Drenched by Ashley West

Author:Ashley West [West, Ashley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: BA
Publisher: Monster Media LLC
Published: 2017-06-19T16:00:00+00:00

Prequel Two: Interrupted

The heat of mid-May was in full swing, but that couldn’t stop the smile on Abby’s face as she stood up from her seat to the sound of thunderous applause and made her way up to the podium. The black cap and gown didn’t help matters, and she could feel the sweat gathering at the small of her back and under her breasts, but her smile didn’t dim. Her head held high, mortarboard affixed perfectly to her head, her chin length red hair arranged just as perfectly under it.

Where most people in the gathered crowd wore simply the black gown, decorated with lapels emblazoned with the school’s logo, Abby had more than her fair share of additions. A cord for being in the chamber choir, the stole that signified her major (Business Administration), a row of pins, one each from the school clubs she’d joined, and of course a cord for making the Dean’s List.

It was the end of the year, graduation, the very last thing she would do at this school (of course with the exception of whatever she contributed as an alumni), and she stood at the podium with her head held high.

Out of all the students in her class, she had been chosen to deliver a speech, and it was a point of pride with her.

Abigail Warren had always been popular. All through middle and high school, she’d had friends and no trouble making new ones. She wasn’t popular like people saw on television, rude to those who weren’t in her friend group and full of herself, rather she gained her popularity from being the exact opposite. She was kind to nearly everyone she met, offering her help when it was needed, and even when it wasn’t. No matter the situation, she managed to do what she could, saving dances and fundraisers, and on one memorable occasion, baking seven dozen cookies in one night to rescue a bake sale that would have otherwise had to be canceled.

Her teachers viewed her as a model student. Always eager to speak up in class, to tutor others or go to tutoring herself if it was something she didn’t understand. She didn’t cause trouble or seek out attention, and her assignments were turned in on time without fail. All of her comments on her report cards through middle and high school said the same sorts of things: “A joy to have in class” and “Abby is a bright girl with amazing potential” and “I expect great things from Abby in the future”.

It was a lot to live up to, but somehow she managed.

Doing well in school was in her best interests because she had things she wanted to accomplish. She had plans for being an entrepreneur, running her own business and using the skills she had to make people happy. When she voiced that to other people, they told her she was too good to be true, or that she was an overachiever, but Abby never saw it like that.

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