6 friends hanging out for the first-time during summer break.

With finals week finally coming to a close, this friend group finally had the burden of school lifted off of them. They made arrangements to hang out once the last person in the group completed their final. And now that school is officially done and summer vacation has started, they all met up at their usual spot.

A girl steps out from the backseat of a car and thanks the driver before the car speeds off. She heads up the walkway while adjusting her outfit and making sure her makeup hasn’t smudged. After three knocks on the door, the door swings open to reveal another girl with an annoyed face staring back.

(Morgana)

“You’re late, again Morgana.” the girl in the doorway said.

“Nora, I just love it when you remind me that I’m late when I even TEXTED I WAS GONNA BE LATE,” replied Morgana.

“You texted that 5 minutes ago when everyone already got here 20 minutes ago.” Nora retorted.

“OKAY, so I was slow on the reply, but I wasn’t as late as last time,” Morgana stated as she walked past Nora into the house.

(Nora)

Nora closed the door behind them and walked with Morgana to where the rest of the girls were at. Three girls are seen sitting around a dining table sipping on tea glasses while another is over in the kitchen brewing beverages.

“Ah! Morgana, I got coffee ready just in time for you.” the girl in the kitchen says.

“Thanks, Stephanie.” Morgana took the cup from her which contained the black brew.

(Stephanie)

Stephanie carries over a tray that has more snacks and treats to the group and places it down in the middle of the table. Nora, Morgana, and Stephanie rejoin the table with the other girls.

Stephanie takes a sip of her tea before speaking again; “It’s finally nice to see each other again.” she says with a sigh of relief.

“Stephanie, it's only been two weeks, you were even at my game yesterday.” one of the other girls says.

“Well, yes Hana, I saw you, but you had to rush right afterward and I didn’t get to actually chat with you,” Stephanie replies.

(Hana)

“Yeah, sorry about that, Coach got mad at me last time I was late for volleyball,” Hana responds while taking a drink from the teacup.

“Well if Stephanie doesn’t get to see us, she starts to go crazy and create all these crazy plans for summer.” another girl says, joining the conversation.

(Juliette)

“That’s not true Juliette. You all just need to open your third eye to see that my ideas are truly ingenious.” Stephanie states.

“How are you supposed to open your third eye?” a quiet voice chirps into the conversation.

“Well, my little Cammy, it all starts when you drink exactly enough caffeine to stop a rhino’s heart,” Stephanie says to the shortest girl in the group.

(Cammy)

“Alright there Stephanie, before we ruin Cammy’s innocent mind. What are the plans for tonight?” Morgana says.

“Movie night.”

“Beauty night.”

“Scary story time.”

“Late night swimming.”

“Philosophical question night where we can get this AI I found online to decipher our answers and tell us what our subconscious is secretly trying to tell us. It says that our personalities are the combination of environmental factors, our brain chemistry, and what the subconscious wants us to be. I have the app on my phone already.” Stephanie holds up her phone to the group who all give her the same blank stare as silence overtakes the room.

After a few moments of everyone being surprised by Stephanie, Morgana breaks the silence first, “Aaaaanyyyyyyyway. I was thinking of a game night.”

“A game night could work, I didn’t bring a swimsuit, I doubt Nora has enough beauty supplies in her drawer for everyone or a tv for movies, and I’d rather not be spooked by ghost stories.” Cammy answers.

“Wa-wa-wa-wa-wait, Nora? You don’t have a tv?” Morgana says, looking surprised.

“No, I watch stuff on my laptop, and my dad has a TV in the den which is broken when he and his buddies got drunk.” Nora responds.

“You got games?”

“Video games, no. Board games, yes.”

“That still works.”

“My dad just got a box of board games from the thrift store. Let me see where he put it.” Nora says as she gets up from the table and starts looking around the house.

“While she does that, I’m gonna help myself to some of these.” Morgana’s hand reaches over and grabs a cookie from the tray laid out earlier.

After a few minutes of searching, Nora comes back with an old dusty box that seems to be overflowing with board games. She sets it down on the table and starts pulling games out.

“Whoopsie. Foodie Land. Surgery. Warships. Urgh, these are all games we’ve already played.” Nora says in frustration.

“What about this one?” Cammy says as she pulls a board game from the bottom of the pile.

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