Things Change

Nothing in life ever stays the same; the only constant in our universe is that everything will eventually change. There is nothing you or I can do about it, as time marches on it changes everything in its path. Sometimes the change is good, sometimes it's bad, sometimes it doesn't really matter to us but no matter what it happens.

It only seemed like yesterday that I, Jacob "Mutt" Duncan, just moved to South Park and started the fourth grade and met all my friends. That was almost 10 years ago; I'm was 19yrs old and just graduated from South Park High along with the rest of our senior class. Every child yearns for the very last day of school but I tell you when it finally gets here it is a lot tougher then you'd expected. Sure it means that you now have the opportunity to make your own decisions without needing your parent's permission but it also means some major changes. For one there's always the chance that you'll never see your life long childhood friends ever again. There's nothing quite rougher in life then having to say "good-bye" to those closest to you.

Ok so maybe I didn't know my friends all my life, in fact I had only met them in 4th grade. Yet they were some of the closest comrades I ever had, I was especially close with Kenny McCormick. Despite a very rocky start, we became very best friends we were more like brothers.

However, I didn't think about Kenny or my other buddies when I made my decision to leave South Park.

I was too caught up in wanting to return to my past. Something deep inside me was yearning for my old hometown Easton, Pennsylvania. I was missing it after all these years; I was missing my old apartment, my old hang outs, and my old friends. So I decided I would go and meet up with them and set up my future there. I didn't think that my presence would have made so much of a difference in the lives of my South Park buddies but I didn't worry about it. To this day I regret every minute.

That day the last time I would see my friends the way I remembered them. We were at Denver Airport and I was waiting for my plane to fly me Philly. My buddies were pleading me to stay but I didn't listen, so much for my undying loyalty.

"You sure you want to leave South Park?" Kenny asked me, he sounded very disappointed.

"Yes…I need to leave…we all must move on sometime right?" I asked him.

"Well yeah but what about our plans during elementary school and the first two years of high school? We were supposed to go to college together and be roomies in either the dorm or our own apartment…" Kenny asked again.

"And I was going to be the annoying neighbor!" John joked trying to make light of a serious situation.

"Sorry…things change…." Was my only response

"But why are you leaving? I thought you were happy here in South Park." Kyle asked

"Yeah Mutt this is the most fucked up idea I have ever heard." Ivy added

"I was happy but I miss my old hometown, I want to see it again, I want to be there again, I want to see my friends." I replied

"We're your friends!" Stan exclaimed

"Yeah what about us??" Wendy asked

"I mean my other friends…" I responded, how cold was that?

"So... you're just... leaving us?" Cartman looked as if he didn't even understand. Even fat ass was upset at my departure, deep down he cares about his friends even if he rarely showed it.

"Yeah, he's going back up to Pennsylvania. And we'll never see him again." John said, looking at the ground. He had run out of optimism.

"Yes I am moving on…" I responded

"FINE! Let him leave and be with his "other" friends!" Kyle responded angrily.

"KYLE," John looked Kyle straight in the eyes. Not much pissed John off, but when he was pissed, he was set off like a bomb, "I may not like what Mutt's doing, hell, I think it's a load of Class-A capital bullshit... but we have to respect his decision, damn you."

"WHAT?! If he wants to leave let him! Apparently we're not good enough for him! His crappy home in Pennsylvania is better!" Kyle responded as he stamped off.

"Kyle, please!" Ivy pleaded as she ran after him

"Yeah, well... screw you Kyle!" John spat. John, never good with insults, crossed his arms and was silent now.

And that was when my plane landed and its arrival was announced.

"That's my plane…I have to go now." I replied

"Bye Mutt. We'll all miss you." John waved weakly.

"Yeah... take care..." Stan looked sad as well.

Kenny waved, but was clearly speechless. If one looked close enough, you could almost see him holding back tears.

Cartman just waved like it was no big deal, "Have fun, gaywad."

"I hope you find what you're looking for..." Stan added

"Good-bye." Was all I ever responded as I went down the hall and on to my plane.

If only I had known then what I know now that that would be the last time I would see my friends as they were, for things change and the next time I'd see them they would be completely different or even worst they wouldn't be there at all.

(So what does Mutt find in his old hometown find out in Chap 2? Please Review thank you )

Disclaimed: I do not own South Park if I did I'd be hella rich.

Mutt was created by me

John created by JVM-150

Ivy created by Cartooncutie16