They are the gang from Sturgis. The ones that Wayne grew up with - the ones that helped each other all survive their teen years (despite the odds - you should hear their stories!)They know Wayne from before. Before Wayne knew who he was going to be. To become. They knew him then.
They swooped in, bringing a flurry of old stories, new stories, laughter, a ton of bull ... and with that, an afternoon of basketball to watch together.
If you would have been here, you would have seen Rick gesturing as he told a story to get everyone laughing. You'd have noticed Randy's tried and true "Spam" t-shirt. You would have seen Jeremy's wife and kids on his blackberry, you'd have seen Tom and Claire flirting. You'd have noticed that Shawn snuck out to call Tina - I suspect because he just missed her. You'd see Jennie, an old "cruising" friend of Wayne's, walk through the door and how wide Wayne smiled to see her. You would have heard Mike talking about the probability that none of them would lose any weight (they are competing in a weight loss challenge).
You would have heard more laughing. More stories. More, more, more.
You wouldn't have wanted to interrupt one minute of their day, because they were in their own world, and it was a world that provided a wellness for Wayne that was better than any medicine he took that day.
They.
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