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“We should have kick-ass nicknames like in Top Gun,” Nick says “I’m Maverick”

“I’ at me “You’re Goose”

“Why ae He comes over and tosses the dress shirt back out

“That is why you’re Goose, alwaysstupid,” Tom says

“Wait, didn’t Goose die?” I ask the the question

“Listen, the bottom line is you need to let loose for once Take your hair down, or don’t fix your hair,” Nick says, winking at me So I like to fixwith that

“You mean be an adult? That has consequences,” I counter

“He’s off the boat,” To at Jason and Nick who both nod their heads “Sorry, dude, the tribe has spoken”

“I’ up

“The old guy?” I ask him

“His na he has “Now I need to stop at CVS and get all the condoms”

I shake et a sunburn”

They all groan this tiet a sunburn, don’t co to me”

“Deal,” they all say, and alk downstairs toward the front of the apart

“This ti to be on the lido deck hopefully doing body shots,” Nick says, getting into the Uber we ordered “And if youhis head forward to look atyou overboard”

I roll round I watch the buildings outside, and I had no idea that, that weekend would change everything I had no idea that at the end of all this, I would leave half of myself on that boat