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It was a warm night, the kind where newly-made men shed their suit jackets and women in dresses take off their heels to dance.
As the rest of the student body got wasted and probably made a few babies, a small group of high schoolers whiled the evening away at an orchard.
Two boys sat on a handmade wooden bench, laughing and sharing quick kisses. The voices in their heads were silent, at least for the time being.
Two girls, one in a dress and one in a suit, chatted by a bonfire about grades and college and life and love. The fresh manicures on their intertwined hands gleamed in the light of the fire.
One boy added another log onto the flaming heap, trying not to feel left out.
In a small path just tucked away in the shelter of the woods, two boys sat in a tree, singing and talking about anything they fancied. The world was good, and the bottle of pills on the dresser at home no longer seemed enticing.
Everything was alright, even if just for the night.