Prologue

Charlie Rode is living his dream with his five friends, known as the "Lucky Five." Despite their different aspirations, they have grown together through agreement and argument. The story is told in two periods, one when Charlie is 13 and the other when he's 23. They face agony, sympathy, wrath, and camaraderie with each other as they cover their teenage and adult life.

Everything is a work of fiction, not true.