It was the beginning of June as me and my best friend who endured all the happiness and sadness of growing up in a international school with me were sitting in front of our loved ones and about to receive our diploma. I remember sitting in the front row looking at all the people who showed up just to congratulate us on our achievement. Along with that I knew I was drawing a thick line behind my childhood and early teen life. All the joy and suffering I went through was about to be awarded and I was going to be able to move on. It was like I died that night and was reborn with a new life ahead of me. My whole life so far flashed in front of my eyes. The days when I was still a careless child thinking only with whom I will trade my Pokemon cards or visit a friend who now is doing his own thing somewhere in this massive world. I remembered all the fun we had on trips to all parts of the world with my classmates and teachers. Knowing that a lot of those people who made my life amazing were not there to share the moment they deserved as much as I did brought a tear to my eye. At the same time I knew that these friendships never ended or ever will. They were rather just put on hold, waiting to be renewed again. All the memories weren't supposed to make me heartbroken about what I had but fill me with energy and hope of what I will have in the future. Sitting in the auditorium with the one friend that was left from everyone since the beginning made me see that it was my turn now to leave my friends and teacher. For once I was the one leaving everyone at my old school and moving on to something new. As bitter as they may have felt at the moment I knew that feeling would pass. It always does. For them I was gone but the memories we shared they would never go away and thats what will drive us forward. I stood up, walked up on the stage while everyone was clapping, I grabbed my diploma and slowly with pride left the auditorium completely. All my dreams and ambitions were in my sight as I departed the building.
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