They looked at their old friends across the table in the casual restaurant. They weren’t there primarily to eat and drink. The purpose of this dinner for three old friends was to catch up on how their lives had turned out.
It had been ten years since graduation from their small-town high school and they had traveled back for the reunion. They had all planned this dinner to catch up on their individual paths in life. Tomorrow night at the reunion, it would be too hectic and filled with activities for a focused conversation.
Ted had been the typical jock during their high-school days. He wanted to relive those times he saved the game by running the football 40 yards down the field. He wanted to recall that kick through the goal posts that barely made it before the final buzzer sounded.
Tony had been the love magnet. All the girls had been interested in going out with him and one even asked him to take her to the prom. He wanted to chuckle over the fact that he dated more cheerleaders than Ted, even though Ted was the football hero.
Tim had always been laid-back and easygoing. He just went along with whatever activities his two best friends suggested. Now he was talking about the hot summer days when they got together to ride their diamondback bikes on the tracks around home. They would often ride to the swimming pool and spend the afternoon in the cool water. After a day of fun in the pool, they rode them back home just in time for dinner at their respective homes.
Yes, the three Ts, as they were referred to by everyone, were back together if only for a weekend. All divorced now, they spent a little time tearing down their ex-wives. Tony said Jeana had tried to cut up his clothes with a knife set someone gave them for a wedding gift.
Ted and Tim were divorced now too. They told some sad stories too, but none as funny as Tony’s. Tim was the only one who missed his ex-wife. But, he knew it was his fault she left him. He had cheated on her.
Since none of them wore those men wedding bands that bind any longer, they hoped to meet some old hotties from high school days. They predicted who would still look like a movie star, who might be a little bit chubby and who married who. They finished their third drink and ordered dinner as they tried to predict how the party would turn out tomorrow night, and who they might pair up with before the evening ended.
