Finally, it was time to graduate from high school. After four long years of hell, it was time to bid it goodbye and go on to bigger and better things.
I could have graduated with an A average, except that I was so completely, utterly bored with school that I simply didn’t want to make the effort. With few exceptions, my high school teachers were completely mundane, boring and uninteresting. I found it virtually impossible to maintain any kind of interest for very long.
I didn’t really want to attend the graduation ceremonies … I was tired of the whole thing and just wanted it to be over. My parents wanted to attend, so I went. I believe my father finally had to threaten me before I’d attend. (Of course, many years later and a father myself, I now have more understanding of why this was so important to them. In fact, I really did act like a little twerp).
The less said about this event the better. Basically, I wore my graduation gown (a stupid looking, floor length blue robe) and cap (a really dumb square hat with a tassel in one corner), stood in line, received my diploma and went home. (Man, did I have an attitude or what?)
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