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Chapter 20 – Into the future
The three couples met up again at Allison and Andy's house for their next meeting. Sitting around the table in the dining room as they had done the year previously, they began to happily talking to each other. Allison remarked that it was so good to see so many happy people sitting around enjoying everyone else's company, rather than some of the glum faces that had appeared the same time a year earlier.
She and Andy were happy that they had been given the opportunity to spend sometime together on their own without the kids, contrary to John's idea that she would have another one on the way Allison was very happy with what she had, she certainly didn't want anymore. After the success of her exhibition her workload had gone from strength to strength, and with the achievement of the landscape at Brian & Becky's wedding more and more people were commissioning her to paint landscapes for their own weddings. Andy, who never felt neglect and gave as much support as he could, couldn't have been happier for her. He said he had always believed that she was capable of exactly this. He carried on teaching sport at Shermer and trying to instil insight into his pupils.
Brian and Becky's business had also done very well; commissions from many parts of the States were coming in for their skilled and professional attitude towards provincial structures. They had worked real hard to bring up the standing of their company and it was now beginning to pay off. Becky was also expecting their first child.
Along with Claire, she too was pregnant and couldn't be happier, in a month she would be Mrs John Bender; she and John had moved into a new home together, with Rusty and Leila, which they had decorated throughout. Allison's picture, the one she had given John the previous year, took pride of place over the mantle-piece in their dining room. They had also opened up the roof space so that Claire could have a large office. She continued to work with her partner Jenna, and along with designing for the children's market, she had started to dabble in the weddings market as well. John too was finding success, the newspaper always wanted more from him; and he was just finishing his first book, he only hoped he could find someone to publish it.
Noticing that everyone was ready to start their meal and that all glasses were charged Allison stood up, cleared her throat and began "On this day March 24th 2003 I hereby declare 'The Breakfast Club' open for its second annual meeting" she raised her glass for the toast and the others let out a resounding "Cheers". Our first order of business is the new addition to our club, Becky would you please state to the other's why you ended up in detention, we can then determine what you are."
"Well, I was sent to detention because I destroyed another kid's model."
"Intentionally?" Andy asked.
"Yes," Becky said.
"We already have a basket case," John interjected, "several in fact."
"Why did you do it?" Claire asked.
"Because this guy always won, he was teacher's pet, needless to say it stayed that way after they found out it was me. It didn't matter what he did, said, or anything, Mr Williams always gave him the credit."
"I remember a couple of people who were like that." John said wickedly, catching the eye of both Claire and Andy, they both responded by smirking back.
"So it was envy driven, then?" Brian said.
"Yes" Becky replied.
"I know what you are," Brian said and wrote the answer on the piece of paper he had in front of him, he handed it to Becky.
"Well if we are now ready, Brian will you do the honours once more" Allison said.
Brian stood and cleared his throat. "Ehm. Dear Mr. Vernon". "Mr Vernon" they all responded including Becky. Brian continued "we accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong. But we think you're crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us as you want to see us in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what he found out is that each one of us is a brain". "And an athlete" Andrew cut in. "And a basket case" Allison said. "A princess" Claire said. "And a criminal" John said. "And a revolutionary" Becky added. "Does that answer your question? Sincerely yours, The Breakfast Club" Brian finished and with that they again toasted themselves, their 'Club' and Becky's triumphant entrance into their society.
The end.
A/n: please r/r, hope you have enjoyed reading this as much as I have enjoyed writing it.
Chapter 20 – Into the future
The three couples met up again at Allison and Andy's house for their next meeting. Sitting around the table in the dining room as they had done the year previously, they began to happily talking to each other. Allison remarked that it was so good to see so many happy people sitting around enjoying everyone else's company, rather than some of the glum faces that had appeared the same time a year earlier.
She and Andy were happy that they had been given the opportunity to spend sometime together on their own without the kids, contrary to John's idea that she would have another one on the way Allison was very happy with what she had, she certainly didn't want anymore. After the success of her exhibition her workload had gone from strength to strength, and with the achievement of the landscape at Brian & Becky's wedding more and more people were commissioning her to paint landscapes for their own weddings. Andy, who never felt neglect and gave as much support as he could, couldn't have been happier for her. He said he had always believed that she was capable of exactly this. He carried on teaching sport at Shermer and trying to instil insight into his pupils.
Brian and Becky's business had also done very well; commissions from many parts of the States were coming in for their skilled and professional attitude towards provincial structures. They had worked real hard to bring up the standing of their company and it was now beginning to pay off. Becky was also expecting their first child.
Along with Claire, she too was pregnant and couldn't be happier, in a month she would be Mrs John Bender; she and John had moved into a new home together, with Rusty and Leila, which they had decorated throughout. Allison's picture, the one she had given John the previous year, took pride of place over the mantle-piece in their dining room. They had also opened up the roof space so that Claire could have a large office. She continued to work with her partner Jenna, and along with designing for the children's market, she had started to dabble in the weddings market as well. John too was finding success, the newspaper always wanted more from him; and he was just finishing his first book, he only hoped he could find someone to publish it.
Noticing that everyone was ready to start their meal and that all glasses were charged Allison stood up, cleared her throat and began "On this day March 24th 2003 I hereby declare 'The Breakfast Club' open for its second annual meeting" she raised her glass for the toast and the others let out a resounding "Cheers". Our first order of business is the new addition to our club, Becky would you please state to the other's why you ended up in detention, we can then determine what you are."
"Well, I was sent to detention because I destroyed another kid's model."
"Intentionally?" Andy asked.
"Yes," Becky said.
"We already have a basket case," John interjected, "several in fact."
"Why did you do it?" Claire asked.
"Because this guy always won, he was teacher's pet, needless to say it stayed that way after they found out it was me. It didn't matter what he did, said, or anything, Mr Williams always gave him the credit."
"I remember a couple of people who were like that." John said wickedly, catching the eye of both Claire and Andy, they both responded by smirking back.
"So it was envy driven, then?" Brian said.
"Yes" Becky replied.
"I know what you are," Brian said and wrote the answer on the piece of paper he had in front of him, he handed it to Becky.
"Well if we are now ready, Brian will you do the honours once more" Allison said.
Brian stood and cleared his throat. "Ehm. Dear Mr. Vernon". "Mr Vernon" they all responded including Becky. Brian continued "we accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong. But we think you're crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us as you want to see us in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what he found out is that each one of us is a brain". "And an athlete" Andrew cut in. "And a basket case" Allison said. "A princess" Claire said. "And a criminal" John said. "And a revolutionary" Becky added. "Does that answer your question? Sincerely yours, The Breakfast Club" Brian finished and with that they again toasted themselves, their 'Club' and Becky's triumphant entrance into their society.
The end.