Pro Surfer

Decision Time

3... Freaking... Years... I didn't know if I could do it. How was I gonna tell all my friends and family. Nick said that I had to decide by tomorrow because if I was joining the world tour, my first stop was Hawaii. He said the first competition in Hawaii is 3 months from now, and that's the amount of time I'll need to train. Nick also said that if I do it I'll be leaving to go to Hawaii in a week. This was going to be the hardest choice of my life. I knew I was going to have to tell Jenna sooner or later, so I chose now. I went to my homeroom and told the teacher I wasn't feeling well so I said I'd go to the nurse. I'm reality, I was going to Jenna's classroom because I had to tell her now. I opened the door and felt 100 eyes staring at me. "May I help you?" the teacher questioned. "Yeah, um it's about Jenna. Her uh.... Her mom is here to pick her up for a orthodontist appointment. She'll be gone for the rest of the day." I nervously said. She bought it and a confused Jenna walked up to me. I shut the door and Jenna was waiting for an answer. "What the hell! I don't even go to the orthodontist... My teeth are perfect!" Jenna smiled showing me her bright white teeth. "Um so uh...." I didn't know what to say. "Here, follow me!" I yelled running through the halls. She just laughed and chased after me. We ended up running to the beach by the place we always used to go as kids. It was a small little cave where we used to pretend to be mermaids and throw sand at each other . All of the memories flooded back to me making it 10x harder to tell her. "So, why are we here, Lilly?" Jenna asked. "I need to tell you something really important, and I don't know how you're gonna take it." I told her. She nodded her head, looking a bit worried as of what I was about to say. "I... I'm 6th place overall in the country. Meaning that I made the World Tour. "AHHHHHHHHHH!" Jenna blurted out making my eardrums literally burst. "OH MY GOSH I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS! THIS IS SO WONDERFULLY TERRIFICALLY AMAZING!" She screamed happily. "There's one thing you don't understand though. If I join the tour, I'm going to be gone, for 3 years. Jenna's smile quickly faded. I could see hurt and pain in her eyes as they started to lose their joy. "But, you can't leave.... You're my best friend." She wallowed. "But Jenna this is a huge opportunity for me, and I really.... Wait a minute." I paused. "What if... What if you came with me!" I started to see light in her eyes again. "EEEEEE" Jenna squealed. "OH MY GOD THEN WE COULD TRAVEL THE WORLD TOGETHER AND SURF AND I COULD HELP YOU TRAIN AND I COULD WATCH YOUR COMPETITIONS AND..." Jenna was extremely overjoyed. "AHHHH LET ME ASK NICK IF YOU COULD GO!" I happily yelled. I really hope she could come. It would be so much more fun with her. I dialed Nick's number and he answered. "Hey Nick! So I was wondering if it's no trouble to have my best friend come along with us on the tour?! She's the one I was surfing with when you first offered to sponsor me!" I said crossing my fingers. "Of course she could come! Just as long if it's ok with her parents. I can have all her flights with you set up and she can be homeschooled with you too." He exclaimed. I could've have been happier. "THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH NICK YOU'RE LITERALLY THE BEST!" I hung up the phone and screamed "HE SAID YOU COULD COME AND THAT HE'LL HAVE ALL YOUR FLIGHTS ORGANIZED AND WE CAN BE HOMESCHOOLED TOGETHER." "I CANT BELIEVE IT!" she screamed happily. As long as Jenna could go, I would definitely join the tour.