279 The Graduation Ball
Selma Payne’s POV:
Strictly speaking, Mara was no longer considered the drama club president. As a graduate, her position had long been replaced by a junior. However, on the last day before graduation, the club members unanimously invited her to direct for the last time, using the audience’s cheers and the actors’ respect as a graduation gift.
Mara looked at the floating ‘lake fairy’ on the stage and felt a little emotional.
“I’m lucky to meet a like-minded friend,” she said. “In fact, when I first joined the drama club, I only wanted to fulfill some credits, so I chose the easiest job, the props team.
This department doesn’t require as many brain cells as the production team, nor does it require as much rest time as the cast. It also doesn’t need to deal with the aftermath of the production like the logistics team. You just need to make the props and costumes according to the requirements. You can even apply for funds to buy them. You don’t have to do it yourself.
“But the more I understand the opera club, the more fascinated I am with it. Every time I see the actors in the costumes I hand-sewn, I feel very proud. I don’t know when it started, but I had to do my best in the work of the opera club. Due to my love for the drama club, I would even bear to live under a scumbag like Ryan.
“From then on, I knew that I had found the direction of my life – opera, a dream I found at eighteen.
“After Ryan fell from power, I was forced to become the president. At first, I was so nervous. I was just a minion of the props team. Not to mention directing, I had only touched the script a few times. But looking at the hard work of the club members, I knew that I couldn’t give up easily. I can’t let down their hopes, and I can’t let down my own heart. So, I madly learned about directing, gritted my teeth, and took over the drama club.”
I patted her arm and said in relief, “It turns out that you did a good job. Not only did you revive the opera club, but you also made it to the Midnight Opera House. This is something that many commercial opera groups can’t do. Everyone is proud of you.”
Mara laughed and said, “That’s right. There’s nothing to be afraid of. After seeing what happened today, I know all my efforts were worth it.”
Suddenly, she winked at me mysteriously and said cheekily, “Let me tell you a secret. The Midnight Opera House has already hired me. I’ll be officially employed as an intern in the editing team in August.”
I cheered softly in surprise, “Congratulations, my god! This is really good news! I’m so proud of you, Mara!”
“Hehe, I’m just an intern. I’m not even sure if I will be a full-time employee in the future.” Mara tugged at the corner of her shirt in embarrassment.
“Even if it’s just an intern, it’s already very impressive. Do you know how many resumes from the media college get rejected yearly? This means that your professionalism is even greater than the drama major students! Besides, your achievements as a student are obvious to all, which shows that you are very talented in opera. With perseverance, hard work, and outstanding talent, it’ll be hard for you not to succeed.”
“Oh? It’s embarrassing to say that… But I’ll count on your blessings!”
We talked about our future for a while before Mara asked, “Avril aspires to join the army, Dorothy aims to become a werewolf grandmaster, and I found my direction in life. What about you? Selma, I don’t think you’ve ever mentioned what you want to do in the future.”
f𝚛𝗲𝒆we𝙗𝙣o𝙫e𝗹. 𝐜o𝚖
Me?
After some thought, I smiled. “I’ve already thought about it. Or rather, the path I’ve chosen is my natural responsibility.”
“What is it?”
“I won’t tell you yet. You’ll find out eventually!”
“Tsk, you’re still deliberately mystifying things. I don’t care to know!”
We bickered for a while, then I left the opera club and went to other places to join the fun.
At three o’clock in the afternoon, the number of people wandering around the campus had decreased. Everyone had gone home or to the dormitory to dress up, so it could be imagined that there would be another competition at the graduation ball.
In the dormitory, the girls were noisily dressing up. I was still ‘providing’ the dress for the graduation party as a graduation gift for the girls.
Avril, who had successfully broken free from being single, couldn’t form a team with us. Mara chose Chloe, who was also single, as her dance partner. Dorothy and I naturally formed a team.
The graduation ball at the Sivir Academy had always been held in the open air because there were too many people from all the departments, and the auditorium couldn’t fit them all.
That night, we sang and danced to our hearts’ content in the open-air venue. The joyful dance music accompanied the steps of youth and played a melodious movement on the campus. The silver moonlight shone upon the boys’ and girls’ youthful faces, decorating this precious life meeting with gorgeous decorations.
Tonight, the strict school rules were put aside. All we did was sing, dance, and have fun. Even the most serious dean gave the students a gentle smile tonight because he knew that any disappointment would taint the students’ good memories.
As the last dance song ended, the graduates gathered together, wearing their disheveled clothes and makeup smudged by sweat, leaving a memento of their youth in front of the camera.
“Crack.”
With the sound of the shutter, my school days officially ended.
June 30th, 8 am.
It would be a lie to say that I wasn’t excited sitting in the noisy auditorium.
