A Broken Fall( Reki x Langa)

Awesome for the first time! (Episode two)

   Langas POV:

         That was amazing I felt free, terrified for some of it but free. I'm glad I raced I really needed this. I want to learn to skate. Gosh, I'm so tired it's over now, I need to find Reki. I turn around only to have him grab the collar of my shirt. Oh no is he mad I raced instead of him?

" You're so... awesome! "  Reki says in my face, I exhale because he's not mad.

The next morning Reki is freaking out about last night in a good way, at least I think so. So he knows I used to snowboard but he keeps referencing America. He wants to see me skate and I want to so why not. I have my feet taped to the damaged board from last night, but I don't know how to start. I need a push. He gives me a light shove forward and I'm off. I'm flying, I turn the corner to hear Reki yell something. Oh no, cars! I'm gonna die! Reki never told me how to stop I try turning to the side but I forgot about the wheels again I fly forward, almost crashing to face into the front of a box truck. I lay flat praying for my death isn't painful. I feel nothing but my soul leave my body am I still alive?

            Reki and I walk up the hill trying to catch our breath and I'm trying to figure out how I'm still alive. We sit on the steps and he asks about last night. But I barely know what happened myself. I remember him bringing me, and the wrong board to the S, but not much after. I wanna try his board. He has that I almost got myself killed, I know that but I kind of loved it. The rush, not the almost dying.  He thinks I'm kidding but I'm not. He lets me use the board. I want to learn, actually, I probably need to. I want him to be my teacher and he is happy to do it. At school, he tells me no more tape. I try but I'm unsure, my feet feel like they will slide right off. He offers his hand. I refuse it and end up falling onto my back. He shows me what I'm supposed to do and he makes it look easy. He teaches riding next, but I'm pretty much just pushing. Then we are spotted by a teacher on duty. Our classmates cheer for Reki and warn me to keep up. Crap he didn't tell me how to turn, I'll try like I would snowboarding I got this. Yeah so, I hit the wall.

          After school we go to a small park and practice more, I can ride but not very well. I bruised my forehead a little and gave myself a bloody nose but Reki patched me up at the shop before I went home. Moms a very loud thinker especially when It comes to me. I got to calm her down. I get her attention. She says she notices my injuries. I tell her I fell, I did, a lot. Skating is harder than I thought it would be. She is looking at me this mom smile that only she gives you when she has hope for something she won't tell you about. I ask about her to make her feel important because she is all I have. 

       Later on, Reki and I are back to practicing. He has me doing a zipperlike motion with the front of the board, but I keep losing my balance. I hate how my feet are not attached to the board but I need to learn. My phone rings, damn no go on the job search. I tell Reki and he is right in giving his opinion which I'm glad I have someone else's besides my own. We end up begging Oka to give me a job, Reki's idea. We got a maybe! 

      Reki wants to teach me something a little different today. Jumps, well sort of there called ollies. We have them in snowboarding but our feet are attached to the board. This is gonna take me forever to learn. I watch Reki skate around a bit missing most of what he said. I want to see the world the way he does, with light and laughter and pure happiness. I have been snowboarding since I was a toddler, learning something new is harder than people make it seem. That annoying. He gets an Idea so we head to his house.

          There are so many rooms In me and mom's apartment there are only five both bedroom,kitchen and living room and a bathroom.

 His rooms cool, with lots of posters and books, I was surprised by the books. He is digging for something, but he hasn't told me his idea yet. I feel something poke my arm. It was one, of his sisters, then his mom came to the door. She was very chatty and she gave me a warm feeling like my mom give me. She offers cake, and I don't want to say no. He says it's embarrassing having a big family, but I think I want one someday.  After our snack, he shows me a magazine with a board with plates to hold my feet. He asks if I want him to make me one, I didn't he could do that! That so so cool. He seems to know everything about skating. His eyes sparkle anytime someone talks skating. He even has a workshop for building and designing boards, it's awesome. He gets a little annoyed I know so little.

         He tells me about the different types of boards, what they are for, the different wheels, a bunch of stuff I had no idea about. We watch videos on people skating and doing tricks. I want to be able to do that someday. You can skate anywhere, city, country, parking lot, rooftop, forest, anywhere! It is amazing I am so excited t learn and skate with Reki. We will skate whenever, wherever, however, we want to. 

        He builds me a longer board with wide-set tires so it is more comfortable for me. I still cant olly though, and I fall often. We practice in school and run away from teachers, we watch videos in class, we try things, and finish up my board. He painted a cartoon yeti on it, not what I was expecting but who cares I have a board! I'm getting better I can feel it. Reki is spending so much of his time with me, I think we are going to be great friends. That night we practice at the park, obviously I fall, again but this time I split my finger open. I have bruises and scrapes but I hate blood. Snowboarding on had bruises and broken bones. He says it's like a right of passage to becoming a good skater. He so happy when he talks about skating it reminders me of how dad used to be about snowboarding. Reki asks why we came to Okinawa so I tell him, my dad died. I tell him why I needed a job so I can help my mom. His worry is that out here I will be bored that's kind of strange to me because he has made me try something new and exciting. With a guy like Reki around I doubt ill ever be bored.

         Right now I feel I can't do anything, I hope on the board and just go for it. I fly forward toward the sun and I do it, I ollie. I am having fun again. I did it! He was so excited for me he brags to Oka. Then I meet Miya, a young boy apparently one of the best. And he wants to race me?!

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