Chapter 1: Captain Marvel

The next day, I met up with Sarah, James, and Henri after going out for breakfast at Eat n' Park in Forest Hills to celebrate Henri's birthday, as well as some more of my friends Alex Russo, Justin Evans, and Max Greenwald at the Loew's Theater in the Waterfront to see the new movie Captain Marvel. "Hi, guys!" I greeted my friends. "Hi, Angel!" Sarah greeted back. "Sarah, are you okay?" Alex asked. "Is something wrong?" "Well, Alex," Sarah explained, "I just don't want to risk running into my old boyfriend, Benedict." "I forget, did you make up with him, or not?" Alex asked. "We got back together again over pizza and a movie," Sarah explained. Benedict walked by as we were getting ready to see the movie. "Sarah, do you want to get back together with me?" Benedict asked. "No way, Benedict," Sarah replied. "I already have a boyfriend. Just get a life already!" James packed a bag of popcorn and sodas for us to share together, while Alex, Justin, and Max bought snacks from inside the theater. "This movie brings a lot of nostalgia with all of the great superhero movies that we used to watch as kids, Sarah," Alex pointed out, "and similar to the music we played during the spring band concert our senior year of high school." "That's wonderful, Alex," Sarah remarked. I behaved myself during the movie by not making noises at the cat, in which I found out its name was Goose, and he was an orange cat. We heard a lot of 1990s songs in the film, such as "What a Man" by Salt-and-Pepa, "You Gotta Be" by Des'ree, "Come As You Are" by Nirvana, and "Just a Girl" by No Doubt. Best of all, neither me nor Alex fell asleep during the movie. We did, however, snuggle up under Sarah's blanket during part of the movie. After the movie, we went to Red Robin for dinner as planned. "That was a really good movie, Justin," James remarked. "What got you interested in seeing the film?" "Well, James," Justin explained, "this was just one of many superhero movies we became interested, and like Alex said, was reminiscent of our spring band concert." "Happy birthday, Henri!" Max wished. "Thanks, Max," Henri replied. "I had a really nice breakfast at Eat n' Park." "What did you have to eat?" Max asked. "Some delicious pancakes with bacon," Henri replied. First, Alex ordered us an appetizer of chips and salsa, and she and her guy friends also ordered milkshakes with their dinners. I ordered a lightened bacon cheeseburger, Sarah ordered a Simply Grilled Chicken sandwich, James ordered a Royal Red Robin burger, Henri ordered a Smoke and Pepper burger, Alex ordered a Simply Grilled Chicken salad, Justin ordered a Whiskey River BBQ burger, and Max ordered a Southern Charm burger. We all ordered steak fries with our burgers, and I ordered a freckled lemonade to drink. Henri was willing to share his birthday sundae with me, Sarah, and James. After dinner was over, we headed to Target and then Sarah, James, and Henri drove me to see their new apartment in Forest Hills before driving me back to my mom's apartment in Highland Park. "Thanks for a great day, everyone!" I asked my friends. "You're welcome, Angel," Sarah replied. "Bye, guys!" "Bye!"