"Julian, let's just go, man!" His friends encouraged him, but the boy was not budging.
"No!" Julian was determined. He needed to explain himself. This couldn't be the end of what hadn't truly begun yet.

chunk
"Julian, let's just go, man!" His friends encouraged him, but the boy was not budging.
"No!" Julian was determined. He needed to explain himself. This couldn't be the end of what hadn't truly begun yet.