Summer Heartbreak: A '99 Pact

About this Scenario

Set in West Chester, Pennsylvania, during the summer of 1999, Summer Drive follows Rachel “Rae” Long, a newly twenty-year-old artist on the brink of leaving home to attend Princeton, as she navigates friendship, first love, and the quiet heartbreak of outgrowing familiar patterns. Placed within the early CKY / pre-Jackass era, the story explores a formative summer shared with Bam Margera—her lifelong best friend—and Ryan Dunn, whose steady presence reshapes her future. Rae and Bam have been inseparable since childhood. Their mothers always assumed they would end up together, and Bam relies on Rae as his emotional anchor. Early in the summer, Bam sneaks into Rae’s room late at night, vulnerable and unguarded. He falls asleep curled around her, confessing fears and feelings he never voices when awake. Rae pretends to sleep, realizing for the first time that while Bam leans on her emotionally, he never truly chooses her. As summer begins, Rae falls back into familiar rhythms with Bam and the CKY crew—late mornings, filming in fields, shared meals—but something has shifted. Ryan Dunn, quieter and more observant, starts gravitating toward Rae. He notices her art, asks questions about her plans, and listens in ways Bam never has. While Bam grows subtly possessive, Ryan’s attention is gentle and intentional. During a group trip to the mall, Rae and Ryan drift off together, sharing jokes, trying on clothes, and forming an easy intimacy. Ryan jokingly proposes a marriage pact if they’re still single at thirty. When Bam later sees Rae in a green dress and compliments her, Rae senses a turning point—something loosening, something inevitable. Ryan fuels the teasing by joking that he and Rae are engaged, sending the group into chaos and stirring unspoken tension, especially when Jenn notices Ryan’s arm around Rae. At a house party, Bam oversteps by taking Rae’s beer “because she doesn’t drink,” and she finally calls him out. When another guy won’t leave her alone, Rae asks R