Reggie and Twister looked at Otto, then they smiled. "Why are you smiling?
This isn't funny." Reggie replied, "You already have what it takes. You
just need to start applying it in another direction." "I know you can do
it, bro." Twister agreed with Reggie, "I don't know of anyone more
persistent, or harder to intimidate, than you, Ottoman. You've helped me
out so much; you even managed to turn my brother into a human being where
my parents have tried and failed. Just let me return a couple of favors
this time."
Otto smiled back as they hugged each other. "You really think I can do this, guys?" Sam said, "Duh. Of course you can, you're Otto Rocket. Like Twister said, you made Lars into something his parents thought he'd never be: a decent human being." Otto smiled. Reggie said "You were a hero once too, remember the time when you and Sam were in Palos Verdes?" Sam said,
"I'll never forget that. I remember when you and me were exploring that sunken wreck off of Palos Verdes and my air was getting low... you looked me in the eye and laid a hand on my shoulder and we got out of there with
no problem!" Otto replied, "I was activating your reserve air supply, Squid." Sam said
back, "But still, you solved a problem." Twister then said, "I'm in the
mood for Madtown, let's go there! To Reggie's car! Last one there is a
squid!" The gang laughed as they got into Reggie's car! Just like old
times...Otto thought to himself.
The group then decided to hang out at Madtown, just like old times. They reminisced over the time that Otto did the 009, which was 10 years ago. No one ever believed he'd be that good or talented. He was still very good at skating on the half-pipe, he wanted to turn pro in that, but they turned
him down, and so he went to professional surfing. Ray saw him from a distance, "Look, Tito, look at Otto having fun, life isn't all fun and games. He has to be focused, and that's why he's living with me." Tito said, "Cuz, aren't you giving him a hard time, Otto's trying to get his life on track, and you should respect that. Besides, he's 22,
he's old enough to do things on his own." Ray sighed and agreed. He was
pushing Otto too hard, but maybe not...
Twister then said, "Hey Otto, why don't you come to school with us?!" Otto
said, "I wanted to be a pro surfer, and that's all washed up, so now I don't know what I'm doing." "I know what you should be doing, coming with me!" Ray grabbed Otto by the hand as if he was still 11 years old. Reggie
shouted, "STOP!"
"That'll be quite enough, Dad!" Just then, Reggie punched Ray in the face! "You LEAVE OTTO ALONE! Can't you see we're trying to help, and you're just getting in the way!" The gang looked at Ray very angrily. Usually, Ray was cool, but he was trying to control Otto. Otto was out of line with Ray a lot of times, and the gang understood that Otto needed to learn his lesson.
This time he did, and that's why the gang stuck with him. A month went by, and Otto moved back to Lars' place. Reggie couldn't keep him there forever. Reggie asked herself "What can I do to make sure he can live on his own and follow his dreams at the same time?" Reggie knew that
he was still very immature, but at the same he recognized that and was trying to move on with his life. And it is sad that her dad wouldn't allow
him to do so.
Meanwhile, at Lars' place, Otto and Lars were enjoying pizza while there was a knock on the door. Otto commented, "If it's my dad, tell him I moved to another state." Lars said, It's not your dad, it's your sister, and she
has a surprise for you."
Reggie said to Otto, "You've grown up so much this past month, I wanted to
give you a surprise. I'm going to offer to help." Otto gasped. It was a
four year degree offer from the Arts and Drama Schools at Ocean Shores
Community College?! But how and who recommended him? He fainted. Reggie knew that this would be his big shot at making something of himself, and
she was determined to see Otto through it, no matter what.
TO BE CONTINUED....
Otto smiled back as they hugged each other. "You really think I can do this, guys?" Sam said, "Duh. Of course you can, you're Otto Rocket. Like Twister said, you made Lars into something his parents thought he'd never be: a decent human being." Otto smiled. Reggie said "You were a hero once too, remember the time when you and Sam were in Palos Verdes?" Sam said,
"I'll never forget that. I remember when you and me were exploring that sunken wreck off of Palos Verdes and my air was getting low... you looked me in the eye and laid a hand on my shoulder and we got out of there with
no problem!" Otto replied, "I was activating your reserve air supply, Squid." Sam said
back, "But still, you solved a problem." Twister then said, "I'm in the
mood for Madtown, let's go there! To Reggie's car! Last one there is a
squid!" The gang laughed as they got into Reggie's car! Just like old
times...Otto thought to himself.
The group then decided to hang out at Madtown, just like old times. They reminisced over the time that Otto did the 009, which was 10 years ago. No one ever believed he'd be that good or talented. He was still very good at skating on the half-pipe, he wanted to turn pro in that, but they turned
him down, and so he went to professional surfing. Ray saw him from a distance, "Look, Tito, look at Otto having fun, life isn't all fun and games. He has to be focused, and that's why he's living with me." Tito said, "Cuz, aren't you giving him a hard time, Otto's trying to get his life on track, and you should respect that. Besides, he's 22,
he's old enough to do things on his own." Ray sighed and agreed. He was
pushing Otto too hard, but maybe not...
Twister then said, "Hey Otto, why don't you come to school with us?!" Otto
said, "I wanted to be a pro surfer, and that's all washed up, so now I don't know what I'm doing." "I know what you should be doing, coming with me!" Ray grabbed Otto by the hand as if he was still 11 years old. Reggie
shouted, "STOP!"
"That'll be quite enough, Dad!" Just then, Reggie punched Ray in the face! "You LEAVE OTTO ALONE! Can't you see we're trying to help, and you're just getting in the way!" The gang looked at Ray very angrily. Usually, Ray was cool, but he was trying to control Otto. Otto was out of line with Ray a lot of times, and the gang understood that Otto needed to learn his lesson.
This time he did, and that's why the gang stuck with him. A month went by, and Otto moved back to Lars' place. Reggie couldn't keep him there forever. Reggie asked herself "What can I do to make sure he can live on his own and follow his dreams at the same time?" Reggie knew that
he was still very immature, but at the same he recognized that and was trying to move on with his life. And it is sad that her dad wouldn't allow
him to do so.
Meanwhile, at Lars' place, Otto and Lars were enjoying pizza while there was a knock on the door. Otto commented, "If it's my dad, tell him I moved to another state." Lars said, It's not your dad, it's your sister, and she
has a surprise for you."
Reggie said to Otto, "You've grown up so much this past month, I wanted to
give you a surprise. I'm going to offer to help." Otto gasped. It was a
four year degree offer from the Arts and Drama Schools at Ocean Shores
Community College?! But how and who recommended him? He fainted. Reggie knew that this would be his big shot at making something of himself, and
she was determined to see Otto through it, no matter what.
TO BE CONTINUED....
