Prologue- Six Years Gone

There were once six teens who were the best of friends and never dreamed they'd be separated. Jen Masterson, Nikki Wong, Jonesy Garcia, Wyatt Williams, and Jude Lizowski had been best friends since kindergarten and when Caitlin Cooke came into their lives they knew the group was complete. For years the six hung out and worked at the Galleria Mall, taking each day as a new adventure. Together they navigated the complex maze that is adolescence, they loved, they lost, and ultimately they grew as friends and as people. But all good things come to an end, time marches ever forward and the six were forced to accept that nothing lasts forever.

Six years have passed since Nikki moved to Nunavut with her parents. In that time, Nikki had achieved her dream of becoming a travel writer and seen a large part of the world. True to her word she had never forgotten her five best friends and had stayed in contact with them, especially Jonesy, no matter where she went. After graduating, Jonesy had headed off to collage, where he was a star hockey player. With Nikki's consent he had dated several other girls, but none of them came anywhere close to replacing Nikki. As for the the other four, Jen had also attended collage and now ran a snowboard shop. Wyatt had achieved success in the music business, as well as rekindled the flame with his old crush, Marlowe. Caitlin had begun her own beauty salon and now had a branch in the Galleria Mall. And Jude was just cruising around Canada looking for a place to skate, still as laid back as ever. He had also finally begun a solid relationship with Starr.

Throughout all of this, the six never forgot where they came from, nor did they forget each other. Each of them knew that the only reason they had achieved their dreams was because they had the support of the other five. It had been an amazing six years, but life means nothing without your friends. And so, the six had each made the one decision they thought they would never make, they would go home, and hopefully they would see each other in person for the first time in six years.