The speaker recounts their middle school years, describing a close-knit group of friends that they referred to as the "Hattera Gang" or "THG". The group consisted of Mitch, Cam, Grayson, Connor, and Jake. They were known as the "biker gang" in their town due to their frequent biking adventures around town. They would often ride their bikes together, singing along to music as they passed by people.
The group had a strong bond and used an iMessage group chat for communication, planning activities and sharing humorous interactions. They had a unique group name and had been together for years, with some members coming and going. Despite their close friendship, there were disagreements and fights, but they always managed to resolve them and remain united.
The group also engaged in various activities together, such as playing basketball games and watching football games. They even attempted to bake a cake from scratch, which resulted in a dense, unappetizing cake. Despite the challenges, the group remained close and supportive of each other.
The speaker concludes by reflecting on their friendship with the group, describing them as their "brothers" and expressing a sense of unity that nothing could tear apart.
1. The speaker lived about a block away from their middle school, making it easy to get to school without needing a ride.
2. The same group of friends would often hang out at the speaker's house after school.
3. The group of friends included Mitch, Cam, Grayson, Connor, and Jake.
4. Before getting bikes, they would walk for miles to go to McDonald's and come back, which was slow, tiring, and annoying.
5. The speaker was able to get a bike, and after one ride around town, they realized that biking was their new life.
6. The group of friends biked every corner of their town and would bike together in a pack.
7. They would sing along to music as they passed by people in their town and were quickly recognized as the "biker gang".
8. The group of friends had a name for themselves, they called themselves the "hattera gang", but most of the time they just referred to themselves as the "THG".
9. The group of friends had been together for years, with some people coming and going in the group.
10. They had an iMessage group chat with each other, where they would have many mind-numbing interactions.
11. They would use the group chat to plan out when they were going to do stuff.
12. The speaker would usually ask if people could come over, and they would either say yes or can't.
13. One of the friends, Jake, got a girlfriend, which affected their hangout times.
14. The group of friends would sometimes do ridiculous things, like bouncing a bouncy ball around the room in the kitchen.
15. They would also root for different football teams, switching through the games.
16. One time, they decided to make a cake but couldn't look up ingredients, so they made it completely by scratch.
17. They called up some of their girlfriends to try out the cake, which turned out to be dense.
18. They realized they had forgotten some ingredient that prevented the cake from being a giant dent sponge.
19. The group of friends loved each other and were there for each other, backing each other up.
20. They had their fights and disagreements, but they always fought through them and came back together.