"You must learn to look beyond the evidence. It shows only what you wish to believe is real, not what you really wish to believe."

Doubt that the sun doth move;
Doubt truth to be a liar,
But never doubt I love...
(Hamlet, Shakespeare)

The Circle is in flux. It's been a hectic six months, and as the friends head into the heat of summer, more trials await that will truly test the bonds of friendship.

For whilst a circle may contract and may even at times constrict, it can also expand, accommodate, embrace.

And it is always whole.

Eternal.

Set over a period of six months (July-December), In The Stars Part II continues to explore the day-to-day lives of The Circle--nine friends from high school, now in their late thirties--following them through a year of celebration, loss, illness and life-changing decisions.

In The Stars Part II is Season Five in the Hiding Behind The Couch Series.