The next morning Twister gets up, eats breakfast and, "Mom I'm going to go
so I can catch some early waves."
"Ok Maurice, if you want to go," Sandy says
"Thanks Mom," he walks out. Ray had the Woody out and was throwing bags into the trunk. Twister grabs his bike, board, and bag and heads to the beach without anyone noticing him. He got to the beach very early so he ate lunch before surfing. Now he was sitting on the beach and was deep in thought when he heard the sound of the woody pull up to a stop and then the car doors slam.
"Look at the waves. That's a sweet swell," Reggie says.
"Like you can surf them only good Surfers do, guy surfers," Mark says.
Otto snaps, "Lay off Squid."
"Woah guys check it out," Sam points.
"Yeah Sam classy waves we got it," Otto says not looking.
"Isn't that Twister?" Sam says as the gang blinks and then runs up shading Twister from the sun causing him to look up.
"Twister!" Otto Reggie and Sam say in shock.
"Hey guys," he stands up, "I heard you were coming here so I decided to surprise you."
"Cool!" Otto's eyes light up. He no longer wore goggles because none were like his old ones so his eyes expressed much more emotion then they use to.
"You grew, Twister," Reggie says Twister was at least four inches taller then her.
"I know," Twister says pulling Otto's goggles off his hat, "Here bro you look funny without them."
Otto gleams as he puts them on, "Whoa dark."
"Does that make him the Squid?" Mark says hopeful.
"Get real you can't be the Squid twice," Sam says.
Twister looks Mark over he was shorter then Sam and Otto and had brown hair that he never brushed and brown eyes, "You look like a shoobie."
"This is Mark," Otto is still glowing.
"He still looks like a shoobie but if he's your squid..." Twister says.
"Our squid," Otto interrupts.
Twister sighs, "Your squid he might not hack it past me."
Sam shivers at the thought of how Twister busted on him when he moved in, "Careful Mark, Twist, can be your best bro or worse nightmare," Sam says, "So pick and fast."
"Enough talk lets surf," Twister says.
"Alright," Otto says and the guys run out and paddle out Twister stops half way out when he realizes Reg didn't follow, "What's the matter?"
"Why isn't Reggie surfing?" Twister asks.
"Like she can," Mark laughs.
Sam sighs, "She will when she can't stand it any more."
Twister looks confused, "Stand what?"
Otto looks at Reg, "Forget her Twist. She's even thinking about bailing on New Zealand." He continues to paddle out with Mark.
"What?" Twister says still confused he looks at Sam.
"Look Twist I'll recap things for you. Mark moved here with his sister a month after you left. Now Maria, his sister really like Sherry and Trish but not Reg, she started calling Reg a tomboy and stuff so Reggie started to get wore down because pretty soon the whole school was calling her that. Then Mark, who really likes Otto jumped at the chance to get rid of her so he could take her place in New Zealand. Reg is hard to get rid of, but with Maria turning the school on Reg and Mark pranking, snaking and dissing her left and right she cracked she just crumpled into pieces it was really bad. She stopped hanging with us she wouldn't skate, surf, or play hockey unless she gets too bored of watching that she gives in. Lately Otto's been listening to Mark, and now he bust on Reg anytime she tries to get near a sport. He's trying to do what he thinks is best for her but its not. Now she lets him push her around. She even stopped talking to me about it. What's worse is she stopped the Zine and..." Sam is interrupted.
"That's enough," Twister paddles back in and walks up to Reg, "Reg come surfing with us please."
"I can't Twist," Reggie looks sad, "I'll just help Ray and Tito unpack."
"Please Reg I haven't surfed with you guys," Reggie glares, "Since forever," Twister finishes.
"I can't Otto will bust on me," Reggie says.
"He wouldn't if I'm there and if that Mark tries anything I'll Squash him," Twister says, "Please Reg."
Reggie sighs, "No it's not the girl thing to do."
Twister puts his surfboard in the sand, "I can't believe you Reg. Are you the same person who blew Otto's chances at the cover of Gnarly Surf Magazine because you had to prove girls could surf?"
"Twist stop it, I'm too old," Reggie says.
Twister looks hurt, "Too old to surf with me, Twister who you haven't seen in nearly a year."
Reggie looks away, "I just can't Twist. Ray needs my help."
"Well if you don't surf. I don't surf. I'm sure Ray could use an extra hand," Twister heads over to the woody where Ray and Tito are still unloading, "Hey Raymond-o Tito."
