When the ceremony reached its peak, and the Valedictorian finished her speech about the "cascade of maroon and white," the class rose as one. The Superintendent handed Eileen her diploma, and for a fleeting second, time seemed to freeze. She looked at the number stamped on the corner of the program—. It felt like a secret code, a serial number for the first day of her real life.
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As they sat in their maroon gowns, Matthew nudged Eileen. "Did you finish the 'message board' on your cap?" When the ceremony reached its peak, and the
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Eileen adjusted her mortarboard, which she had meticulously turned into a collage of polaroids and quotes. "It’s not just a message board, Matt. It’s a map of everywhere I’m going to go."