Chapter 1- On sight

Friday fest in downtown Melbourne was getting live, and the sunshoppe was getting crowded. Luke did not like this crowd one bit. "Posers" he sighed to himself. The mob was making him claustrophobic and there was no outdoor seating left by the sunshoppe. Defeated, he walked over to see one of his best companions, Joey Crown. Luke sat on the cold cinder block lining the record store curb and twiddled his thumbs. "I smoked my last pack this morning" he admitted dejectedly. He then heard a timid voice ask Joey, "Hey man, can we go for a drive?" Luke glanced up from the Birkenstocks and saw it was just Mitchell Braun, but he had not seen the boy with whom was with Mitch. Luke locked in on the stranger and felt his eyes sting as they filled with tears. "Perfection" he thought to himself. The world around him muted and his surroundings became a blur. He admired this lad's style from his bandana to his large Adidas sneakers. "Luke…..Luke…..LUKE?" Joey snapped his fingers in front of Luke's face to break his spaced out episode. "Are you coming bro? I'm gonna go buy cigs with Mitch and Tim". Luke uttered out an "ok" and stood up to join them. Luke watched Tim hop into the backseat of the red mustang and Luke excitedly got in. Tim plugged his phone into the aux cable and began searching for a song to play. I Won by Future began to play through the speakers and Luke's heart skipped a beat. "This kid is too good to be true" Luke said to himself quietly. His eyes closed as Future's auto tuned voice entered his ears "I just want to take you out and show you off. You already know that you the perfect one…" The lyrics resonated with him on a spiritual level. He knew him and Tim were meant to meet. Before he knew it, they were at 7-11. The bright fluorescent lights shined on Tim's face as he got out of the car, and Luke was soon to follow. While standing in line Luke felt pressure to start a conversation with Tim. "So uh, I really like that nigga Future" Luke stated. Tim acknowledged Luke and met his glance with a smile, "Yass he goes innnn" Tim replied. Joey and Tim purchased the cigarettes and the boys made their journey back to downtown. "Can I have a smoke, Tim?" Tim looked at his new pack for a few seconds as he pondered Luke's question. "I guess you can this one time, but only cuz you like Future". They inhaled the tobacco smoke, but exhaled a new found friendship.