After nearly half and hours journey, and that includes calling into Lisa’s house on the way to get her skateboard, we finally made it to the corner deli just up the road from the skate park. Lisa and I had gone ahead of the Vampires from Hell, because we had our skateboards which made the journey seem a bit shorter
‘I desperately need a drink or I’m gunna die!’ Lisa puffed, cutting across in front of me before she missed the front entrance to the shop. It’s not a good idea to cut in front of someone on your skateboard – especially when they’re on their skateboard too – it’s a recipe for disaster should the wheels become locked up together or if the skateboards interlock.
‘Whoa!’ I quickly regained my balance, after almost colliding with absent minded Lisa. ‘Well, how much longer is it anyway until we get there?’ I asked as the answer impacted my decision on whether or not to buy one, too.
‘Only about another five minutes, but there’s nothing to eat or drink there, so if you’re thirsty, I suggest you get a drink now or go without one for the rest of the day.’
‘Yep! Good idea then!’ I nodded, remembering that I had $5 in my bag.
Sitting outside with a large bottle of lemonade each, we both crack open our drinks when I turn my attention to the loud music coming from up the road.
Boom… Boom… Boom… Boom… The music had a rhythmic hip-hop beat to it.
‘Where’s that music coming from?’ I asked Lisa.
‘That’s the skate park.’ She replied, ‘they bring their own music and things to do… it’s kind of like the local hangout for the dropouts… well, that’s what my Mum calls it anyway.’ She shrugged her shoulders at the fact that her Mum works at the school and knows a lot of the local kids that hang out there. She took a large scull of her drink, making her eyes well up with water – in fact, she sculled her drink too fast and the fizzy bubbles filled her mouth up so much that lemonade started dripping out of her nose! She had no choice but to spit it out everywhere, spraying sticky lemonade mixed with spit and snot all over herself, her skateboard and the footpath, narrowly avoiding me!
‘Ewwwww!’ I complained, ‘GROSSE!’
Lisa then started cracking up laughing, wiping her chin with her sleeve then wiping off any excess from down the front of her shirt and skirt.
I have to admit, it was pretty funny.
‘Well, c’mon then,’ Lisa regained herself, ‘let’s go and see if your boyfriend is there!’ Lisa teased playfully.
‘He’s not my boyfriend!’ I defended myself as I tightly secured the lid back on my drink bottle, keeping hold of it in my hand as I swung my schoolbag back over my shoulder, ‘he’s Sally Eggface’s boyfriend… and besides, he’s not my type anyway.’
‘Well, it seems like he’s your type.’ Lisa replied, ‘and it seems like you’re his!’
‘Huh?’ I asked, ‘what exactly do you mean by that?’
‘What I mean is…’ she paused, ‘you know what I mean.’ Was all she said as she flipped her skateboard over and skated off toward the music before I could respond. I had no choice but to follow, so, taking a few pushes, I steady myself on my skateboard and skate off after her.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The music was even louder now as we were crossing the road to cut through the grassy park toward a group of people hanging out up ahead. The music was more prominent, meaning that I could hear the words to the music and could make out what they were saying – and yes, you guessed it, the words were those that would totally freak my Mother out if she heard them – but I don’t seem to mind it, LOVE Eminem, and as far as I’m concerned, they can play his music as loud as they wanted!
