Lena was excited. Effie had driven the family van up to RISD, and after a good night's sleep, they were ready to go home. Bee was coming over in the morning, and they were going to drive down to get Carmen and Tibby.
When she saw Bee, Lena screamed, "Oh my gosh Bee! It feels like its been forever!"
"Lena! It is so good to see you!" they hugged.
"You too! How was the last month?"
"Not bad. How about you?" Bee paused to let Lena respond, but before she did, Bee found something else to say, "You have paint on your forehead. You must be painting like a fiend."
Lena laughed appreciatively, "I'll wash it off later."
"You look fit. Soccer life here agrees with you."
"I'm having fun over there."
"Good."
"You ready to go get the others?"
"Yeah, lets go," Lena put her arm around Bee's shoulder.
When they saw Tibby, they screamed again.
"Tibby! How did your project end up?"
"Oh fine. I think I got a B or so on it. It wasn't my finest work. You know, you have paint on you forehead. Aren't you washing your face at school?"
"Every week or so."
They got Carmen last.
"Carma!" they all yelled.
"Oh its so good to see you all!" They group hugged.
The ruckus continued until Effie ushered them into the car, "If we don't get going soon, we wont get home until tomorrow morning!"