Meanwhile, Pancake and Lemonade were sitting at another table catching up.
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"I hate that I only see my boys every other weekend" Pancake said quietly. "I bet everyone here knows, too. I shouldn't have come"
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"Pancake, it's 2018" Lemonade said. "When we were in high school, people judged me for having an abortion. If I had one today, no one would give a shit. You're clean now. You went to rehab, you're off parole, you're single, you're hot, you just moved back, you're a great mom!"
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"I guess" Pancake sighed. "I hate that my boys have a step mom. I never wanted that for them. And a half brother"
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"Celery is good for your boys, Pan" Lemonade said. "I know it's gotta suck that Gepetto remarried and had another baby. But that woman helped raise your boys when you were sick. She's not the enemy."
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"I suppose" Pancake sighed. "She's watching the boys tonight so Gepetto could come here"
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"That's awesome" Lemonade said. "I was honestly afraid to show up tonight myself. I didn't exactly leave high school with the greatest reputation. I did some terrible things after I was raped. I'm still scared Ziggy might show up"
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"You've grown from it, Lemonade" Pancake said. "I'm glad I ran into you at Walmart last week so we could catch up before today. Otherwise I might not have talked to you tonight. I can see that you've matured since high school, and I have no right to judge anyone for their past, especially after everything I've done"
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"Hey, Pancake" a familiar voice came up behind her. "Mind if I sit down?"
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"Sure, Strudel" Pancake half-smiled. She and Strudel hadn't spoken since her party ten years ago.
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"You look really good, Pancake" he said.
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"I'm just gonna excuse myself" Lemonade laughed awkwardly, and got up to go get something to drink.
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"So, you know what happened with me?" Pancake asked.
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"I mean, yeah" Strudel said. "Me and CJ are still tight. I kept hounding him for information on you. You've never left my mind"
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"Well, thanks Strudel" Pancake smiled. "I can't say you haven't crossed my mind every once in awhile. I don't really talk to CJ anymore though. He might be my brother, but he isn't good for my recovery"
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"I get that" Strudel said. "Look, Pancake, I live not far from here if you wanna catch up after the reunion"
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"I suppose we could" Pancake said.
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Meanwhile, across the room, sitting at a table was Sully, his girlfriend Mocha, Pixie, Stitch, Strawberry, and Muffins.
"It's crazy to be back here" Sully was saying. "So many memories you have no idea about, Babe" he squeezed Mocha's hand.
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"Sully, do I have to force it out of you?" Mocha asked. "I know you want to tell me about Cherry. Please, just tell me"
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"Bro, you didn't tell her about Cherry?" Stitch asked. "Come on. You guys have been together almost a year. Let this poor girl know"
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"Fine," Sully sighed. "Cherry and I met senior year and we hit it off at London's first birthday party. I offered her some coke, and she got addicted pretty fast. We started dating. The drugs made her into a different person. I got hurt pretty bad and ended up in the hospital for awhile. Cherry ended up hooking up with both of these fine young men sitting at this table"
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Muffins and Stitch gave each other embarrassed looks.
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"Which we both regret majorly" Stitch added.
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"Definitely" Muffins agreed. "Not one of my finer moments"
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"I only found out over a month later, when I walked in on her fucking my brother" Sully gave Stitch a dirty look, as did Pixie.
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"She went to rehab shortly after, and I broke up with her once I found out about the cheating" Sully continued. "She ended up leaving rehab early, and tried to get me to take her back. In a moment of weakness, I did. I took her back. I had just gotten my job at the street department, which as you know I'm about to be celebrating ten years there. It was right before I bought my parents' house. She told me we were together and that she loved me. After awhile, I realized that she had been stealing money from me. She had never stopped using drugs. She was just extremely good at hiding it. When I noticed that she had been stealing from me, I offered to take her to rehab again. She declined, so I told her to get out of my house and never talk to me again. She probably stole at least 10 grand from me total. She stopped fucking my brother, but she moved on to fucking drug dealers and God knows who else. That night, the night I kicked her out, she met up with some drug dealer, had sex with him, and she ended up overdosing. This guy brought her back to my house and left her in my front yard. I don't think she was dead yet when he dropped her off, but I didn't find her until the next morning, and by then, it was too late. Thank god I had my security system, so the police found the guy. He's in prison for the rest of his life. But it's my fault. She wouldn't have died if I hadn't kicked her out"
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"Sully, I'm so sorry" Mocha grabbed his hand. "But please, do NOT blame yourself for what happened. That was in no way your fault. And thank you for sharing that with me. I know it wasn't easy"
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"I need some air" Sully said, as he walked outside.
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