"Laura Fabray!"
Laura moved across the stage proudly and took her diploma. She walked off stage and rejoined the rest of her class.
Her family was so proud of the valedictorian. Mal snapped plenty of pictures for the recent grad.
"I can't wait for our graduation next week!" Lucy whispered to Mercedes. "I've wanted to get out of there since we started!"
"I know those kids are mean to us but we're going to William McKinley high school like Laura and Marc. We're legacies." Mercedes whispered back.
"I want to be a cheerio, too."
"I don't know. I'm thinking about taking it easy next year. We're always doing stuff."
"No, you have to try out with me. I can't do it alone. Please, Mercy?" Lucy widened her green eyes.
"Okay, fine. But they probably won't pick us."
Lucy was thinking to herself. "I want to change my name."
Mercedes blinked. "What?! Why?! Lucy's your name!"
"I just want to go by my middle name. Like how Papa Mike calls us."
Mercedes thought about it. "Maybe I should go by Vic?"
"What if people call you Vicki?" Lucy giggled.
Mercedes fell into a fit of giggles, too. "What if I just went by Mercedes? Every time someone says Mercedes Catherine, I feel like I'm in trouble."
"Why don't you just go by Mercy?"
Mercedes shrugged. "Okay."
Lucy held out her hand. "Hi, Mercy. I'm Quinn."
"Hi, Quinn. I'm Mercy."
W.W.W.
Mike was totally confused. "Why are you telling me now?"
"Because this is the last time I'm going to be Lucy Caboosy and Mercy's gonna be Mercedes Catherine. Do you want to be Michael the Fourth your whole life?" Lucy, Quinn, crossed her arms.
Mike blew out a breath. "No."
"So we're Mike, Mercy and Quinn."
"I still don't see why you didn't tell me before our graduation. What are we supposed to do when they call our names?"
"Go up there."
"I'm also just going by Jones, too." Mercedes added. "Having five names is a lot of work."
"I wish we were going to camp instead of working on the farm." He scuffed his shoe against the floor. "That's going to be work."
Mercedes giggled. "It'll be fun. And we'll be able to see the twins and everything."
"Joy."
Quinn laughed. "Come on! Let's get in line!"
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The Way We Were
ChickLitMarcy Jones is twelve when she gets pregnant by her very best friend, Mal Chang. Their parents force them to marry but it's a dream come true for the very much in love duo. Follow their journey as they become one with their children and figure out l...
