Prologue (You Again.)
âAngela once I hop my ass in this car and drive off, donât catch an attitudeâ
âWell you shouldâve called me two hours agoâ
âYou do this every year, hurry upâ
Angela and Michael argued back and forth as she ran in and out of her home with her bags. Every year he picks up her to take her to the cabin and of course every year they are the last ones to arrive. She got her last bag into the trunk and she smiled.Â
âOkay hoe lets goâ
Michael laughed and hopped into the truck. Angela got in the other side and buckled her seatbelt. She clapped her hands together as she squirmed in her seat.Â
âIm so excited, this year we gotta do it big, maybe throw a party or somethingâ
âIts not like weâre gonna stop being friends Angieâ
âI know but everyoneâs getting married, having kids, and moving on doing adult shit. After awhile we wont have time for each otherâ
She sighed and looked out the window as she propped her head up on the window. She still remembers the first time they ever went to the cabin.Â
June 17th, 2000
Britney threw the ping pong ball into the cup as chadwick, Kalisha, and Devan cheered.Â
âWoo another one for Ms. Valedictorianâ
Chadwick high fived her as she picked the cup up and quickly chugged it down. This was their first night alone out of town with no adults, mostly because they themselves were adults not. Angela came out of the room with her yearbook in her hand.Â
âOkay guys, I know you all arenât gonna disappear anytime soon but I still want you fuckers to sign my yearbookâ
All 7 of the friends laughed as they each walked over to Angela, who handed the pen to Devan first. He said aloud what he wrote in the back.Â
âYou still ugly but I love you anyway, xoxo Devanâ
Chadwick and Connor laughed as Angela snatched the pen away from him and handed it to Britney. She smiled as she wrote in her girly handwriting, dotting her iâs and jâs with hearts.Â
âYouâre my best friend and just know, Im not going anywhere anytime soon, I love you Angie!â
They hugged as Britney passed the pen to Chadwick and he wrote his note along with the others.Â
Angela laughed as she remembered everything about that night, a lot of shit went down but it was something only she and certain people in the friend group knew. She couldnât wait to see her best friend, Britney. Their reunion was long overdue.Â
Britney sighed as she zipped her suitcase. She was nervous and excited for this trip. This would be the last time she would hang out with all of her friends and probably the last time she would see Chadwick. She looked down at the engagement ring on her finger. She was getting married in September and she wanted everyone to be their, including Chadwick. She heard a knock on the door and looked up to see her fiance, Damian,walking in.Â
âHey babyâ
She walked over to him and kissed him on the cheek.Â
âAre you sure you donât want me to come?â
Britney shook her head as she pulled her suitcase off of the bed.Â
âNo its just gonna be us. We all need this time togetherâ
âI understand baby, well be careful alrightâ
Britney smiled as she kissed him again
âI will and I love youâ
Damian just smiled as he opened the door for her. He barely says I love you back to her but she thinks nothing of it. She waved him goodbye as he shut the door to their home. She unlocks her car and puts her suitcase in the trunk. She climbed in her front seat and exhales.Â
âCome on Britney, you can do this. You can face him and you two can be normal with each otherâ
She smiled as she started her car and pulled out of her driveway. Ready or not, she was gonna let everything out on this trip.
Devan flipped his boss off as he walked out of the store with his jacket. He opened the car door to Kalisha sitting on the drivers side eating a sandwich.Â
âYo ass got fired again didnât youâ
âYea now lets goâ
Kalisha shook her head as she started the truck. Her and Devan lived right next door to each other and he got on her everlasting nerves but he was her friend and she would be sad if he ever moved away. She would never tell him that though. She took another bite of her sandwich as Devan looked at her. She sighed and rolled her eyes. They both were excited for this trip and they put their bags in the truck 3 days early.Â
âHere you damn foolâ
He smiled as he took the sandwich from her. He smacked on it as he looked at the road.Â
âWhat time our plane leave?â
âWe not taking a plane, weâre drivingâ
âDriving? You mean imma sit my ass in this car fot 5 hours with youâ
âYea whatâs wrong with meâ
âI like you but not that damn muchâ
Kalisha nodded her head and pointed at him
âIâll remember that when yo ass need another ride to another damn jobâ
âI dont care, I can walkâ
Kalisha stopped the car and looked at him
âGet yo ass out thenâ
âIm just playin big baby come on now you doing too muchâ
She rolled her eyes and turned back towards the road.Â
âLets go thenâ
Chadwick rolled his suitcase onto the plane as he stuffed it into the overhead. He sat down and sighed as he put his headphones in. He looked at his phone and still no text back from his girlfriend, well ex-girlfriend now. He wasnât ready for marriage and she was. They had an argument 2 days prior and she left. He didnt wanna marry her because he still wanted to be with Britney. He let her walk away and heâs regretted it. He was hoping this trip would finally let him express himself after all these years.Â
2002
He was face to face with Britney, thinking of what he should say. He liked her but he knew she would reject him. She looked at him and smiled.
âSo what did you wanna talk about?â
He sighed and shook his head.Â
âNothing, I just wanted to look at the stars thatâs allâ
âOh okayâ
He walked up beside her as they both turned around and gazed at the sky
âWhere do you think weâll be 10 years from now?â
âHopefully happyâ
Britney leaned her head on his shoulder as they continued gazing into the sky. Things were complicated between them and now was the chance to figure everything out.Â
Connor kissed his fiancee on the lips as he walked towards the airport.
âBe careful and I hope you have funâ
âI will baby I promiseâ
He smiled as he waved goodbye. He missed his friends and the memories that came with that cabin. Britney and Angela were the only ones who knew his secret but now he was ready to tell everyone. There was no sense in holding back anymore, he was happy with his life and it wouldnât be right to keep his best friends in the shadows. This trip was a make it or break it for him.Â















