The Olympics

1

LUKE -----------

I get a glimpse of my friend Ashton tying his surfboard up. I guess he was done surfing for the day. My surfboard still waxed tipped onto the wooden shack that was known as Jays Crab Shack.

"Ash are you done for the day?" I asked my friend not wanting to leave but asking in a way that he would understand that I wasn't ready yet.

"Yeah man I'm beat, but go and show me a couple more waves."
With that I winked, grabbed my board, and ran down to the tide. The cool water brushed against my bare feet. I wish that sometimes I didn't have to wear my wetsuit. Although it would be cold it would be satisfying. By the time I got out deep enough it was time to ride the wave. My dad always said "When you fall in the impact zone, get up, because you never know what's over the next wave." He said he learned it from his idol. Bethany Hamilton.

I get up on my board brushing the water beside me. You keep your head straight through the spin cycle then swim towards daylight. I made it through and smelled salty air and knew that life was worth the reckon for.

I swam back towards Ashton and he was giving me a smile and two Shaka hands. When I made it back to shore Ash patted me on the back and said I should consider doing competitions.

"Nah man I think the waves like it better when it's chill instead of chaotic" I didn't want it to seem like I was scared of doing competition. My girlfriend tells me I am capable of anything even the impossible. But really she's capable of anything even the impossible. Ash wasn't the first one to tell me I should do competition surfing. I've heard it many times before, considered it but never pulled through.

"Come on dude you're amazing you need to at least try one. I have been the surfing industry for 12 years and never once have I rode a wave like you just did."

I chuckled and returned to smile.
Changing the subject I said "Do you want to go grab a smoothie it's free smoothie day at Jamba Juice?!"

"Luke is that a question, of course I want a free smoothie who are you."

Smoothies . One of the middle school rituals. Every day me and Ashton would find ourselves at Jamba Juice buying smoothies. This would also make us wonder how we had no money at the end of the month.

10 minutes later we found our selves second in line ready to order our smoothies. We were excited to see that our friend Brad was working cashier. Me and Ashton and Brad go back quite a while. He first started our smoothie rituals in grade 7. He would even give us free smoothies talk to us and give us dating advice when we were older. Brad was the type of dude That would do anything to protect us. We were like his second children. One time me and Ashton went surfing when we were younger and forgot our boards. We stole one off the beach and got arrested. Brad bailed us out .

" Luke and is that Ashton! How are you boys! Wow I haven't seen you in a while. What have you been up to lately?" Brad greeted us friendly .

"We are good! We are glad to see you today." Ashton replied.

"What can I get your boys today."

We both ordered and we asked a few questions to him.

"So Brad are you still dating that chick with the black hair?" He looked up to the ceiling as if he was thinking about it.

"She wasn't the one for me. You boys need to find a girl that respects you and cares for you and everything you want to wake up in the morning to. Speaking of which Luke are you still dating Kennedy?"

I was Looking down at the table listening to a story about his girlfriend. I head popped up immediately when he said the name of my girlfriend. Kennedy. I missed her . Kennedy was one that was brave. She was kind. But she was also loyal. Last time I saw her I cried. I'm not the emotional one but knowing that that was the last time I was going to see her for three months hurt. She was going off to the Olympic trials and I didn't have time to see her. We have been video chatting it's not like seeing her beautiful eyes in person. I missed her brown long hair and her green sparkly eyes.

"Yeah me and Ken are still together , I haven't seen her in a while . She's at the Olympic trials trying to make it on the USA team so I haven't seen her in a while."
The facts scared me . That fact that I wasn't going to see her for another month was scary. She took care of my 5th grade old boy mind. I missed her .

"Well I'm sure you will see her soon buddy. I mean sometimes---
Brad got cut off by an angry costumer in line.

"You already ordered ! You do know there are other people in this world that maybe just want a free smoothie but can't get it because there is too many people in line !!!"

Brad gave him the look old pure evil. Then said " OK LOOK BIG CHUNKY!!! YOUR GONNA WAIT IN LINE PATIENTLY OR IM NOT GONNA MAKE YOUR SCRUMPTIOUS FUNKY MANGO SMOOTHIE SO QUIET DOWN AND LET ME TALK TO MY SONS THAT WENT OFF TO WAR 5 YEARS AGO."

Me and Ashton looked at eachother and tried to stop eachother from laughing .