Josh waited just beyond the gate as the crowd dispersed through the boardwalk and into the park. He saw Miles first and called to him. Miles heard his voice, and looked all around, but soon spotted Josh waving. “Hey, where’s everyone else,” Josh asks. Miles looks in the crowd and points, “there’s Chase. Oh! And there’s Justin. Oh! And there’s a beer stand!” Miles ran off in the direction of the stand, but Josh stayed to signal the others.
Justin and Chase made their way over to Josh. “Hey, we made it. Where’s Miles?” Justin looks around. “He’s over there getting a beer,” Josh points over to the stand. “Well why are we over here,” Chase laughs and starts walking over.
The beer stand isn’t at all crowded, probably because there are a dozen just like it all over the place. Miles already has his plastic cup full, but the others start making their way through the short line. Josh grabs a cup and looks at the tap, it’s just a set of pipes coming up from the ground with a small drain for the spillage, of which there was plenty. The boys all fill up their cups and meet Miles just to the side.
“Gentleman, a toast,” Chase starts, “to Josh, he’s 21, not that it matters here.” The boys laugh, “so here’s to a night that we will never forget.” The boys clack their cups and drink. Justin finishes first, “whew this stuff is rancid… I love it.” They laugh. “So birthday boy, what would you like to do first?” Chase gestures to the park…