Prologue A/N: The story is told from Ashley Spinelli's POV

Disclaimer: I do not own Recess or any of its characters

Summary: The good times had to end eventually but who knew it'd get this out of control? When the gang gets thrown into a world of drugs, sex and Alcohol they become divided and in the eyes of one girl cannot possibly become friends again, and its her fault.

We should have known everything would change. That we couldn't possibly remain friends forever. We were just to different. I guess that never kept me from hoping. Now I realise that they were very, very stupid hopes. Recess had to end eventually.

Vince had always been a jock so I guess it was only natural that he made new friends and left us. After highschool he went off to college on a basketball scholarship. Now he teaches the handicapped how to play and is known to have one of the best teams in the state. I hear that he has married and has a family but I haven't spoken to him so I don't know. Its rumored that his eldest child has cerebral palsy and is his inspiration behind the team.

Before that, in our eigth grade year, Gus's Dad was stationed at an army base half way across the country. Though he didn't want to go he had to. Luckily for him Cornchip Girls father was stationed at a naval base in California called Miramar. It meant he had a friend nearby. Both of them headed off to USNA* after highschool and Gus graduated last year. He is now a second leiutenant in the United States Marine Corp.

As soon as Gus and Vince split so did Gretchen. She was easily the smartest person I have ever known. She went straight off to college and graduated with honors. Now she teaches Advanste Calculas at Princeton University.

Mikey stayed with T.J and I up until graduation. He now attends the local college and is studying music. In his spare time he manages old man Kelso's shop and sales his poetry for pocket change.

I believe the main reason behind the group splitting was my pregnancyand miscarriage. Its not like I planned on it happening. T.J and Mikey stayed at my side for the whole thing, even after I tried to leave them. In my emotional state I did the worst thing I could have possibly done. I tld T.J that I hated him, that I always had and he believed me.

This is part of the reason why I dropped out of school and got my G.E.D. That may also be why T.J moved out of state as soon as he turned eighteen. It may also be why now, five years later, i'm sitting on a plane headed to Pheonix, Arizona and my best friends wedding.

Though I realise its to late, that he has moved on, I wish that I had told him how I felt. Maybe things would have turned out differently. Maybe the group wouldn't have split up. Maybe I wouldn't spend each and every day wondering how different things would be or if it even matters. The truth is that it doesn't matter now because no matter how hard anyone tries you can't change the past.

Now all I want is for him to be happy. Even if that means with someone else. I hope they are all happy, they deserve it. I'm getting ahead of myself. I'll start at the beginning. The very beginning, back before Gus left.

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A/N: I have no clue how long this is going to be. Personally its not my best work but as most fics on here this s a side affect of boredom. I appologize in advance for any grammatical error and about the fact that this is so incredibly short. FLAMES ARE ACCEPTED. I'm not going to beg for reviews but they would be nice. Thank you for reading.

*USNA is an acronym for United States Naval Academy. At USNA they train you to become an officer in either the Marine Corp or the Navy.

Again thank you ~Monkey.