Where this Flower Blooms

8

*Nico's POV*

"Man lets go, I wanna skate with my new shoes" I yell to Koda from downstairs, slipping my purple shoes on.

They're a collaboration I created with Lakai to promote the brand and I honestly couldn't be happier! I was thrilled when I got the call.

"Im going Neeks, chill" Koda shouts running down the wooden stairs. I laugh at him almost tripping off the last step,rainbow colored board and water bottle in hand. He does the same as we skate down the sidewalk to our favorite place.
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"Nico!!" I hear the familiar voice of Olan yelling across the gate, I smile and wave as I skate to him alongside Koda.

As we keep chatting it up sitting on the graffiti covered cement seating, I feel Koda nudge my bicep with his elbow repeatedly
I turn to him with a confused look saying "what man"
His eyes bug out nodding his head to make me look to the direction he's implying

I squint my eyes to the other side of the half pipe to see the most beautiful girl I was hoping it would be.
My eyes light up in her direction and I look back to him
"Bro you have to go now you've been waiting long enough"

My face scrunches up to his response, knowing I wouldn't be able to communicate at all with this girl
"Nico come on" he rolls his eyes
"Koda I don't even know what to say I'm so nervous!" I say scratching the back of my neck with my right hand and the other grabbing my board.

"Nico please go! just be yourself man" Koda says standing up from his seated position, pushing my back to her direction
"now go" with one small push of encouragement.

Breathe in Breathe out Breathe in Breathe out I repeat in my head as I act out my thoughts

I mold my lips to an 'O' shape and let out a breath and walk over to her

"Get me with her friend dude!" Koda yells cupping his mouth with his hands as I roll my eyes and shake my head, still walking straight ahead.

Once I meet her distance, she doesn't notice me, simply doing small tricks with her brunette friend that she's always with.

She's wearing some black dickies, folded at the ankle, along with white long socks. She has a black and white striped "Comme De Garçon" shirt, with some black and white old skool velcro vans, and on her head, a plain mustard yellow beanie.

She was so focused rolling her ankle on the front of the board, arms raised in the middle as if trying to balance.
I stop admiring her for a second to have the guts to actually talk to her, which has me scared shitless but nonetheless, I skate to her in hope I don't screw this up.

"Hey cool trick I saw you do there" I exclaim showing a small smile
She looks up at me with a huge 'mouth open smile' God her smile.
"Hey Nico! I haven't seen you like in forever, hope you weren't hiding from me" She replies crossing her arms around her chest.
I let out a chuckle, "Haha never that"
As I stand in front of her, I notice her light amount of makeup, nice natural looking, freckles still in place, a light orange shade on her eyelids contemplating her gorgeous green eyes, as well as a brown pinkish shade lip color. Wow still in skater clothes she looks so beautiful.

"So, have you ever figured out my name yet?" she breaks the silence raising an eyebrow snapping me out of my trance.
"Hmm lemme guess, Jessica? Alexis? Gertrude?" I say giving her a list of names while she scrunched up her button nose at the fact that I called her Gertrude.
"Gertrude!? Do I look like that haha What a guess!" She says rolling her eyes. I let out a laugh at her silliness.
"No no no I know it! It's Carolina"
Her face glows up with a huge grin
"Yes! you can thank your buddy for that" She says winking, remembering Koda asked her for it.

"So what's up just came to admire my tricks ?" She smiles rolling the board back and forth with her foot.
Well here I go, I feel as if I'm going to vomit!

She looks at me attentively, batting her long lashes.

"Well, I was wondering if you uh-wanted to like- I don't know- um go out to eat w-with me?" I spit out rubbing the back of my elbow, doing the same with the board.
She instantly smiles cheekily and nods her head. Hell yeah neeks
"That sounds great! Here text me the deets!" She says reaching out for her backpack, pulling out a black sharpie. She reaches for my arm and I willingly give it.
We both look down to my forearm, both smiles on our faces as she concentrates the felt tip tracing on my arm. I can't quite see what she is writing since her head is blocking the view but she soon pulls away to reveal her "tattoo"

It writes Carolina along with her number and a drawn heart with a smiley face inside. I smile at her art.
"Okay sounds good then, text me!" She says with a thumbs up skating away. 
I'm shook this went by so easily, she's so easy to talk to wow. I smile the whole way back to Koda while he's begging to hear how it went.

"Sooo how'd it go??" He says, eyebrows raised
I plaster a huge grin on my face only lifting up my forearm to reveal her tat,

"Perfect"