Horcrux wrote:
Charlotte gave her cousin a big hug, feeling a little bit emotional now that everyone was with her families and here she was a little lost. "Thanks Ryan, I owe you a lot." she said with a smile, jumping when Henry snuck up behind her, but a smile was now covering her lips. "can you believe it?!" she whispered back to him. Her eyes wondered around the room, noticing Mila looking a little gloomy, "Mila!" she called, signalling for her to come over and giving her a hug, she knew things with her family were bad so she wanted to be a good friend. "can you believe it? We have made it out of here."
Ryan couldn't help but smile at how happy his cousin was, she had worked her ass off and he knew she was going to an incredible university not far away. But he also knew something else, a secret she had trusted him with. He turned to Henry when he came over, "Call me Ryan, you are no longer my student plus I saw you more in my home than at school." he said with a chuckle but shook his hand, "congrats Henry." he added, his head turning as Mila came over. "Ah Mila, congratulations on graduating." he said with a smile.