Ross looked out his window as Carol took the last of her stuff. The rain outside matched his mood. He just wanted to stay in and watch a movie and get drunk. It was just the kind of mood he was in. He looked at the clock on the table. It said three o clock. He told his sister that he would meet her and his friends. Maybe he could rescue this terrible day. Putting on his coat, he grabbed his umbrella and walked to the coffee shop. The rain fell on the sidewalk as he traced his steps . He peeked in the window and he saw what he needed right now, his friends would make him make sense of all this.
It was just a normal day for the group on the couch. Monica had been telling everyone about her date that night. She had placed no hopes on it, it was just another guy. Joey had set his eyes on the girl sitting at the counter. Phoebe was trying to rid the area of all negative energy. Chandler was just in his usual sarcastic mood. It was a comfort as Ross opened the door.
"HI." He droned. "This guy says Hello and I want to kill myself." Commented Joey. Ross was now a drowned rat. He dragged himself over to the couch and plopped down. Phoebe flew to his side and began to move her arms in a voodoo like movement. "Stop cleansing my aura , " Ross screamed. He just wanted to be miserable . Suddenly the door of Central Perk opened.
Chandler couldn't believe his eyes when he saw her enter. Of all days, the day that Ross ' wife officially left. The drowned bride ran to the counter and began to chatter with Gunther. He didn't want to be alone , he wanted to be married. All of a sudden the drowned bride showed herself. Ross' mouth dropped. It couldn't be.
"Monica, hi I just went to your building and the guy with the big hammer said you were here, and you are , you are." Rachel babbled. Ross had to move over to see that he wasn't just imagining her. The girl of his teenage dreams. He moved closer and he clumsily hit Rachel with his umbrella.
He was mesmerized as Rachel told her sad tale. She was going to marry this guy named Barry and then she realized that she really didn't love him. The whole idea terrified her , so she went into the bathroom and went out the window. Running from her wedding, she didn't know where else to go , everyone would be at the wedding, except her friend from childhood, Monica. So that would be the first place she would run. It was almost like fate, on the day he was without Carol, the true love of his life walks into it in a bridal gown.
Later that night, Ross was to try to put together the pieces of his shattered life. Joey and Chandler had felt bad for him, or more likely were shamed into it by Monica. As they put together his new furniture, Chandler looked at his buddy.
"I saw dude. " he said as he put his hand on his shoulder. Joey just continued his plans for the evening. Angela or Andrea or …. Ross thought it would be so great to be able to be like Joey. No caring , just sex . No chance to ever have a broken heart. He grabbed his coat and then he was out the door.
"Can you believe it? Rachel Green comes back after all this time." Ross said. "What do you think I should do?"
Chandler cleared his throat. "Well I think you should take the advice of our Italian Romeo and grab a spoon. This happened for a reason. If you have never told her how you feel, this is your chance."
"Well then what if she just laughs at me?" Ross said scared.
"You would know how she felt then . All of the questions in your mind would be answered and you could move on with your life. I mean you are a single man now and you need to have the confidence to be able to strike out like the rest of us." Chandler laughed. "The best thing you can do is go over to that apartment and tell her how you feel."
Ross went to the mirror and combed his very short hair. He smiled to the mirror in an effort to grab some courage. Monica had asked him over to her apartment anyway.
"Go get her stud." Said Chandler smiled. He watched as Ross walked in the door and it closed. Maybe there was such a thing as happy endings after all.