[INTRO] [The graduation stage has been cleared. Evening has fallen. The friends meet one last time outside New Horizons Academy. They are no longer wearing caps and gowns—just themselves.] MAYA (softly) It’s quiet. ⸻ JORDAN Yeah… For the first time all year. ⸻ (A gentle piano begins.) ⸻ [VERSE 1] MAYA These front steps Know our stories. Every laugh, Every dream, Every late rehearsal. Funny… I never thought I’d miss Walking through those doors. ⸻ RILEY I kept filming So I wouldn’t forget. Now I realize… The best memories Were never just the pictures. They were the people in them. ⸻ [PRE-CHORUS] AVA Tomorrow… We’ll all wake up Somewhere different. ⸻ ELIJAH But today… We’re still here. Together. ⸻ [CHORUS] [FULL COMPANY] 🎶 This is not goodbye… It’s another page. Another road, Another sunrise, Another stage. 🎶 🎶 Though the miles May stretch between… You’ll always be A part of me. Because some friendships Never fade… They simply find A different way. 🎶 ⸻ [VERSE 2] [The friends begin exchanging small keepsakes: a guitar pick, a camera photo, a dance ribbon, a handwritten note, a theatre program.] JORDAN Promise me… When life gets crazy… We’ll still laugh At the same terrible jokes. ⸻ AVA Promise me… We’ll celebrate The little victories. ⸻ MAYA Promise me… We’ll keep chasing The dreams We talked about On the very first day. ⸻ [BRIDGE] (Only piano remains.) RILEY Maybe… The hardest part Of growing up… Isn’t saying goodbye. ⸻ ELIJAH It’s believing The people who changed your life… Will always be part Of your story. ⸻ [The strings slowly begin to rise.] ⸻ [FINAL CHORUS] [FULL COMPANY] 🎶 This is not goodbye… It’s “I’ll see you soon.” Every memory, Every lesson, Will carry us through. 🎶 🎶 And when another September Comes around someday… We’ll smile At who we were… And be grateful For the road That brought us here. 🎶 🎶 This is not goodbye… It’s the start Of something new. No matter Where tomorrow leads… I’ll always remember… You. 🎶 ⸻ [OUTRO] [The friends hug one another. One by one, they walk in different directions across the stage.] [Before exiting, each turns back for one last glance at the school.] [They smile.] [Then continue forward.] [Only Maya remains for a moment.] [She looks at the audience.] [Whispers:] [MAYA] Ready? [She walks off.] [Blackout.]
