Chapter 1: Trivia at Hough's
One cool third Saturday of July 2018, I met my childhood friends Sarah, James, and Henri, along with my other best friend, Carly Shay and her parents, Sam and Freddie, at Hough's in Greenfield for Trivia Night. "Hi, guys!" I greeted my friends. "Hi, Angel!" Sarah greeted back. "Are you liking the cooler weather this weekend, Sarah?" Carly asked. "I sure am, Carly," Sarah replied. "Today feels more like September than July!" "I told you guys that we were eventually going to be in this kind of summer pattern," I told Sarah and Carly. "It was no surprise due to El Nino developing." "What is El Nino?" Carly asked. "It is something that forms in the Pacific Ocean that Angel is so passionate about," Sarah replied. We then sat down at a table. "How are things going, James?" Mrs. Shay asked James. "They are going fine, Mrs. Shay," James replied. "I just miss Phillis so much since she temporarily dated and then broke up with me my freshman year of high school. Do you think that we could get married sometime?" "No, James," Mrs. Shay replied. "I am perfectly happy with Freddie as my husband." "If James marries your wife, I would miss him too much, Mr. Benson," Henri pointed out. "I know, Henri," Mr. Benson replied. "But, we are still friends." We all got some food to eat before trivia. I ordered a bacon cheeseburger with tater tots, Sarah ordered potato and cheese pierogies, James ordered a classic cheeseburger with French fries, Henri ordered a buffalo chicken macaroni and cheese bowl, Carly ordered mozzarella sticks with marinara sauce, Mrs. Shay ordered totchos, and Mr. Benson ordered boneless wings. Sarah, Carly, and I made up a team called the East End Crew, while James, Henri, Mrs. Shay, and Mr. Benson made up a team called Facebook Friends. "It's good that I have you as one of my Facebook friends, Mrs. Shay," James remarked, "even though I don't see Phillis anymore." "Whatever happened to that guy, Michael, that you were friends with on Facebook?" Mrs. Shay asked. "The Mistles moved to Apollo," I told everyone. "I have a new mentor named Jenna now who lives in Point Breeze." The categories in Trivia were 2018 Songs, United States Lakes, Immigrants, Chain Edition: Celebrity Edition, and Legal Terms. The Facebook Friends team ended up winning the game. "I didn't know a lot of those questions, Sarah," Carly confessed. "It was well back to my freshman year of high school when I learned all of these things, and I still don't remember a thing!" "I really don't remember learning any of this stuff in high school, Sarah," Carly admitted. After Trivia Night, Sarah, James, and Henri drove me back to my mom's apartment in Highland Park. "Thanks for a great evening, everyone!" I thanked my friends. "You're welcome, Angel," Sarah replied. "Bye, guys!" "Bye!"