"Hey Twist," Ray says handing him tent bags.
"Hey lit' Twister cuz," Tito grins, "Well you're not so little anymore."
"Nope is it ok if I stay the weekend with you guys?" Twister asks.
"Sure Twister will you take these over there," Ray points.
Twister heads over passing Reg whom seems like she feels bad but heads over to help her dad anyway. Soon he and Reg have everything setup just as Otto, Sam, and Mark walk up, "Why did you bail," Otto asks.
"I wanted to surf my friends," he looks at Reg, "All my friends."
"Oh well we want to go fishing now. Are you coming?" Otto asks.
"If Reggie goes," Twister says.
"Twister I don't wanna go," Reggie says.
"Then I don't wanna," Twister says crossing his arms Sam and Otto frown.
"Twister don't you want to hanging out with us?" Otto says, "You our friend too."
"But Reg, Otto I can't lever her. She love fishing, besides if we leave her we could end up in trouble," Twister point out.
"I don't love fishing," Reggie crosses her arms.
"You do."
"I don't."
"Do."
"Don't."
"Do."
"Don't."
"Do."
"Don't."
"Do."
"Don't."
"Why do you want Regina to go anyway she'll just slow us down," Mark says.
"Back off runt," Twister snaps, "You replaced me on the hockey team with this loser!" He turns to Otto.
"We needed some one, plus Squid's great," Otto says.
"All I've heard him do is bust on Reg, maybe that dork should stay here and we should go," Twister points to Sam, Reggie, Otto and himself.
"We, is he too, now," Otto says.
"Hey how about we take two boats, Reg and I in one and you, Otto, Twister, and Squid in the other boat," Sam says.
"I guess we could do that," Reggie says weakly.
"Ok," Twister says, "But we'll catch more than you."
"I bet you will," Reggie says, "You do have an extra person."
"Urggh," Twister pulls at his hat, "What happened to you're on?"
"But you have one more person," Reggie says again.
"Then we'll take the average," Twister says.
"You're on," Sam says.
"Squid I wanted Reg to say it," Twister says.
"Sam's not the Squid," Otto says hopping into the blue boat, "Let's go Twist."
"Right," Twister says, "Reg, you and Sam get in and I'll push you out."
"Thanks Twist," Sam says getting in the green boat Reggie gets in and Twister push them out. Then he pushes Otto and Mark out jumping in once they are far enough.
"Start the motor bro," Twister says.
"Right Twist," Otto says speeding to a sweet spot, "Ok ready," he casts out as Reg and Sam pull up close to them.
An hour later, "Dude the fish aren't biting," Mark says.
"Patience my friend," Otto says.
"Reggie and Sam are catching fish," Twister says, "No wonder Reggie love fishing."
"She's acting like a tomboy," Mark says.
"Who cares," Twister says, "I like her better catching fish then sitting on the beach."
Otto sighs, "Me too."
"It's ok. She's going to New Zealand with us just stop busting on her ok, bro," Twister says.
"Twist you don't understand. You weren't there when Reg would come home crying and when she's lock herself in her room. If I bust her they can't" Otto says.
"I rather have them bust on her then you," Twister says, "You're her brother and her friend. They're not you need to back her up not put her down. Don't let Squid push you around. Believe me I'm and expert on busting brothers and you need to back her up." "Yeah Twist you're right," Otto sighs, "Hey I'm catching a fish!"
The guys and Reggie stay out until the sun is almost ready to set and head back in, "I can't believe you forgot matches," Ray says.
"Me you did bro," Tito says.
"There goes dinner," Sam frowns.
"Wait," Twister picks up a rock and looks it over, "No," he drops it and looks at another one, "No flint rocks, Sam let me use your glass." Twister grabs them and holds them towards the sun.
"What's he doing?" Mark asks.
"Using his brain," Otto says amazed as the pile of wood starts to smoke Twister blows on the wood and it flames. He hands Sam his glasses.
"Wow," Reggie says, "Are you sure you're the same Twister who left?"
"People change, but I'm the same just smarter," Twister says, "So fish tacos?"
"Right away," Tito says, "But you guys have to clean the fish."
Twister jumps up, "I'm on it," he walks over to the boats because the fish are still there.
"Let's play Frisbee," Mark says tossing it to Otto.
Otto passes it to Sam, "I hope he didn't change too much."
