unsolicited advice

one

i opened my heavy eyes at the sound of absolute ear destroying alarms and the smell of burnt something.

i clambered out of my cacoon of various blankets and dragged myself to my closet and swiftly through on the first pair of shorts i set my eyes on and sprinted down the stairs, with the sound of the fire alarms blaring at the same time.

as i crossed the threshold of the small kitchen i was greeted by my mother, fanning the air, fanning the smoke director.

she greeted me with a cheesy, "i'm sorry" grin and pointed at the burnt plate of waffles on the counter. i simply rolled my eyes and walked back to my room as the alarms stopped sounding.

a lovely way to start the day

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when i was all ready i made my bed,making sure i put all the various pillows in place. (my pillows and blankets are the only things i've unpacked since we moved yesterday .) i grabbed my skate bag and made my way downstairs. i saw my mother in the living room watching a movie on her laptop since the television wasn't set up yet and i took a quick peak in the mirror before sneaking out the door, skateboard in hand.

we hadn't even lived here four days so i was destined to find the perfect street spot. i have already gave up on finding other people that skate since most of the people in my estate are either forty year old racist fathers of four or ten year olds. well from what i've seen so far.

i skated down the street, dodging the various potholes and large rocks in the road, and made my way to the small store i had spotted the day we arrived. my hopes were high that i could find some drink even slightly sustainable for a day of street skating and tricks.

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as i approached the small corner store i had my headphones on, blaring random 2000s rock, and i couldn't help but notice there was a large group of boys about my age sitting out the front. fully prepared to be catcalled or given unsolicited advice on how to skate from people who have never even set foot on a board before, i cruised towards the door of the store.

as i was growing closer and closer i couldn't help but notice they had a small camera and also .... "SKATEBOARDS!" i whispered to myself and i picked up my pace skating towards the gaggle of boys.

i've never been so happy to see men before.

as i grew to be about 10 meters away i couldn't help but notice that they had all stopped what they where doing and where staring at me, i couldn't tell if it was a weird look or a good look.

i approached them and kicked my board up. they seemed to be smiling. SMILING! all 20-so of them.... SMILING!

"hi" i said with a strong-not-so-strong voice. not looking at anyone in particular.
"yo! the fuck?" a boy who looked to be the oldest said.
they all laughed and approached closer
"hey yeah i just moved here recently,bea" i said eagerly with my hand out.
"maxi" he said but instead of shaking my hand he pulled me in for a slight side hug.
"you skate?" said a tall dude. he had thick black dreads and was holding a camera, whereas maxi also had dreads but they where shorter and he had one single blonde one falling over his forehead.
"fuck yeah" i said with a cocky smile causing them to all chuckle.
"show us what ya got" a boy with a red beanie and hair peaking out the sides said.

and with that i looked around and spotted a small railing outside the store. and i did just what he asked,

i showed them what i got

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"jesus christ woman-" maxi said.
i cruised back over the group, to afraid to look up and see the faces of disappointment,
"-you got serious skill oh my god"
i immediately looked up at them to see the boys faces plastered in absolute awe of what had just happen.

after a moment of silence they all erupted and where shouting. shouting good things. it made me feel good :)

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hey smellys what ya think? first chapter huh. i'm not expecting this to get many reads lol but if anyone reads this, i love you ;)