“Open up lovebirds!” he yelled, pounding on the window. Zack unlocked the doors and Vader slid into the backseat followed by none other than Jessi. “I knew you'd be in this stupid secret spot. Let's go. I wanna party,” Vader insisted. His lopsided grin was kind of contagious, so Vanessa simply shook her head and climbed back to her own seat with absolutely zero grace.
“Did ya miss me?” Jessi asked, smoothing Vanessa's ponytail from the back seat.
“So much.”
“To the river then?” Zack asked, his good mood even more pronounced.
“To the river!!” Vader shouted with what seemed to be genuine enthusiasm. She supposed it was his last homecoming before graduation and forgave him his overbearing excitement.
When they arrived, the party was in full swing with a bonfire crackling and “We Are the
