Zodiac Street

88|| Slides Night 3

This is a longer chapter to make up for Slides Night 2! Will focus on showing the results which I have to be cautious about the word count.

Also happy belated Halloween! I know this is not a Halloween special as it is not the time of Halloween in the ZS universe, but I hope that holiday goes by amazingly for everyone here.

-= ⭐⭐⭐ =- (the stars smile at you)

Months passed since that heartbreaking day in the peaceful town of Wallowsberg. To Carol, the days felt more lively and optimistic than what she had experienced before. She was glad to stroll through the streets, head held up high as she ventured through this small town. She passed by Joel miserable with his new girl a few times but that is unimportant.

December rolled by quicker than she expected. She counted down the days til the day she got to move out. If she were to be honest, she felt a mixture of emotions. She was ready to start a new adventure, she was ready to move on. But she was not ready to leave her nest behind.

It is the day before the move-out and her friends decided to host a last-minute lunch at their usual place- the diner near the school. Although she did not prefer to have a plan last minute, Carol was grateful that her friends wanted to do one more lunch together before she, Sabrina and Phoebe made their separate ways.

They sat at their usual spot at the diner- the corner table at the back of the diner, away from the window but close to one of the hanging TVs. Light jazz music filled up the room's atmosphere with joy and excitement.

Carol, Sabrina, Phoebe and their four closest friends shared their last lunch over the diner's famous burgers, chilled colas and a large basket of thick, crispy fries. They always went with this meal every Friday after school. Carol knew she would miss this little corner when she moves out.

"Can't believe it..." one of the friends said softly, twirling her pink swirled straw in her iced cola. "Tomorrow is moving day." She looked up, her eyes brimming with tears, "I don't think I am ready."

"Don't think anyone is," another friend agreed after finishing off his burger. He wiped his mouth with a white serviette with the diner's red-rimmed design around the edges and logo in the middle. "It's gonna feel a lot different without you three here."

"I'm sure you can manage us not being here." Sabrina popped a fry in her mouth.

"It's gonna feel weird getting used to. I mean, you three are staple here."

Carol, Sabrina and Phoebe shared a look. "I don't think that is true-" Sabrina started before her friend cut her off.

"It is true! I mean, you three created this friend group!" the girl with the auburn curls threw her hands out. "If it weren't for you three, we wouldn't have been as close as we are today. It's just... I don't think any of us is ready to see you go. What if this is the end of our friend group?"

"You know, just because we are leaving, it doesn't mean that our friendship is over! We can still chat, just not face to face." Phoebe picked up a fry and swirled it around in the air as she was conducting a spell, "And even when we all drift apart from this friendship, remember all the good times we had. And that's something I treasure."

Sabrina nodded, "Friends can come and go. Some would stay strong while others drift apart. But it's the memories that make it worthwhile. We may be drifting apart from you but we had such fond memories." Carol and Phoebe nodded their heads. "Connections are not always strong but they are memorable."

Then one of the friends burst into tears. "That's-" she sniffed and fanned herself with her hands before brushing her black hair to the back, "You always say the smartest stuff, Bri. We'll miss that a lot. We'll miss the three of you."