California- the year two thousand and something
Three friends sit on the outskirts of town an stare into the black mass above them.

The stars out in force as they stand without contest from the city lights.

This is the beginning- or the end.

For these people- this would mark the end of their respective friendship as the carefully crafted pane of teenage friendship was about to be shattered by the reality of young adult life.

The group has gone
The memories stand- and the things said that night hold something of the former selves they were.

Time- too much time has changed them, too much has happened.

Even if they could go back, it would be a wasted trip.

This is the start.