Sapphire, Sabrina and I are outside for the first time in months. We feel like butterflies who have just come out of the cocoon.
"Come on, let's go find a spot to sit." Sabrina says motioning for us to follow her. Her curls trail behind her as she walks through Dawson Park making her head kind of look like a super hero wearing a cape.
Using her superhero-hair as a guide, Sapphire and I follow Sabrina down a well-beaten path. The three of us are best friends now - bonded forever over a mutual love for sleepovers, whisky shots and monopoly. I no longer feel jealous of the romantic bond that my friends used to have because I love them both equally now and they love me. The trauma I felt from being in a triad with Shayna and Liethe as a child now is nonexistent.
After walking for fifteen minutes, we finally settle at the river's sandy bed. Sabrina pulls out her trusty red, yellow and blue Hudson's Bay blanket and spreads it out on the ground. Sapphire and I sit. We are salivating over the sweet treats in Sabrina's basket.
"Can I have a cupcake?" Sapphire asks grabbing a plastic tin from the basket.
"Yeah, of course."
We both survey the tin, silently contemplating the merits of red velvet versus vanilla Funfetti cupcakes. Suddenly, a hand reaches over us and in to the tin to grab the red velvet cupcake. A loud grunting sound erupts from Sapphire's mouth.
“Hey! I was just about to grab that one!”
“Yeah, right. You were taking forever,” Sabrina jeers.
“I swear I was!”
"Well, you snooze you lose," Sabrina says, swallowing the cupcake in one massive bite. We laugh. It's the best day ever.
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