Chapter 30

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**| Text Messages |**

Friday, November 11th 1:54 pm

*Sang & Gabriel*

Gabriel: Oy, you know my birthday is on the 14th.

Sang: Yes. You keep sending me a countdown reminder every day since the first day of the month.

Gabriel: Good, cause we are picking you up in two hours. Start packing.

Sang: What?

Gabriel: Birthday weekend. I'll return you on Tuesday. We are going camping.

Sang: I can't just join you last minute like this. Why didn't you tell me sooner?

Gabriel: Because I just decided today. All my plans went up in flames. Literally. Blame Luke and North. Those assholes need to stop bickering like an old couple. Yap, yap, yap. That's all I fucking hear with those two. And now, they destroyed all my plans. So camping.

Sang: With spiders.

Gabriel: Don't...

Sang: And mosquitoes. And other critters. They like campers. Especially at night when you're asleep and defenseless.

Gabriel: Don't!

Sang: And then they crawl in your ear or up your nose. You ever wonder why campers get really bad morning breath? It's because they munched on bugs all night.

Sang: Especially spiders.

Gabriel: Holy fucking shit! Hell no! Fuck camping.


2:30 pm

*Group text*

Owen: We will be at your place in half an hour.

Sang: I thought he changed his mind.

Nathan: He did. And then I knocked some sense into him.

Gabriel: He fucking sat on me! And then let Luke tickle my feet. I hate you all right now. It's my birthday. We should do what I want to do.

Kota: You're the one who wanted to go camping.

Gabriel: Until Sang reminded me of the bugs!

Sean: Why would you do that, Pookie?

Sang: That's what he gets for springing that on me. What if I had a mission this weekend? Or plans? Maybe a date.

Sean: We don't have a date planned.

Sang: But what if I did with Pugsly?

Gabriel: You'd choose a dog over me?

Sang: Yes. He doesn't make plans involving me without involving me in the making of those plans.

Sang: And he's a pug. That's important.

Kota: Pugs are one of the most playful breeds. They're good at destressing.

Sang: So he says. Now you understand why I need my pug time.

Gabriel: I'm playful.

Luke: And you can pet us all you want.

North: Luke! Shut the fuck up.

Luke: Shutting.

Sean: You're still coming, right?

Sang: Yes. I'm packing now. You're lucky I don't have a mission this weekend.


2:35 pm

*Sang & Sean*

Sean: Good. We're sharing a tent.

Sang: Deal.

Sean: You're definitely making me a happy man this weekend.


2:55 pm

*Group Text*

Gabriel: Here!!!!!!

Luke: Hhheeerrrreeeee!!!

Sean: I'm coming to help.

Silas: Me too.

Luke: I want to help too!

Gabriel: Me three. I'm the birthday boy, I get to help.

Sang: I only need one. Sean is enough.

Silas: I'm still helping.

Sang: Fine. Let's just get going.

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