76: The Moving Mountains

TAYA's POV : - - - - - THREE WEEKS LATER - - - - - I hadn't been this nervous since the time I stood on a stage for the play. And here I was again, standing in front of hundreds and hundreds of my family and friends on a makeshift stage in the middle of the football field. I knocked the microphone in front of me a few times and coughed to loosen up my throat. The feedback rang and I stopped the knocking immediately. "Teachers and faculty, family and friends, and our fellow graduating seniors, first of all, I'd like to say congratulations to us all, we've made it," I said as I took in a deep breath, staring out into the sea of faces in front of me. "I'm standing here today as your senior class representative, and I'm supposed to give you a speech, to reflect back on our high school days and to motivate you all for the upcoming future. But let's be honest, that's a load of crap," short laughs echoed through the air and I sighed a breath of relief. "Honestly, I don't even know how I got p