I looked over and saw Jared. He was shoving candy in all of his pockets left and right. But only candy with chocolate in it because that's all he eats. It amazes you that he eats like shit and has the best looking teeth you have ever seen. Maybe everyone could get a lesson or two from him. He wore a big black drench coat for this exact reason only.

You thought to yourself at this rate you guys were surly going to be caught stealing. Ben stuffed a Monster under each armpit. "It's for safe keeping", he said. He was trying to look normal but he just looked stupid like a penguin trying to wobble away. Jared hollered, "Dave if you don't take anything then I won't share any of my fabulous lute with you!"

You couldn't help but laugh when you saw Ben trying to find a reasonable place to shove another Monster. He will only drink Monsters, the same way you will only drink Apple Juice. He ended up putting it in his pants, creating a rather unusually sized bulge. Unlucky for you guys the store Manager saw him adjusting it. The Store Manger couldn't help but smile either but he still chassed you guys around the isles. Well he was until he tripped on one of the many items that Jared dropped. This created a window of opportunity to run past him and escape out the front doors.

You all dashed for the front doors and barely managed to escape him. Thank God for chocolate! Why did I run I didn't steal a single thing? But I can't get caught even if I didn't take anything or Dirk would kill me! You all escaped but that might be your last trip ever to that particular gas station. It's sort of loss because it's the closest one your apartment.

The only reason you know these kids is because the live in the same apartments as you. They are not great kids, but Dirk did tell you that you needed to make some friends. But on the other hand Dirk wouldn't like you to hang out with such low scum and ruin your Strider reputation. And by reputation I mean Dirk's smuppet business and a few others on the side. Even the thought of those little buggers is enough to drive you mad.

All of you climb onto the roof top of one of the neighboring apartments. You guys have made this place quite the regular hangout location. There are lawn chairs with umbrellas ducked taped to the back to provide shade in this dry heat. There is even a mini fridge with an extension cord that leads to some old Lady's kitchen. You laugh at the thought because you all know perfectly well she will never notice.

They both sit in the lawn chairs and start to unload their prizes into a pile in the center of all of you. With the biggest grin on his face stretching from ear to ear Ben says, "Does anyone want the lucky Monster?" Laughing hysterically you say, "Nobody wants anything that has been in your pants." "Oh yeah, I just so happen to grab a bottle of Apple Juice on my way out," he says as he tosses the bottle to you. "Was….was this in your pants to?" "Of course not Dave because I had time to shove a bottle of Apple Juice down my pants as we were running away from the Store Manager."

You don't believe him but you don't care to linger on the thought of it for very long. So you set it beside until you forget about its travels. They both simultaneously light up. What better place to get high than on a rooftop watching the sunset with you idiot friends and Apple Juice? You couldn't think of anything better. Well not at the moment anyway.

After some amount of time has passed the sun has already disappeared before your eyes. You can't even remember watching it go. What time was it? When did Dirk want me to be home by? And most importantly where was your Apple Juice? Did you drink it?

You must have drank it because you don't see it anywhere. Somehow you had lost your train of thought as laying back in your relaxing lawn chair and another considerable amount of time has passed. The next thing you know one of the idiots came up with the wonderful idea to start jumping from rooftop to rooftop.

It seemed like an excellent idea at the time so you joined in jumping rooftop to rooftop with the guys. It is so much fun! Why have we never done this before? The only thing that could make this better would be some incredibly shitty swords that our bro collects and your missing bottle of Apple Juice that for some reason you don't believe you drank.

You look up at the sky for a brief moment and notice a flying star. Without any thought you close your eyes to make a wish. Then you remembered that you were still running and jumping on roofs…you immediately open your eyes but it's too late for that. You jumped but not high enough and miss your landing. You fall into a dark alley below. It reeks of sulfur, urine, and rotten garbage. You aren't scared but you can't see anything and can't tell if you're hurt because you don't feel anything. Did you make your wish?