Thank you, Gary! These friends were close for years before everything fell apart. Pierre might have been new to three musketeers (he joined them in Grade 9) but the whole group was close. Everyone knew that Jason was excluded from the friend group, but Corey also missed not only his friendship with Jason, but being part of that family. He was still friends with Drew, but not having Jason in his life left a big hole in his adopted family. It may not have been mentioned, except in passing, but Corey stopped coming back to town after he was kicked out, so he also missed out on being part of the Sedor family.
Thank you for your review and all of your support, Gary.