As you sat on the wall, watching the ships leave into the sunset, you thought for the millionth time about the boy next to you - your best friend, Roy Borden. He was your opposite; Roy was popular and charismatic, while you were a forgotten sci-fi lover whose parents didn't even have time for. But of all the boys in town, he's picked you to be his only friend. You two had been practically joined by the hip for the month you'd spent in Santa Leona, CA. Yet you couldn't help but feel like Roy was hiding something. Like he was constantly testing you to see if you were worthy of knowing this big secret. He never said it aloud, but you could feel it in your bones. And, having experienced friendship for the first time in years of loneliness, you desperately wanted to succeed. To stay his friend.

Roy turned to look at you, his usual grin plastered on his face beneath his dark eyes. "Fun day, huh?" He said casually. His head tilted in anticipation of your reply.