Anna Marie

　　Present Day

　　The ladies smothered her with hugs and kisses, her body jolted with their excited cheers and hollers.

　　People at the school auditorium glanced their way, some censorious and irritated, some genuinely happy, none dared to reprimand their boisterous celebration.

　　Breathing became a huge issue from their loving embrace, despite that, a huge smile graced her lips.

　　Goddess, she had made it. After eighteen ...