High School Reunion

[arden_xo]

[Closed for FireyIce]

Dianna stood in front of Northvale High School, watching as various people walked by her. She didn't exactly have a hard time in high school. She wasn't bullied, but she wasn't popular either. That being said, catching up with her former classmates didn't fill her up with joy either. Briefly, Di wondered if a certain someone was going to be there. It had been ten years since they left each other for different colleges. Long distance relationships weren't her forte and frankly, she didn't like them. And they had some pretty great distances between them, not that she didn't try. Dianna thought that both of them did their best, but in the end, life took over. She thought of him every once in a while, wondered how he was doing, if he was seeing someone else, if he was married and had kids...

When someone bumped into her as she was lost in her thoughts, Dianna knew it was time to go in. After registering and putting on her name tag on her red dress, Dianna entered the gym and was immediately bombarded with the familiar smells and chatter that came from being in a high school reunion. A quick glance about didn't show her anyone she particularly wanted to talk to. “Why are you even here?” She asked herself, heading towards the drinks table. “For the free food and booze, obviously.” Dianna muttered. Picking up a red cup filled with beer, she headed to the tables.

Overhearing a conversation at the next table, she smiled. There were certain topics that came up at a reunion and one of them was jobs. Dianna was now an owner of a bakery. Well, a chain of bakeries, but that was just showing off if she started with that in a conversation. Honestly, if certain classmates hadn't changed, she might just need to do that. Sipping on her beer, Di looked at the dance floor, at the couples. There were several who looked like they needed a room. Or just a dark corner in the gym...

 

[FireyIce]

If it was up to Jake, he would've never attended his 10 year reunion. He was known to everyone, but never fit in with any particular group of people. While he did do track and cross country, the athletes weren't too fond of him and he wasn't popular enough to sit with all of the cool kids during breaks and lunch. Though he was labeled as a "geek" or "nerd" he was never ashamed of who he was. He had worked and studied hard for everything he got in high school. The main issue that he had was when people found out he would be valdectorian of the class. It wasn't until he found out that he was accepted to several colleges with a full ride that he decided to drop the bomb and call everyone out during his speech.

Through the whole ordeal, with having massive backlash, he still had Dianna as a friend. During the summer, he decided to ask her out and was surprised that she had said yes. Though it started out as a simple summer love, they decided to try to stay togeather through the distance. Of course, through the classes, tests, work and everything else, the burden was a lot to bear on both of them and they ended their relationship. Eventually the friendship faded slowly over the years. It was about two years ago before they stopped talking to each other. Jake was wondering, though, if tonight she would be here.

He wasn't worried about being early or on time. There were a lot of people who were there already and he could just blend in. It was doubtful anyone would remember the scrawny man with glasses, or expect him to be here. However, he was. Not fully by choice. His wife Lana had decided she wanted to see more of where he grew up, went to school, though he had no feelings towards any of the former classmates in this building anymore, at least he didn't think he did.

As he signed himself and his wife in, he entered with his charcoal suit being worn. He had lost the glasses through surgery and had spent more time working on being more physically fit. As he walked around with his wife he noticed Di getting some drinks. He excused himself as his wife started to talk with some of the other girls and made his was over to the drinks. So far no one had really recognized him as the boy who had ruined their graduation with embarassing everyone and their relative. When he got to the drinks he noticed the red cups. "Such a cliche," he said to Di, "and a poor one at that. With all of the 'brilliant minds' that put this togeather you would imagine that everyone is old enough to drink. He knew he probably came off as a dick, however, he was fine with that. He had learned while rising through the ranks of his job, one found it was somewhat necessary to break a couple of egg shells.