All the Unexpected Things

The Reunion

What are the possibilities that you'll still end up being friends with you Ex-Boyfriend's gang after he fucked you up?

There's 60% to 80% chance that you probably won't be friend with any of them anymore but, in Paige Collins' case, it's different.

After receiving an invitation to B.G. High school fair, she decided not to be rude and attend. Even though it's her ex-boyfriend's school, even though she do not really know why an invitation was sent to her address, even though she knows she's going to be awkwardly alone in a lively fair, she decided to go.

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Wandering at the very familiar entrance of B.G.H.S., Paige can't help but have second thoughts, until...

"Paige!!!" Olivia squealed as she ran towards Paige excitedly.

"Olivia!" Paige breathlessly replied while she was being choked by Olivia's hug.

"Long time no see." Blake says as he approached them. Followed by Rafe's "Hey." and Pierre's "Nice to see you again, Paige. You're still as pretty as ever."

"Xander might hear-" Olivia says but immediately cuts what she intended to say for she realized that Paige and Xander aren't together anymore. Olivia apologized in an instant with her puppy eyes, filled with guilt.

Paige felt good when she realized that the group still accepts her, and she felt better hearing Pierre's compliment. It was as if everything is a hundred percent normal. No cheating took place, no heartbreaks happened.

Paige lets out a small laugh before she tells her that it is okay. Her eyes wandered some more to see if "the enemy" is around.

"He's not here." Rafe answers Paige's unvoiced question.

Then where...? She thought to herself

"We'll take care of you." Pierre winks at Paige

Still as flirty as ever too, Pierre. Paige replied in her mind.

"He's your friend guys, but you're going to protect me, so sweet." Paige responded teasingly. "Anyway, who sent me the invitation?" she asked.

"I did, then I forgot to message you about it. Then I remembered that I should message you, then I forgot about it again, and again and yea, I forgot." Olivia explains

The chatter continued as they went inside. It feels good to be here and at the same time, frightening. The group parted for the guys had other things to do while the two ladies wanted to talk about matters that they did not want to guys to hear.

"Have you really moved on from... you know who?" Olivia interrogated me with questions having the same nature as this. "How do you think you'll react when you see him today? Will it be alright for you to see him with someone else? Do you think he has moved on from you? Are you seeing anybody right now? Do you not miss being in a relationship? BTW, the bitch he chose over you is now gone too. She cheated on him too."

"To answer all your questions, yes I have moved on, but I still do not want to see him. I might end up killing him. Kidding. He cheated on me, seeing him with someone else won't really surprise me. It's funny that the one he cheated with, cheated on him too. Karma's definitely a bitch." Paige chuckled, it was a relief knowing that.

"I'm not seeing anybody 'cause I don't want nobody. I'm done with the relationship thing, it is actually nice to be single. Aren't you enjoying your life as a single pringle?" Paige says as she bites the melted residue of the cotton candy on her thumb.

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Sitting on the benches at the side of the stage, Rafe, Pierre, and Blake were eating Nachos.

"Look at those 3, they look like idiots fighting for the last piece of Nacho." Paige's hand imitated a gun and pointed it at them. "Bang bang" she says and she started to make her way towards them. Olivia followed anxiously, but Paige didn't notice a thing.

"Thank you!" Paige says as she takes the nacho and put it in her mouth.

"HEY!!" All 3 of them exclaimed but as soon as they saw Olivia who was behind Paige, signaling the stage, they realized something.

"Because you ate our nacho, you have to buy us another nacho. A whole set, with extra meat and cheese!" Blake stood and put an arm on Paige's shoulder, turning her away and towards the Nacho stand.

"This song is for someone I love that I scarred so bad. I hope she can give me one more chance." The singer on stage says before the guitar started to play. The cheers of the crowd became a sweet and mellow one. From "Woo!" to "Aww...

A very familiar voice... I clenched onto my chest, where my heart is. For a second, it was as if someone tugged my heartstrings.

"I can feel her breath as she's sleepin' next to me, Sharing pillows and cold feet." The song started and Blake was successful at leading Paige at the back, very end of the crowd that was facing the stage.

"Does he watch your favorite movies? Does he hold you when you cry? Does he let you tell him all your favorite parts when you've seen it a million times? ... Does he do all these things, like I used to?" As if on cue, Paige turned towards the stage to see who was singing.

Bingo. She found who she was looking for.