Season 2: Episode 1

It had been almost three months now, since we all got together again. The first few days had been awkward for all of us, because it was still somewhat difficult to erase all that had happened in the past year, but as time went on, and we caught up on each other’s lives, we became more relaxed with each other, and before long, the happy days were back again. We were together most of the time.

The other students at University thought that we were just another three couples hanging out together because of the links between us – that is, David and Lynn were siblings, and so were Steve and I. But we knew it was much more than that, and that there was something greater than us that was binding us together – the same forces that had worked so hard to bring us back together that summer. Me and my brother left our house, and moved to a small apartment in Claryton, so that we could be closer to our friends.
Winter was coming fast, and the beach was just a memory now. But the good thing about Lenton was that winter never really came to this island.

The temperature went down, and it was somewhat chilly sometimes, and there were a few days filled with rain, and strong winds, and grey weather, and some thunderstorms would hit the island too. But none of these lasted long, and the sun always came out shining again.
The only drawback living in a summer place such as Claryton was that it got quiet in winter, but this suited us fine. While in summer, the beaches were full of laughter and happy people, we could now enjoy the solitude that winter brought with it. On sunny afternoons, we would take a picnic basket, and spent the day playing, eating and lazing about on the deserted beach. We did not need other people. All we needed was each other’s company; and we were happy. Those days of the beginning were blissful and innocent ones, and I often wonder what happened to change it all.
We were still going to University everyday, and trying to do well at what we did. But now there were other things to look forward to, and so studying became just another chore that we had to do, before we moved on to the more exciting things. So it was not very long before we started getting restless. David looked unhappier than ever with his choice,
and Tyrone never bothered to open one single book after school.
Lynn was regretting her choice of subjects too, because now that David had gotten better, she was seeing Psychology as a pointless path to walk.

And although I had chosen Drama because I wanted to become an actress, the University course was nothing much like I had expected. Mostly it was just theory and theory, and we never even got the chance to write our own play, let alone have a part in one.
It seemed like the only people who were not regretting their choice, were Steve and Mandy, because music was such a great part of their lives, that they were happy meddling around with it, whether it was at home, or at school.
But we just didn’t know what else we could do. We just sat down sometimes, exhausted after another day at school, and simply talked about wanting to quit. But we never did. Because we didn’t know what else we could do if we quit school.

Until that night.

That night when we went partying out of town, and got drunk…

That night set in motion all the events that followed, which led to all that we are now…