EPILOGUE
After two dates, plus eating lunch, just the two of them, for three weeks, Miley and Oliver finally assumed a steady relationship. They were together for eight years before, finally, Oliver proposed.
Jackson and Lilly were on again, off again through the two years that Lilly was in high school after Jackson graduated. They kept saying that it was too hard to have a relationship while Jackson was in college. But they were never apart long. They honestly loved each other too much. They, too, were married six months after Miley and Oliver were.
Jake had many, many relationships over the course of high school and college. It wasn't until he was a Junior in college that he found someone he really clicked with. He and Sarah (known as 'Saint Sarah' back in high school) eloped.
Their freshman year of high school was the first, and only, time that Malibu High School gave out the assignment of keeping a life journal. Mrs. Cormaci retired at the end of that year, saying that high school drama had taken at least ten years off of her life. That wasn't strictly true, since she died at the age of 104. However, she did acquire gray hair much earlier than was expected (which she also attributes to having taught Jackson when he was a freshman.)
Moral of the story? Paying attention in class has serious benefits. But in the cases of Miley, Oliver, and Lilly, daydreaming actually brought them what they wanted most in life. So, dream often. Love fiercely. Keep friendships strong, for friends are what can get you through the hardest times of your life. Most of all, live your life to the fullest. You only have one to live.