Prologue
Disclaimer: Merely borrowing the character for a little ride.
So, it's back to me, Carmen. Wow it feels weird writing this, because up until recently we were The Sisterhood of the Pants.
We, as in me; Carmen, Lena, Bridget and Tibby. Now, the pants that I'm talking about here are no ordinary pants. They fit us all perfectly, even with my Puerto Rican backside. Which is beyond scary, since we're all so different (body wise). But we embraced the magic that came with the Pants and became The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants about 5 years ago. Now, they came to us at the perfect time, as we were all going our different ways for the first time that summer. Bee was going to soccer camp, an all girls camp, except for one. "The one" according to Bee. Lena was going to Greece to spend time with grandparents, which is how the saga of Lena and Kostos began. I was going to South Carolina to visit my dad, the bachelor, when I received the shock of my life, when he told me he was getting married in the land of the blondes. Tibby on the other hand was staying at home, for her AMAZING job opportunity of working at Wallman's. But what she didn't expect was to befriend a 12 year old girl suffering from leukemia. The next 3 years after that, were just as eventful. My mom got married, and I got the baby brother I always wanted, we graduated from high school, Bee lost herself but discovered the mother she'd been missing in Alabama. Tibby discovered love with the person she never thought she would, and Lena, well Lena has been on a roller costar ride ever since that first summer. We all became women, in more ways than one.
The pants kept us together, when it was our first summer apart. They kept us apart when it was our last summer together. They made it ok to be away from each other, and taught us how to be our own individual person which only brought us closer together. The pants ended up getting away from us last year. But I guess if you love something you've got to let it go, right? Oh well, no need to get mushy here.
Oddly enough, I was the only one home this summer. Now I can relate to Tibby, and that first summer. I'll be helping my mom with Ryan as she goes back to work, a noble, sisterly thing to do. Lena's parents surprised her and Effie with plane tickets to Greece. I swear, if Kostas hurts our Lena one more time, Tibby, Bee and I will go to Greece and kick his little Greek butt all the way to Alaska. Anyway, Bridget is going to Alabama to visit Greta, and Eric will be joining her in a few weeks (oh la la). Tibby is staying at NYU taking summer classes again.
But before all of that, the annual summer kick off happened at Gilda's, as usual. Except, we weren't The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants anymore.
Hey guys. Some of you may remember this story from a while back. I took it down because I kinda got stuck on it and didn't want it just sitting there, rotting. So hopefully this time it'll be bigger and better! Review!!
