I cant believe shes back, after seven years I thought she was gone for good or a scared voice said, with a hint of tears underneath.

It was Alice; I awoke quietly to see if anybody else was there.

I know what you mean Al I had the same feelings too. Im just glad shes ok and she safewell some what with all the drugs and who knows what else that was in her blood stream.

Bettes her too! Other comments were said. Dana, Tina, and Kit theyre all here! I just wished I hadnt met up to them in this way. This sucks ass.

I open my mouth and moan as my head throbbed.

I see them all looking scared but happy at the same time that Im all rightI hope.

I sit up not saying anything, looking at the floor lost for words.

Long uncomfortable silence then someone spoke.

Where in the hell have you been Shane? Bette raised her voice.

I flinch and looked at her, looked at the rest of my friends from so many years ago.

They all had tears in their eyes.

I felt guilty. Obviously, I should theres no going around that fact. I scratched the back of my head and sighed.

guys, there isnt a big enough apology I can give you, for why I left. I just had to split. I couldn’t stand all the shit that happened after graduation, you know with (Tears came down my face) Carmen and the drugs an shit.

I just needed a new scene for a while, yea seven fucking years isnt a while, but days turned into weeks. Weeks turned into months, and they turned in to years, and so on. I was safe; I was with my real god damn family!  I stopped and looked up at them no emotion.

I went to college for cutting hair, you know my dream. After that I got a real good job, but last year I got caught fucking the shampoo girl in the stock room. I got fired and couldnt get another job any where in Texas. I sat around my parents house until they kicked me out. I had enough money just to get here and to buy my drugs that I had not stopped using since my senior year. I walked most of the way, hitched rides the rest of the way. I was so exited to be back here, I bought this shit down by the pier, its was cut pretty shitty. Thats what I was on when I got to your house Alice. I looked up and all of them were in tears.