What about me Wednesday (decisions)

I have a decision to make.

Ten years ago I worked at a movie theater in ronkonkoma, ny. First it was Hoyts, then it became Regal. I spent my college years scooping popcorn, hawking candies to people in the theaters, cleaning up messes left by masses of children, and selling overpriced tickets to the people I use to go to high school and junior high with.

The original starting crew of the theater when it opened was about 60 people. Among those 60 starters, after about 3 months, 15 remained. I was one of these 15. Now others came and went over the years, but us starters always had a kind of pride about launching the place and it was sad when one of us left.

Now I wouldn't say that these were the best years of my life, and it certainly wasn't one of the best jobs. Which is kind of why all the starters bonded, because we were all stuck in this pit together. Now, like most of my jobs, I started out being ostrasized, made fun of, and pretty much written off for any kind of social hangings out. After a year or two, the people realized that I was really just a kind sweet guy, and accepted me for the most part. I still didn't do the after work parties, but it wasn't because I wasn't invited.

The decision I have to make is this. A group of starters and pseudo-starters(people who befriended the starters, hung out at the theater and eventually worked there too) have been reaching out to each other over facebook. Most of us have moved on, gotten married, one of us even has a kid, and there's another on the way (no, not me). So, since it's a little over 10 years since we started at Hoygal all those years ago, one of the people got the idea for a reunion. Within a day, it went from an idea to definately being on to this saturday at the local Dave and Buster's (kind of an adult chuck e cheese if you will). The decision is whether to go to this or not. The factors are thus.

-I don't drink normally, but don't want to be a party pooper

-While I'm in all of the conversations about the reunion, no one actually asked me to come, I assume I'm invited, but I'm not sure

-While there are people going that I'd like to see, there are an equal number of people who I don't want to see, and whose relationship with me all those years ago was tenuous at best. This mainly stems over the guy who broke my arm (he pushed me, my ankle twisted, and fell on my arm, not like he swung a bat or something). He'll be there, and while we've seen each other since then, we just kinda of grimace and nod.

-I'll get to see Kathleen, Jen, and even Jodi who seems to have matured over time (not sure), but she's been friendly over facebook.

-I'd like to bring my wife, but I don't want to bring her into a tense situation (if it is tense), but I still kinda want her there if it is.



I didn't go to my High School reunion, because I didn't want to walk into a room full of enemies. I'm wondering if this is any different? What do you guys think I should do?