A/N – This was my story that I wrote for the Twilight Gift Exchange. So the good news is that it is already complete so it shouldn't take me too long to post.

Thanks to Tiggrmommi for her help as always.

I do not own.

It was graduation. Finally I was done with high school and I could get away from this small town where I never felt like I had actually belonged. I tried to pretend to be excited for my parents and to show that this whole affair actually meant something to me when all I really wanted to do was wave goodbye and get out of here. I would never see these people again of that I was already certain. But as with most things that I did in my life this act was for them. For them I pretended to be excited about this graduation ceremony. After the ceremony was over I stood in the middle of the crowd waiting for my parents to find me. I knew from experience that it was better for me to not move and let them come to me. I could hear my mother before I could see her. I internally cringed when she caught sight of me and ran through the crowd and flung herself at me hitting a few people along the way. I apologized to them as she babbled excitedly while dabbing away tears from her eyes. She was muttering some inane nonsense about her baby being all grown up when Charlie and Phil made their way over to me. Charlie hugged me awkwardly and Phil patted me on the back. We stood there staring at each other for a while before Renee squealed and grabbed something from her purse.

It was an envelope with my name clearly written on it. She was so excited when she handed it to me that there was no doubt that it was my graduation present. I opened it apprehensively. Scared at what she could have given me that would have her so excited. As I took out the paper that was inside I looked at it in shock. In my hand I held a plane ticket to Greece. I had always wanted to go to Greece and for once I allowed myself to actually believe that my mom listened to me when I spoke. I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes and then she uttered something that stopped them immediately.

"We will have so much fun together," oh no, she was coming with me. I didn't question the fact that I was perfectly happy going to a strange country completely alone. "I already have a bus tour scheduled and…" I knew that she continued talking but at this point I had already tuned her out and was trying to figure out ways to get out of what was sure to be an unmitigated disaster. It was hard enough for me to take care of Renee in the United States I wasn't sure if I had the strength to take this fiasco international.

She was watching me intently so I plastered a smile on my face and hugged her. I was an A student surely I could figure out some way to get out of this. Stomach ache, head cold, swine flu? There had to be something. I had five weeks to find a way out of this trip.

I know it was very short but the next bit will be coming tomorrow or maybe even later on tonight if I get the chance.

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed.

Jaime