Chapter 238

It was early afternoon and Steve was going for a run when he decided to hit the trail through the hills above the high school. He saw some activity on the athletic field, where the graduation ceremonies were taking place. There was a newly constructed stage sitting near the edge of the field. In front of it were several thousand chairs. The school board had decided to hold the ceremonies outside where they could accommodate what was expected to be a very large crowd.

He recognized Amber’s van and realized she was probably going to video at least some of the festivities. He was thankful that he had no active role in the graduation, other than accepting his diploma. This was going to be Gwen’s night to shine. She and Charlotte had worked hard to attain the top two positions in the class and he was very content to sit back and enjoy their success.

Steve saw some photographer’s setting up tripods on platforms. They were likely paparazzi hoping to get some interesting photos