Thursday - 6/13
EGGS&CO. - PARIS, FRANCE
The next morning, Charles, Amelie and their family gathered for breakfast.
CHARLES: We want to thank you all again for coming, especially all of you who came from Salem.
HOPE: We were more than happy to. It’s so good to see you two!
AMELIE: And I’m sure you will enjoy seeing more of France, those of you who are staying.
SHAWN-D: Staying?
CLAIRE: Yeah. Chase and I have decided to spend an extra week here.
BELLE: That’s a great idea, sweetheart!
CHASE: Thanks. I’ve always wanted to see France.
CLAIRE: And the last time I was here, I was too young to really remember it, so I’m excited to see it again.
SHAWN-D: I’m sure you two will have a great time.
JULIE: So, Charles, Amelie, where are you two honeymooning?
CHARLES: Well, actually, we kind of did things in reverse.
AMELIE: Shortly before the wedding, we went to Ireland for a week.
CLAIRE: That’s so cool! Chase and I went to Ireland for our honeymoon, too!
CHARLES: Really? What parts did you see?
CHASE: A whole bunch. Derry, Dublin, Galway, Cork, Killarney…
AMELIE: You did see quite a bit, then.
Several people chuckled.
DAVID: What about you guys? Where did you go when you were over there?
CHARLES: Mostly Belfast, though we did spend a day or two in Dublin, as well.
JULIE: That sounds wonderful!
AMELIE: It was very beautiful. And I am sure you will have a nice time seeing France, Claire and Chase.
CLAIRE: Thanks. That’s the plan.
SAMI & LUCAS’ APARTMENT
Johnny sat in his room, organizing the DVDs and videos on his shelves. There was a knock at his bedroom door, which was open. He turned around to see Meadow.
JOHNNY: Hey.
MEADOW: Hi. Lucas let me in. I hope I’m not interrupting anything.
Johnny put down the DVDs he’d been sorting.
JOHNNY: You’re not.
MEADOW: Good. How are you? How are you feeling?
JOHNNY: I feel great, I just wish I was allowed to get back to my normal life. The doctor said I can’t have any strenuous activities, and of course my mom’s taken it to the extreme and isn’t letting me do hardly anything.
MEADOW: I know Sami can be a bit overboard sometimes, but I’m sure she’s doing what she thinks is best.
JOHNNY: Are you on her side or something?
MEADOW: What? No. I just want what’s best for you, that’s all. I care about you.
JOHNNY: Why? From what I remember, we barely even know each other.
MEADOW: A lot’s changed since then.
JOHNNY: What does that mean?
Meadow hesitated, she still wasn’t sure how much she should say.
JOHNNY: Look, no offense, but I’m tired of people being so cryptic with me. Why is everyone so afraid of telling me things? What were you and I to each other?
Suddenly, Johnny froze.
OUTSIDE THE WEST HOUSE - FLASHBACK
Three years ago, the night of the Last Blast, Johnny and Meadow stood outside of Meadow’s house.
MEADOW: You put on this tough guy act, pretend like you don’t care what you do as long as you get to be popular, but I could always tell that you’re a decent guy, that you’d do the right thing. I just needed you to see it, too.
Johnny and Meadow hesitantly looked at each other, then they leaned in and gave each other a small kiss. SAMI & LUCAS’ APARTMENT
MEADOW: Are you okay?
Meadow put a hand on Johnny’s shoulder. He blinked hard and rubbed the side of his head.
JOHNNY: I…I think I just remembered something.
Meadow sat down on the bed next to him.
MEADOW: Really? What did you remember?
JOHNNY: You and me, we were in these fancy clothes. We were…the Last Blast Dance. It was after the Last Blast Dance, I had taken you and your sister home, we were outside talking, and…and we kissed.
MEADOW: You remember us kissing?
JOHNNY: Yeah. And I feel like…that was our first kiss.
MEADOW: It was, yeah.
JOHNNY: And from the way you’ve been acting since I woke up, it wasn’t our last one, was it?
CAMP WALDEN
It was the first week of summer camp. Camp Walden was about an hour and a half drive from Salem. Ari and Liv, as well as all of the other campers, had gotten to the camp the night before, and were now well settled in and reunited with their friends from last year. After lunch, there was a period of an hour where campers could do whatever activity they wanted around camp. Liv and Ari went back to their cabin, under the guise of taking a nap. However, when they got to the cabin, they began rummaging through their backpacks.
ARI: I brought a flashlight.
LIV: Me too.
Both girls produced their flashlights.
LIV: Should make things a lot easier to see in that place.
Ari nodded.
ARI: Are you ready for this?
LIV: Yep. Are you?
ARI: I’ve been waiting a whole year!
LIV: Then, let’s go!
The girls picked up their flashlights and quietly left the cabin. Quite soon, they had made their way off of the campgrounds and entered the brush.
ARI: Man, these weeds have gotten longer.
LIV: Well, it has been a whole year. Well, a year for you, anyway. I was able to sneak back here around Christmas.
ARI: Right.
A few minutes later, they were out of the brush and in front of an old, abandoned house.
ARI: It looks the same as I remember it.
Liv nodded.
LIV: Let’s go!
They headed towards the house. They were about to walk in the front door when they heard a noise behind them, and turned to see a girl about the same age, or slightly younger than them trip out of the brush. She got up and dusted herself off. Ari and Liv recognized her from camp.
ARI: Sapphy?
LIV: What are you doing?
The girl, Sapphy, caught her breath at last.
SAPPHY: What am I doing? What are you guys doing?
