Chapter 2: Christmas in Boston
The next day, I met my other friends Alex Russo, Justin Evans, Max Greenwald, and Carly Shay, as well as her parents, Sam and Freddie at the Waterworks Cinema Theater in Fox Chapel. "Hi, guys!" I greeted my friends. "Hi, Angel!" Alex greeted back. "You girls look nice in your dresses and high heels," I remarked. "Thanks," Carly remarked. "Let's go in the theater and watch the home video, shall we?" I asked. "Of course," Alex replied. After we watched Sarah, James, and Henri walk down the red carpet, we went inside the theater. The documentary began with Sarah, James, and Henri arriving in Boston for the first time and greeting their relatives. Soon afterwards, the title screen came on. There was different footage of Sarah, James, and Henri celebrating Christmas with their family, as well as the Boston Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops Concert. Not to mention, there were clips of Sarah, James, and Henri doing different activities in Boston, such as dinner and fun at Dave and Buster's, lunch at Faneuill Hall Market, visiting 2 museums, the Museum of Fine Arts and the Salem Witch Museum along with a special dinner at UNO Pizzeria and Grill, a special lunch at Hard Rock Cafe, an interactive dinner at Fire and Ice, and even touring historic Boston and meeting the Blue Man Group. Then, there was Sarah and James's aunt and uncle's wedding at the Old Chapel, and a local high school band played some sophisticated wedding music. At the end of the film, Sarah, James, and Henri rang in 2020 with First Night in Boston, and fireworks lighting up the night sky. Then, the credits rolled and we exited the theater. Sarah then autographed our programs. I even bought a copy of the film to watch any time I wanted to. "Did you girls like the film?" Sarah asked. "Yes, we did," Carly replied. "I liked learning about Boston in history class my 8th grade year." "That's great, Carly," Sarah remarked. "All of those songs that were performed at the wedding reminded me of most, if not all, of the music that I performed at the Christmas concert when I was a junior in high school," Alex pointed out. "Did you have any favorite songs, Alex?" Sarah asked. "Not really," Alex replied. "They were all pretty nice to hear." James was autographing Mrs. Shay's and Justin's programs. "I never knew that Boston had so much to do," Mrs. Shay pointed out. "Yes, Mrs. Shay, it does," James agreed. "Now, what are your thoughts, Justin?" "Boston reminds me of where we used to live before Pittsburgh," Justin pointed out. "Again, great home video!" Finally, Henri was autographing Mr. Benson's and Max's programs. "Mr. Benson, Max, did you like the home video?" Henri asked. "Great," Mr. Benson replied. "Now, I would like to go to Boston for my next vacation." "Me too," Max agreed. Hailey, Mia, and Erin even made a brief cameo appearance. Then, we all went out to a very special dinner at Fox Chapel Yacht Club. "I was thinking of some different things to do this spring, Sarah," Alex stated. "Do you have any ideas for things that me and Carly can do?" "Why don't you do an activity based on the theme for the monthly slumber party, like you did last year?" Sarah suggested. "I've got it," Alex stated. "We can explore traditions in Squirrel Hill," Alex stated. "Or even just Pittsburgh in general," Sarah added. After dinner was over, Sarah, James, and Henri drove me back to my mom's apartment in Highland Park. "Thanks for a great evening, everyone!" I thanked my friends. "You're welcome, Angel," Sarah replied. "Bye, guys!" "Bye!"