"He didn't," Sam says, "His heart still rules his brain and his stomachs is still in charge of both," he passes it to Reg who has forgotten about being a tomboy and passes to Mark.
"You're not going to make him do it all are you?" Ray asks.
"Ok helping," Otto says as he Reggie and Sam walk over, "Squid!"
"Need help Twist?" Sam asks.
"No you guys chill I'll make dinner," Twister says, "did you know culinary is a fine art?"
"You cooked at your school," Sam says.
Twister nods pleased with his self. "Oh man what a lame-O" Mark says.
Twister jumps up, "Watch it mug or I'll spit in your food.
"Gross," Sam says.
"Not yours Sam," Twister says grinning and relieving the gang.
"Well you heard him let's chill," Otto says as he and the guys walk away.
"Let me help," Reg grins, "Please."
"No Reggie, I'm making this ok," Twister says, "but you could keep me company."
"Cool," Reggie says.
Twister finishes the fish and then heads back to the fire and Twister starts cooking. Tito and Ray watch thinking that if he's any good they could use him in the Shack, "Did you bring the windsurfing boards? I so need to practice," he pulls tomatoes, peppers, and mushrooms out of his bag and starts cutting them up tossing them next to the fish.
"We did," Reggie says impressed. Twister finishes not saying another word the guys come back and grab some also impressed with Twister. Twister finds another quiet place to eat and think on the beach. Until Reggie walks up, "Twist," she says shyly sitting next to him, "It was really good you impressed the guys."
"That's a first," Twister jokes, "Reggie you don't have to pretend to be different around me."
"I'm not. I've just changed," Reggie says.
"No Reg, you have changed the way you act, but not the way you are and not the way you think," Twister explains, "But see I respected you more when you didn't try to act like that and really I was already impressed with you."
"You don't understand because you've been gone," Reggie says.
"No I understand more because I was gone," Twister grows quiet for a couple of minutes, "When we get home, I have an idea."
"Ok Maurice, if you want to go," Sandy says
"Thanks Mom," he walks out. Ray had the Woody out and was throwing bags into the trunk. Twister grabs his bike, board, and bag and heads to the beach without anyone noticing him. He got to the beach very early so he ate lunch before surfing. Now he was sitting on the beach and was deep in thought when he heard the sound of the woody pull up to a stop and then the car doors slam.
"Look at the waves. That's a sweet swell," Reggie says.
"Like you can surf them only good Surfers do, guy surfers," Mark says.
Otto snaps, "Lay off Squid."
"Woah guys check it out," Sam points.
"Yeah Sam classy waves we got it," Otto says not looking.
"Isn't that Twister?" Sam says as the gang blinks and then runs up shading Twister from the sun causing him to look up.
"Twister!" Otto Reggie and Sam say in shock.
"Hey guys," he stands up, "I heard you were coming here so I decided to surprise you."
"Cool!" Otto's eyes light up. He no longer wore goggles because none were like his old ones so his eyes expressed much more emotion then they use to.
"You grew, Twister," Reggie says Twister was at least four inches taller then her.
"I know," Twister says pulling Otto's goggles off his hat, "Here bro you look funny without them."
Otto gleams as he puts them on, "Whoa dark."
"Does that make him the Squid?" Mark says hopeful.
"Get real you can't be the Squid twice," Sam says.
Twister looks Mark over he was shorter then Sam and Otto and had brown hair that he never brushed and brown eyes, "You look like a shoobie."
"This is Mark," Otto is still glowing.
"He still looks like a shoobie but if he's your squid..." Twister says.
"Our squid," Otto interrupts.
Twister sighs, "Your squid he might not hack it past me."
Sam shivers at the thought of how Twister busted on him when he moved in, "Careful Mark, Twist, can be your best bro or worse nightmare," Sam says, "So pick and fast."
"Enough talk lets surf," Twister says.
"Alright," Otto says and the guys run out and paddle out Twister stops half way out when he realizes Reg didn't follow, "What's the matter?"
"Why isn't Reggie surfing?" Twister asks.
"Like she can," Mark laughs.
Sam sighs, "She will when she can't stand it any more."
Twister looks confused, "Stand what?"
Otto looks at Reg, "Forget her Twist. She's even thinking about bailing on New Zealand." He continues to paddle out with Mark.
"What?" Twister says still confused he looks at Sam.
