Victor had sent the text to an old group chat, maybe five or so years since the last message was sent.
“Hey guys, long time no see. Me and my FIANCÉ have been talking about reconnecting with old friends before our WEDDING. So I wanted to invite you guys over this weekend for a small reunion. My fiancé is going to be there so feel free to invite a girlfriend. Looking forward to it, you all know where I live, but here’s the address in case:
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Victor, along with the group chat of guys, was a 26 year old guy living in a house with his soon-to-be Wife, Jennifer. Both Victor and Jennifer were the sociable ones of their respective High-School groups. Victor was a popular dude, he was on the football team and still did pretty well in his classes. Jennifer was a High-School cheerleader, very popular and like her fiancé, she did well in her classes. Both making a decent amount of money, they bought a house and moved in together.
Ironically, they didn’t actually go to the same High-School. Instead, they met in a restaurant, both intending on meeting a date but being stood up at the last moment. They bumped into each other, saying sorry, but starting to talk. Knowing their night wasn’t going anywhere, they decided to use their reservations and realised they were almost perfect for each other.
Four years later, Victor took Jennifer to her to the same restaurant and proposed to her. Of course, she said yes.
They weren’t ready to have children, but did decide to get a dog, naming him Bison after Victor’s old football team.
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Soon, it was the day. The day they had all been anticipating. All three of the friends had agreed to come, making for a true reunion.
The first to arrive was…