Penelope's POV
The restaurant hosting the event is located beside a hotel. It looked like the event was already in full swing when from my seat in the car, there were so many already. A part of me was hoping to come before the majority did. I got out of the car informing Kelvin I would call him when I needed to go back. I walked across the road to the restaurant checking the time on my wristwatch. It was just ten minutes past five. Did they decide to start before time? The whole restaurant seemed booked for the reunion, so I walked in pushing the door open myself. The chattering stopped immediately with everyone looking at me like a ghost just walked in. I guess the party did start before five.
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