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twenty-seven

The royalhyde fan club walked into the dimly lit bowling ally being met by the wave of heat, flashing neon lights and music mixed with the sound of balls hitting the pins. The five exchanged their shoes for the overused and grubby bowling shoes but, no one cared because it was bowling and everyone loved bowling.

Three lanes from the end, Florence sat at the keyboard entering everyone's names; Italian, beard, noodle, Fawkes, glammy and smoort. The group let out a collective sigh as she spun around, clapping her hands ready to play. Chilled went first, knocking down five pins on his first go, two on his second. He walked back over to the group with a smug look on his face before he fell over the small step. From that point onwards, the six messed around, throwing the balls down the lanes, nudging each other as they were about to bowl and even scaring each other causing the other to scream and step over the line.

Two games, six empty slushy cups and a lot sweet wrappers later, the group returned the rented shoes, savouring the moment they put back on their comfortable ones before heading to an alight night arcade. Florences royal blue coat flailed around in the wind as she jumped around, chanting out song lyrics with her friends that they had heard in the bowling ally. Her hair had ascended into a messy ponytail to try and reduce knots but it was hardly any help as the wind continued to whirled around her, hitting the other members a couple of times.

    
          Anthony picked up his glass of beer, half full with a spoon hitting against it. The noise could only really be heard to the table of five and two other surrounding ones. The four rolled their eyes before looking up at him. "Is like to make a toast." He started, placing the metal object back down into his bowl. "I've had such a wonderful time here with all of you guys, I really have and I want to thank you all for that." They all smiled, looking between each other. "But, there is someone who I want to thank personally." He looked to his side, seeing the curly haired brunette.

     "Anthony, don't you dare." She threatened, feeling the tears well up in her eyes. She felt his hand on her shoulder, knowing it was already too late to sink down in her chair.

     "Florence Elizabeth Hyde. Thank you, you really made this whole trip mean something to us. More than just a couple of days at a convention." She let a tear fall, laughing slightly as she continued to listen to his ramblings. How even though she always chose the hard seat levels, he still classed her as a friend. The others joined in, all adding to their already long list of reasons.

     "Guys stop!" Florence laughed, taking the third napkin from the table to dry her tears. "Do you want me to look terrible? But I guess I should also say something." They all laughed. She stayed seated, fiddling with the necklace they had given her. "Thank you guys, from the bottom of my heart. Before all of you, I was pretty lonely for sometime. With Brooke never being home and he stress from Uni, I could never find the time for anything meaningful."

     "But, you all helped me feel less lonely. I don't know how that's possible when I talk to people over a screen. But it's true, it really is." There was a slight sniffle, no one sure of where it came from but everyone had a few tears. "I'm getting sappy, I'll end it at this. To many more years of friendship." They all cheered and clapped, hitting their glasses together.

( i am 100% sorry for literally not updating this book but i've developed terrible writers block and i don't know when it'll leave )