When a group of best friends graduated from high school, they were sad to find out they were moving to different places. They promised one another that no matter what happened, after 40 years, they’d meet again. When one of their friends did not show up, they decided to find out why.
“Congratulations, seniors!” the speakers roared on the last day of school. The students stormed out of their classrooms and cheered as they exited the school. For the graduating class, it was a bittersweet moment that signified the end of something great and the beginning of something unknown.
For Joseph, Kyle, Sam, and Harry, that day marked the end of their tight-knit friendship. “What will I do without you guys?” Kyle asked as they walked down the same route going home for the last time. The four of them were inseparable, always joining the same organizations, spending every lunch break together, and attending all events as a group.
“Tell me about it, man. Europe is way too far away for my liking. You guys better write to me a lot,” Joseph chimed in.
He spoke about how for the longest time since they were children, they’d just dart to each other’s houses whenever they needed each other. Not wanting to go their separate ways just yet, the friends agreed to meet again the next day, sitting by the beach in their coastal town. There, they spoke about where life was about to take them and how they planned to stay in touch.
While Joseph was moving to Europe, Sam was to study in Canada. Harry was moving with his family to Mexico, where his father was offered a job. Meanwhile, Kyle decided to stay in California and study at the University of California Los Angeles, where he got a basketball scholarship.
They couldn’t help but shed tears during their talk by the beach. “Let’s all write to each other at least every other month. What do you guys say?” Kyle suggested.
They all agreed, and Sam tore four sheets of paper from his notebook where they wrote their future addresses. Once that was settled, they made sure that in case they lost touch, they’d meet again in the future. “How about this,” Sam started.
“In exactly forty years, let’s meet here. Today’s May 30, so we’ll meet here on that day forty years from now. Same time,” he said.
“Let’s do it,” Harry said, smiling. They all raised their soda cans as a toast, signifying the promise that they’d all make it back to the beach in four decades. Years had passed, and the group of friends eventually lost touch.
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