It had been about a week before I contacted my old Southpark friends. Now me, Kenny, and Stan have plans to meet up at Tweek bros coffee for a drink and maybe a sandwich or something if we feel like eating. I shouldn't have been anxious at all, I mean come on these are my best friends! I guess I was just scared that they might be completely different from the kids I left behind all that time ago. That's just the anxiety that comes along with a reunion, I think everyone I've ever met has known the feeling at least once, but you just have to man up and face your worries sometimes.
As I was deep in my train of thought, my phone buzzed loudly causing me to jump and nearly fall off my desk's flimsy wooden chair that I had been given till we have time to buy something better. I picked it up and checked the screen to see it was a text message from Kenny:
[Hey. Are you ready to head out? I know Stan lives closer and he's heading out now so I wouldn't want to keep him waiting too long.]
Shit had it really been that long? I glanced at my phone's clock and sure enough, it was 2 pm. I shot Kenny a quick text saying I was on my way before grabbing my bag and bolting down the stairs to our front door.
Today had turned out to be the most perfect day we could have picked for this meetup. It was cool, but not freezing, and the sun was shining high over the town making my walk to Tweek bros calm and pleasant. The feeling didn't last long though. I felt that pit in my stomach rear it's ugly head again as I got closer to the shop where I knew they would be waiting outside. I couldn't help but feel stupid for feeling this way, even if it had a valid reason. Even if they're different I'm sure we'll still get along just fine. I must have passed them in my daze because I felt a hand grip my arm and pull me back "over here dude! Are you daydreaming or something?" somehow, even with it being much deeper, I knew it was Stan immediately. I whipped around and pulled him into a hug which he quickly returned. "Woah hey, wasn't expecting this." he laughed. It was really, really nice to hear his laugh again as cheesy as that might sound. I pulled away from the hug "sorry, I'm just really happy to see you again." I glance over at Kenny, who had an eyebrow raised, and chuckled "I'm happy to you again to Ken."
"Surrree ya are. I'm just fuckin with you, let's go inside."
As we headed into the shop together I felt all that fear start to melt. We'd barely said anything to each other yet, but somehow I could tell that we were still going to be just as close as ever.