" im going out with Mojo!" i tell my mom as i tie my hair up in a ponytail and put Mojo, the golden retriever dog of my family in a leash , the sun is going down, and its the perfect time to listen to my Taylor Swift playlist while going on a walk i...
" wait, Riki is back? Are you serious?" i ask just to make sure, hoping this was a joke, or should i say, praying it was a joke. Nishimura Riki. How do i start? He's annoying, yes, that's the perfect start, what else can i say? Riki is my neighbour, from back when we we're 6 and our moms immediatly became good friends, so i basically grew up with Riki and his sisters, Sola and Konon. But i never really liked Riki, he was too loud, too energetic for me, just not my cup of tea, and besides that. HE IS WEIRD!
You see, he isnt that bad looking at all, he was his black hair and with those sharp brown eyes, he could be a model, not to mention, hes also very tall. But his behavior ruins it all, not that i have something against it (i do.) but he's a strange teenager. He has this obsession with dancing ever since he was a literal baby, he dances everywhere, goes to dancing competition, films dances everywhere and besides that, his humour is weird itself. He calls himself " riki jackson " because he is obsessed with Michael Jackson. But he had this crush on me since basically forever. He should come up to me like 'hey, Dar, wanna see those tricks i learnt?' and starts dancing to impress me. It was beyong cringe, but he was fun sometimes to be with. Especially when my grandma died, i was really sad, it happened when i was 13 and i was gone for 2 days because my grandma' s furneral was in another city. When i came back, he immediatly ran across the street to my house as i was sitting on the grass by myself, and hugged me, very tight.
" DAR! You are finally back, it was so boring without you.. Dont cry.. I dont like seeing you cry.. You know, your grandma is in a better place right now.. With your grandpa! They are probably doing couple things togheter right now!" Riki said trying to console me, and he most likely did, he made me laugh with that and in 2 days, i was back to my usual-self, only thanks to Riki Jackson. And by the way, here's a childhood picture of me, another friend, Konon and Riki at a dance competition, no, i didnt like dancing, but Riki's partner got sick and he was so sad that he couldn't compete, so i offered myself. Even if i wasn't quite the best dancer.
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Yup, look at Riki, as usual, trying to act cool.
" okay, mom. I will say hi.. or run away from him." i say and open the front door, i step outside with Mojo, who was barking at the birds sitting on the grass, as i closed the door behind me and looked towards Riki's house across the street, there he was. And sadly, he looks straight at me, a smile growing on his face. Riki sees me walking my dog as he gets outside his house, with some headphones on and a casual outfit, a loose sleeves shirt and some grey sweatpants, his brown eagle sharp eyes look sleepy, maybe he took a nap, and his black hair with blonde highlights is messy. So, as smart as i am, i turn my attention to the concrete on the street and continue walking, pretending not to see him, but Mojo has another plans as it starts barking back at Riki, who just stand there smiling like an idiot, before he starts running to catch up with me.
