This is…only, just barely, the beginning [4]

The following days of to come were such a blur. Half the time, everyone was huddled by a fire, about to sleep, actually sleeping, eating, or just having fun. After all, it was Winter in Colorado. The blizzard finally hit Colorado, and although the parents dreaded it, the kids loved it. It meant snow day. Possibly days. So Estrielle and Avariella decided to hang out at one of their usual spots: the tree house. The tree house in which belonged to their little group of friends, no matter who was mad at each other. [Usually it was mostly Jerome, Jorge, and Reed who would be mad at each other]. But nonetheless, it was still the big hangout. It started last summer, when the tree house was first built. It was around the same time Estree moved to town. She gave everyone a whole new perspective. In fact, the year the tree house was built in the park, it was a secret between all of them. Even the neighborhood kids who hung out at that park every single day, didn't have as much fun as Estree and Ava did. They ran around that park like maniacs, went to King Soopers/ Subway/ Wendy's/ the gas station. Plus, the library. All of it was like their one great big domain. And that taught everyone the greatness of having summer friends. Of course, Estrielle and Ava, Reed and Jerome, Jorge and Marcos, Finn, Timmy Turner, SpongeBob, ReAd, ...Ellipsis, Mac, and Seth all had other lives that didn't revolve around each other. Reed and Jerome, although they were certainly jealous of each other and competing for Estree's heart, they always managed to still be friends with each other when it all broke down.


    Estrielle. She changes people. Turns you into an outgoing, smart, rebel, freak. Yeah, freak is a compliment. She changed everyone she met. And in turn, there was always an exchange. Which is why all friendships start out great. The ones who give back in return, those are the keepers [not just talking about boyfriend and girlfriend, for this can apply to all friends]. Everyone grew closer. Learned, loved, and most definitely had fun. And by loved, I mean, we grew up as a sort of awkward family.

On an average snow day, they would all go up to the tree house and hang out. Then they glided down the hill on their bikes, to Ava's house because they took the secret pathway known as Africa. When they got to her house, they played videogames, wrote songs, did stuff for their band, wrote stories, and played Tetris. Then they went up to the library and played hide and seek. Then they went back down to the house to make a video. Then they went back up to the park to meet Marcos. Then they all went to King Soopers. Yeah. It was chillax day, and it felt like summer with a slight breeze, even though it was only November, and about an hour before, it had been a blizzard. Well, I guess that's Colorado for you. And that was really when it all began. Yes, things happened over the summer, but now it was all being put to the test to see if Marcos, Estree, and Ava could stay friends. Even if they did go to different schools, and sort of didn't live by each other. And possibly different ages xD , none of that mattered until now. Well, it did matter, but it was just cooler to say that this was just barely the beginning.