Judy's POV

I parted my lips to speak, but before I could, Gavin stopped me.

"You have a speech to make," he told me, gesturing towards the stage. I looked at the stage where Dean Rivers was waiting, a smile on her face as she watched me. I turned back to Gavin, feeling a flurry of butterflies in my chest.

"I don't have my speech with me, and this happened so fast, I don't have the time to reprepare for it," I admitted.

"Don't worry about that," Nan said, stepping beside me. She had a piece of paper in her hands, and she handed it to me with a grin. "I have your speech right here."

I looked at it and then back at her face.

"You knew about all of this?" I asked her.

She shrugged.

"Of course I did," she told me, nudging my shoulder. "Who do you think helped him make all the phone calls to all our classmates. Once I explained things to them, they were more than happy to help."

Tears brimmed the corners of my eyes; I cut her out like I cut everyone else in my life out. I ignored her calls and texts when I reached Redcliff, and I felt so guilty about it. Now, here she was, helping make this day absolutely perfect, and there were no words that could describe how much that meant to me.

I stepped closer to her and wrapped her in my arms, hugging her tightly as tears fell from my eyes.

"I'm so sorry, Nan," I whispered.

for her. She didn't even tell me this news herself like she wanted, and my heart ached at what she must have been going

later," she whispered back, hugging me just as tightly. "This day is for you,

back, hating that I was crying in

looks I was getting, I don't

hand on my back, and I turned to look up

first time, and I wasn't," he told me softly.

lip to keep

I whispered

through the mic. "We are waiting for you. You have a speech

until I reached the stage.

quiet, I

out of me. It caused others to chuckle as well because this was absolutely unheard

BUTA

It's just like

again."

speech tightly in

at Gavin, who had taken his seat next to Irene and Matt. Matt

from ear to ear, and I couldn't help but smile back at

I'm sorry that you have to suffer again,” I

I started my speech. As I spoke, my eyes kept drifting to Gavin, who was listening

made my

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