Whispers of Closure: Unveiling Secrets at Journey's End

Soon, Lily encountered both of them and said, "I think we should get ready now because we don't want to be late, right?" Sofia agreed. They both dressed up and looked absolutely beautiful. Leaving the salon with heavy hearts, Sofia still pondered when she would be able to give her mother justice. Lily, on the other hand, was worried about something that could ruin their friendship. They both sat in the car, lost in their thoughts. They soon reached school, and Sofia forgot everything upon seeing the students going inside. She was excited and sad simultaneously because they didn't know which college they would attend—new places, new people, new friends, and the start of a new journey. She worried if their friendship would continue in the next year.

Lily was still worried and lost in her world. Sofia snapped twice to bring her back to reality and asked, "Are you okay, Lily?" Lily nodded and said, "Just the last day, I had never gotten that feeling before." Sofia agreed, "Yeah, right. I'm having the same feeling too. Let's go." They both entered the school and encountered some mean girls who apologized for being rude the whole year. Sofia responded, "You don't need to apologize. You were the ones you wanted to be. Just imagine after some years when you remember this time, you'll realize that if you didn't tease us at that time, you might never have enjoyed."

The girls hugged them, wished them the best, and left. They met all their friends, and everyone recalled all the memories. Those who did wrong apologized, and everyone was happy. Soon, the farewell party started, and they all enjoyed a lot. When the farewell party was about to end, all the students, one by one, came to the stage and shared their experiences. After Lily, it was Sofia's turn. When she got up, the whole crowd cheered. She went on the stage with a full page of speech, but she decided to speak from her heart.

"You all might be thinking another student is coming to share their experience, and the words written on this page might be good. I might have even Googled it. No, for real, but right now, I think saying what's in my heart will be much more right. So, I don't know much, but all my time spent with you guys was amazing. I don't have words to express. I think I have to open my page again." (She laughed, and the crowd joined in.) "So, what I learned the whole year, I don't even remember a word. Now, I know some teachers are staring at me, but that's the truth. The only thing I remembered was that if you do bad, you will get bad, and if you do good, you will receive good too. Like...

"Don't Break A Bird's Wing And Then Tell Them To Fly, Don't Break A Heart And Then Tell It To Love, Don't Break A Soul And Then Tell It To Be Happy. Don't See The Worst In A Person And Expect Them To See The Best In You, Don't Judge People And Expect Them To Stand By Your Side, Don't Play With Fire And Expect To Stay Perfectly Safe. Life Is About Giving And Taking. You Cannot Expect To Give Bad And Receive Good, You Cannot Expect To Give Good And Receive Bad, Right?

I Know Sometimes You Are Unsatisfied With Your Life, While Many People In This World Are Dreaming Of Living Your Life. A Child On A Farm Sees A Plane Fly Overhead And Dreams Of Flying, But A Pilot Sees The Farmhouse And Dreams Of Returning Home. That's Life! Enjoy Yours. If Wealth Is The Secret Of Happiness, Then The Rich Should Be Dancing On The Streets, But Only Poor Kids Do That. If Power Ensures Security, Officials Should Walk Unguarded, But Those Who Live Simply, Sleep Soundly. If Beauty And Fame Bring Ideal Relationships, Then Celebrities Should Have The Best Marriages. Live Simply, Walk Humbly, And Love Genuinely. All Good Will Come Back To You.

You Will Continue To Suffer If You Have An Emotional Reaction To Everything That Is Said To You. True Power Is Sitting Back And Observing Everything With Logic. If Words Control You, That Means Everyone Else Can Control You. Breathe And Allow Things To Pass.

Time Has A Way Of Showing Us What Really Matters In Life. Two Things Define You: Your Patience When You Have Nothing And Your Attitude When You Have Everything. Change What You Do, But Never Change What You Are.

I Believed That Everything Happens For A Reason. People Change So You Can Learn To Let Go, Things Go Wrong So You Can Appreciate Them When They Are Right, You Believe Lies So You Eventually Learn To Trust No One But Yourself, And Sometimes Good Things Fall Apart So Better Things Can Fall Together.

This Year, I Lost, Won, Failed, Cried, Laughed, Loved, But Above All, I Learned.

I Once Asked An Artist How Do You Make Such Beautiful Things From Stone? He Replied: Beauty Is Already Hidden There, I Just Remove The Extra Stones.

Your Happiness Is Hidden Within You, Just Remove Your Worries."

"Thank you all for listening. At last, just want to say, it's good to start over. It will be scary, but you will see what you're really made of. It's the best opportunity to achieve what you never thought you would."Sofia left the stage, and the whole crowd stood up to give her a round of applause.

And with that, the farewell party ended. They all hugged each other; some started to cry because they knew that their ways were now separated. Sofia asked Lily, 'Is your father here?' Lily, surprised, said, 'My father?' with a scared voice. Sofia clarified, 'Your father, you said he wanted to meet me and he would drop me at my place.' (In Lily's head: I forgot to call him to tell him not to come.) 'Umm, I think he forgot,' said Lily. Soon, Sofia heard the horn of Lily's car; she recognized the sound well. 'Maybe not, he is here,' said Sofia. Lily tried to stop her from going out, but Sofia thought that Lily's father might be some aggressive type of person; that's why Lily was stopping her. She didn't stop and went out of the school. Lily's father was parking the car, and Sofia was unable to see his face. Lily still told her to stop, but Sofia didn't As soon as he came out of the car and turned around, Sofia stood still. Lily's father was the person who shot Sofia's mother, and Lily's facial expression showed that she knew everything from the start. The air thickened with tension, and the silence spoke louder than words. This revelation, at the culmination of the farewell party, marked the end of their high school journey and opened the door to a cascade of unanswered questions. The shadows of the past cast an ominous veil over the future, leaving Sofia frozen in disbelief and Lily trapped in the weight of a haunting secret.