Everything Has Changed:

Chapter 1: First Day of Summer 2020:

A month prior.

The summer of 2020. (June 2nd, 2020).

"It's finally summertime!" Calliope Routledge smiled as she skipped toward the docks after the last day of school.

"Yeah, no more homework or being trapped in that place as the big swells are out there." JJ Maybank smiled, laughing as he motioned his arm out to the water outside John B and Callie's house.

"You have never done your homework, J," Callie said, looking at the blond boy as she walked backward.

"Careful, Cal. You're not the most coordinated." John B, Callie's slightly older brother, warned his baby sister, shaking his head as she turned to walk forward again.

Just as she turned, JJ and John B looked at each other, sharing the same thoughts. Without any warning, JJ rushed and grabbed Callie as she squealed.

"JJ!" she exclaimed with a squeal when JJ lifted her up enough for John B to rush to grab her legs, stopping her from kicking the air. "John!" she exclaimed, squirming as she tried to get out of their grasp. The boys chuckled and walked toward the dock. "Let me down!" she yelled out as the two boys ignored her cries.

"Come on, Cal... You know it's tradition." John B chuckled when they got to the end of the dock. "Ready, JJ?" He asked the blond boy, who smirked, starting to swing Callie's body back and forth.

"Guys! Stop! No!" Callie screamed out, trying to squirm out of their gasp.

"One..." John B began to count, laughing as he helped swing Callie's body.

"Two... Three!" The boys counted down before tossing Callie into the cold water.

Callie gasped as she resurfaced, trying to push her wet hair out of her face and wiping the little bit of smuggled mascara under her eyes. "I'm gonna kill you both!" She scoffed at them as the boys stayed on the dock, laughing as they watched Callie try to keep her head above the water.

"Oh, come on... It's not that bad, Cal." John B chuckled, taking off his shirt and shoes to jump into the water.

"It's freezing, you idiot!" Callie scoffed at him when she covered her eyes as John B jumped, causing the water to splash her. Before she could even move her arm, JJ jumped in after John B, splashing Callie once again.

The water was cold, but the three of them ended up ignoring that fact as they were having fun. John B splashed JJ back. Callie laughed at the two. They were being stupid teenagers who had been friends for years.

A little bit later, the three of them gathered around a fire that John B made. They were joined by their two other best friends, Pope Heyward and Kiara "Kie" Carrera. It was a little bit cooler since it was much later in the evening. Four of them were drinking beer cans that JJ had "borrowed" from the kitchen at his workplace while Callie was sipping water since she did not drink.

There was nothing to do but talk about the things they would get up to during the summer. They were happy. They had the whole summer to live their lives.

The next day, the adventures began.

JJ stayed the night at the Routledge house. John B drove his van, which they called the "Twinkie" to drive around and get Pope and Kie. John B was in the driver's seat, laughing as they all carried on. Callie smiled, leaning her head back on the headrest as she had her feet up on the dash. JJ smiled, sitting behind John B's seat as he waved his weed blunt around, while Pope sat in the back seats and Kie sat in the floor behind Callie's seat.