Chapter 7: Brunch and Bowling
The next day, I met up with some of my other best friends Alex Russo, Justin Evans, Max Greenwald, and Carly Shay, as well as Carly's parents, Sam and Freddie, at Industry Public House in Lawrenceville for brunch. "Hi, guys!" I greeted my friends. "Hi, Angel!" Alex greeted back. Not to mention, 4 guests who performed at the Open Mic Night with us also joined us for brunch and bowling. They were Elizabeth, Kimberly, Taylor, and Victoria. Alex and Kimberly both ordered the Monte Cristo, Elizabeth and I both ordered the Common Morning Meal, Carly and Taylor both ordered the Orange Ricotta Pancakes, Mrs. Shay and Victoria both ordered the Custom Hash, Mr. Benson ordered the Southwest Grain Bowl, Justin ordered the Steel Girder 2.0, and Max ordered the Liberty Tubes. "I still have a bad feeling about when an employee named Valerie operated a not-so-nice breakfast restaurant back in Natrona Heights," Carly explained. "Who is this Valerie person?" Taylor asked. "She was a not-so-nice client who only cared about money and not about customers," Freddie added. "Thankfully, she doesn't work here," Mrs. Shay stated. "I would say that the Industry Public House has very good hash that is made with whatever you like," Victoria stated. After brunch, we went across the street to Arsenal Lanes to bowl. Since Elizabeth, Kimberly, Taylor, and Victoria did not have cash to bowl, they decided to just watch us. Mrs. Shay, Mr. Benson, Justin, and Max bowled on lane 13 without bumpers, while Carly, Alex, and I bowled on lane 14 with bumpers. I ended up beating Carly and Alex with a final score of 119, with Carly close second at 89, and Alex third at 88. "I love this group, Alex," Kimberly stated. "What do we have to do to join?" "You just have to go online on our website and sign up," Alex told Kimberly. "What all do you guys do together?" Elizabeth asked. "There is a discussion group and a social outings group," Max explained. "The discussion group is once a month on the second Sunday of the month at the Carnegie Library near our home in Squirrel Hill," Justin explained, "and every other Sunday in the month, we think of various social outings to do. We personally prefer the social outings over the discussion groups!" "It seems like you guys are so adventurous," Kimberly remarked. "Our adventurous personality grew in the summer of 2010 when our bond with Angel developed more," Alex explained. "If you guys prefer social outings over discussion groups, then why are you guys such lazy bums?" Elizabeth asked. "We just work hard during the week, and I just got hired to work at Costco in the Waterfront," Alex explained. "By the way, the last scary movie that I saw was Beetlejuice on Freeform back in 2010, and I happen to have a stuffed animal, just like you do." "It's nothing to be embarrassed about," Elizabeth stated. "Sometimes, a stuffed animal can help you face your fears." After bowling was done, it was time for me to leave. "Thanks for a great day, everyone!" I thanked my friends. "You're welcome, Angel," Alex replied. "Bye, guys!" "Bye!"