Pursuit of Happiness | Taz Skylar

011. text messages

[messages between zoe and taz]

taz
so how's the skateboarding coming along?

zoe
it's better!! it's starting to come back to me
i might actually be able to give ethan that ride soon

taz
that's your nephew, right?

zoe
yeah, he's actually the reason why i wanted to pick it up again
i tried teaching him but it went kind of poorly and i'm worried that i made it worse

taz
i'm sure that you didn't
have you spoken to him about it? how's he coming along?

zoe
well, he thinks he's good enough that he doesn't have to wear his helmet anymore
doesn't help that he thinks jay is the coolest person to ever walk this earth and jay hasn't worn a helmet since he was about 15
i just told him that jay's experienced but also a bit of an idiot and that's how he gets away with it
that got him to stop asking

taz
he sounds like a good kid
how old is he now?

zoe
he's 10

taz
shit
now i feel old
he hadn't even started school last time i saw him

zoe
you think you feel old? every time i see him it feels like he's grown another couple of inches
he's going to be taller than me in a couple of years

taz
to be fair, it's not like that's hard

zoe
i think i liked you better when you were too nervous to make fun of me

taz
yeah but where's the fun in that