"I walk up to the stage, the microphone stand is within my reach and the crowd of over a thousand parents and my fellow classmates sit in the stands, awaiting for me to finally start speaking to give my speech."
"I see her walking up to the podium; the valedictorian of our school, the brightest and most beautiful girl I have ever seen, and she looks so nervous that she could just fall over at any second."
"My heart won't start thumping as I speak every word with a bright smile, trying not to stumble or forget any of the words that I have rehearsed with him every day for this very moment!"
"I know she can do this because I have seen her do it a thousand times before, and I know without a doubt that she can do anything if she puts her heart to it so why does she look so scared?"
"It is not the crowd of people that scare me as I speak every word that gets closer and closer to the very end of my speech; rather, it is what happens after my speech that scares me."
"It's our graduation day after all, so I may never get the chance to see her again so I have to take the time to enjoy seeing her face and hearing her song like voice for the moment before she disappears from my eyes."
"This could very well be the end which is why when I finished my speech I told myself it is now or truly never, and I needed to as brave as ever to tell the man I loved in front of a thousand flipping people...I LOVE YOU, CHRIS!"
"I watch the crowd of people all gasp in shock as I did too when I heard her say those words so courageously in front of everybody, so I instinctively stand up form my seat and choose to answer her feelings as bravely as she did for me and yell it right back at her: I LOVE YOU TOO, KELLY!"
The crowd of people started to cheer for the both of them; Chris ran up on stage to sweep Kelly into his arms and plop a long, and very late kiss on her lips as at long last they were finally able to tell the other they truly feel.
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