A couple of days later, the day of the strawberry picking finally arrived. The group of friends wouldn't have that long to hang out together, as that evening, Ember would be back up on stage singing against Leslie's team. She didn't expect too much of a challenge in easily defeating the other girl in singing or performance abilities, so she still went along with foregoing more practice in favor of picking strawberries.
The group going was Ryan, Lace, Elric, Ember, and Eria.
Immediately after their classes ended for the day, the crew gathered up at SSSU, before piling into Ryan's truck and heading for the countryside.
"It looks a lot more like home…"
Ember gazed out the window as they left the confines of the city, smiling as she saw the scenery start to turn from dull gray to vibrant green.
"Ember, are you from out in the country?"
Eria, who was sitting on the opposite side of Elric, glanced over.
