have a black dress on that hugs my curves.
It comes low on my cleavage, it's cut out in a heart shape and the slit on the dress comes up to my hip.
"That does not look like the approved dress code!" he says while licking his lips.
"Good thing I don't give a shit about the dress code!!!"
I flip the gown over my shoulders and put my arms through the arm holes then zip it up quick. Cap on my head, I secure it with two pins.
"Why didn't we ever date?" asks Jared.
Mia and Yesenia nudge each other, Tiana starts to laugh. I grab Jared by the gown and pull him flush against me.
"Oh Jared, it's because I date men not boys!" I laugh and try to pull away but he grips my hips.
Jared takes my hand runs it over his hard dick. "Does that feel like a boy to you?"
"Cocky, you are!" I grin at him, he releases my hand but I keep it there stroking him while I look into his eyes. Jared's hand glides from my hip to my chest, his lips part. That's enough playtime.
"You are just not big enough for me!" I push him away.
"I'll get bigger if you put your hand in my pants!" he adjust himself, my girls are rolling.
"I bet!!!" I say over my shoulder.
I grab Tiana's hand and pull my girls away with me. Jared stands there watching us.
"You are so bad Elle!!!" says Mia.
I shrug my shoulders, can't deny it.
We gather in the tunnel, our teachers go over the schedule. We take our seats, the crowd screams, I can hear Gemma, Tish and Erika. Three speeches then they start to call us up one by one, each row lining up to the podium until they call us up. Tish and Erika have their graduation next, I am staying to watch them. It means I will see George too, it's been a hot minute since I have seen him. Erika and Kyle broke up, she is going to NYU and he is staying here to attend UNLV.
They call me up right after Jared, I wink at him when I get up on the stage. Gemma is yelling but I can't see her. I shake Coach Jones' hand and then the principal, he hands me my diploma cover. The actual diplomas will be mailed to us at a later date. I stop for a picture and then walk down the steps and back to my seat.
When everyone is done, they announce our class has graduated. Most of the class throws their caps up in the air, I skip. I just want out. I am unzipping my gown going down the row and out the tunnel to meet my friends.
"Zip it back up!" screams Gemma running to hug me. "We need pictures!!!" she screams right in my ear.
Tish and Erika join the hug pile. I look between my friends and I am seriously shocked. Vince, Matt, Andreas, Colt and Nick are here. Alek stands off to the side like he is too cool for us. All the guys hug me but Alek lifts me up and gives me a slow spin then he kisses me. Out of nowhere his pink plump lips smash into mine, I kiss him back but in a very artificial manner.
"Elena!!!" my father's voice projects.
Alek puts me down, we turn and my parents and brothers are there. My mother gives me a hug, my younger but much bigger triplet brothers attack me. They try to mess up my hair, I make sure to elbow each one harder than the last. My father gives me a stiff, warm hug, it's like he has never hugged anyone in his life.
"I am proud of you daughter! Are you going to spend time with friends?"
"Yes. Tish and Erika have their graduation next!"
"Ok then. I will see you at your sister's wedding!"
"Yes sir!"
My family left just as quick as they showed up. I stand there in shock just watching them walk away. Gemma puts her arm around me.
"Your father is one big scary ass motherfucker! I bet he was one hell of a lay in his younger days!"
"BARF!!! Gemma, you are so nasty!!!" I continue making gagging noises.
Tish and Erika laugh but take off running, it's their turn.
"He scares me too!" says Alek draping his arm over me and Gemma. "I've watched some of his fights, fuck he's killed a few guys with one damn punch. I bet he still kicks ass!"
We stand there just watching them fade in the distance. I am so tired trying to fill the void. What I am just now realizing is that there is no void to fill, I have my friends. My crazy friends I get into all sorts of trouble with. There is always some guy trying to keep me warm. Even if I can't have the one guy I really want, Dimitri. I am going to see him in two days time, in Italy at the family compound or one of them as Illia Jr put it. I don't know how I feel about it yet. Do I want to yell and be mad at him? Do I want answers to things I already know? I need to figure it out soon.
"You didn't invite Dragon?" asks Gemma.
"God no! He is working I think!"
"Who is Dragon?" asks Alek.
"He is Elle's new hunk! Is he a boyfriend yet, I am sure he wants to be?"
"Dragon is not a boyfriend yet. I have unfinished business with one Pavlov, then we will talk!" I grin.