Andy [Outer banks]

One: The day before

One of the perks of being a pogue nobody, was that when your hookups mum watch's you sneaking out of his bedroom window at 6am on the first day of summer after a wild party, she doesn't know who you are.

Thats how I ended up in my current situation swinging off the first story roof off of a giant home in figure 8, using my ninja skills I landed stealthily in the soft dirt of a flower bed. I smiled quite happy with myself that was until I looked up making I contact with non other than Hamish Mckenzies mother. Unsure what to do I waved.

"Good morning Mrs Mckenzie" surprisingly she waved back with a slightly dumbfounded expression on her face. A cheeky grin took over my face and I made my hasty exodus, jumping into the bushes and weaving my way through the garden. Finally thankful for once that the kooks could afford such Lavish gardens as it provided some shelter from the judgemental gaze of Hamish's mother. I made it finally to the road were I found my Jeep.

My baby, aside from Toto obviously was my 1990 Jeep Wrangler, her name was gladdis and she was an absolute shit box. Quickly jumping in the passenger seat I continued my original exodus, making it back to my house in one piece. I lived on the cut in a smallish beach house much like JB's, it was just me and my brother since my mum passed. Cancer took my dad when I was just a kid and a heart attack took my mum a year and a half ago. The house was cute, homely, a pale shade of blue that had been eaten away by years of sea breeze.

"Honey I'm hoooome" Toto flew round the corner from the kitchen towards the back door, tail wagging and tongue flying. I caught him as he launched himself into my arms and let me tell you he was definitely not a puppy anymore.

"Hey buddy how's my best boy!" Toto was a 12th birthday present from my big brother.

"Here Andy" he passed me a puppy, "now you make sure you take real good care of him and he'll take real good care of you back" the pup was an ugly wee bastard, little pot belly and ears to big for his head.

Mum wasn't to pleased when she got back from the shop and saw what Harry has gifted me. She swore black and blue that she'd throw him out on the street the second he even looked like causing any trouble. But times changed and she Fucken loved that dog.

The mutt was easily excitable and zoomed around the house as I breakfasted on 3 strawberries and a piece of cod I found in the fridge. After eating I took my time showering, ya know you never really know dirty until you've been to a party, got hammered then ended up at a guys house, done the dirty and jumped out a window into his mothers rose garden.

I changed into a purple bikini, because you always have to be prepared, a salty crew long sleeve and denim cut offs. I left my hair out to dry and quickly checked the time.

7:42am Harry would be waiting on me, wasting absolutely as much time as possible I wandered through the house slipping on yellow vans and grabbing my skate board and back pack I whistled to Toto and headed down the street. The rough roads of the cut were hard to skate on but I was highly practiced moving with the skills of a graceful leopard as I chased the pitbull through the streets till we got to the marina.

My dad grew up as a kook in figure 8 his parents even still live there not that we have any contact with them. But before he kicked it he married my mum and together they bought Nadia&Norts surf&scuba supply, a supply and rental store for surf and scuba gear, we also give lessons, though considering I'm an instructor they are very mediocre. My mums name was Nadia and my Dads name was Norton.

I entered the shop through the front door waving a hello to H who was serving a customer and headed out to the back as Toto headed to his bed by the counter, tuckered out from all the running. I spent hours cleaning and taking inventory of the store room all ready for the up coming summer. By the time I was done I'd categorised so many snorkel and mask sets I felt like I was becoming one. It was 3pm when I finished completely taking what was in my opinion a well deserved break and napped on top of a pile of wetsuits.
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"Oooh Andy... Andy, Andy, Andy" my eyes snapped open and I got the fright of my life, jumping back my eyes finally came into focus and I looked up to see JJ staring back at me with a cheeky wee grin on his face.