"Look Twist I'll recap things for you. Mark moved here with his sister a month after you left. Now Maria, his sister really like Sherry and Trish but not Reg, she started calling Reg a tomboy and stuff so Reggie started to get wore down because pretty soon the whole school was calling her that. Then Mark, who really likes Otto jumped at the chance to get rid of her so he could take her place in New Zealand. Reg is hard to get rid of, but with Maria turning the school on Reg and Mark pranking, snaking and dissing her left and right she cracked she just crumpled into pieces it was really bad. She stopped hanging with us she wouldn't skate, surf, or play hockey unless she gets too bored of watching that she gives in. Lately Otto's been listening to Mark, and now he bust on Reg anytime she tries to get near a sport. He's trying to do what he thinks is best for her but its not. Now she lets him push her around. She even stopped talking to me about it. What's worse is she stopped the Zine and..." Sam is interrupted.
"That's enough," Twister paddles back in and walks up to Reg, "Reg come surfing with us please."
"I can't Twist," Reggie looks sad, "I'll just help Ray and Tito unpack."
"Please Reg I haven't surfed with you guys," Reggie glares, "Since forever," Twister finishes.
"I can't Otto will bust on me," Reggie says.
"He wouldn't if I'm there and if that Mark tries anything I'll Squash him," Twister says, "Please Reg."
Reggie sighs, "No it's not the girl thing to do."
Twister puts his surfboard in the sand, "I can't believe you Reg. Are you the same person who blew Otto's chances at the cover of Gnarly Surf Magazine because you had to prove girls could surf?"
"Twist stop it, I'm too old," Reggie says.
Twister looks hurt, "Too old to surf with me, Twister who you haven't seen in nearly a year."
Reggie looks away, "I just can't Twist. Ray needs my help."
"Well if you don't surf. I don't surf. I'm sure Ray could use an extra hand," Twister heads over to the woody where Ray and Tito are still unloading, "Hey Raymond-o Tito."
"Hey Twist," Ray says handing him tent bags.
"Hey lit' Twister cuz," Tito grins, "Well you're not so little anymore."
"Nope is it ok if I stay the weekend with you guys?" Twister asks.
"Sure Twister will you take these over there," Ray points.
Twister heads over passing Reg whom seems like she feels bad but heads over to help her dad anyway. Soon he and Reg have everything setup just as Otto, Sam, and Mark walk up, "Why did you bail," Otto asks.
"I wanted to surf my friends," he looks at Reg, "All my friends."
"Oh well we want to go fishing now. Are you coming?" Otto asks.
"If Reggie goes," Twister says.
"Twister I don't wanna go," Reggie says.
"Then I don't wanna," Twister says crossing his arms Sam and Otto frown.
"Twister don't you want to hanging out with us?" Otto says, "You our friend too."
"But Reg, Otto I can't lever her. She love fishing, besides if we leave her we could end up in trouble," Twister point out.
"I don't love fishing," Reggie crosses her arms.
"You do."
"I don't."
"Do."
"Don't."
"Do."
"Don't."
"Do."
"Don't."
"Do."
"Don't."
"Why do you want Regina to go anyway she'll just slow us down," Mark says.
"Back off runt," Twister snaps, "You replaced me on the hockey team with this loser!" He turns to Otto.
"We needed some one, plus Squid's great," Otto says.
"All I've heard him do is bust on Reg, maybe that dork should stay here and we should go," Twister points to Sam, Reggie, Otto and himself.
"We, is he too, now," Otto says.
"Hey how about we take two boats, Reg and I in one and you, Otto, Twister, and Squid in the other boat," Sam says.
"I guess we could do that," Reggie says weakly.
"Ok," Twister says, "But we'll catch more than you."
"I bet you will," Reggie says, "You do have an extra person."
"Urggh," Twister pulls at his hat, "What happened to you're on?"
"But you have one more person," Reggie says again.
"Then we'll take the average," Twister says.
"You're on," Sam says.
"Squid I wanted Reg to say it," Twister says.
"Sam's not the Squid," Otto says hopping into the blue boat, "Let's go Twist."
"Right," Twister says, "Reg, you and Sam get in and I'll push you out."
"Thanks Twist," Sam says getting in the green boat Reggie gets in and Twister push them out. Then he pushes Otto and Mark out jumping in once they are far enough.
"Start the motor bro," Twister says.
"Right Twist," Otto says speeding to a sweet spot, "Ok ready," he casts out as Reg and Sam pull up close to them.
An hour later, "Dude the fish aren't biting," Mark says.
"Patience my friend," Otto says.
"Reggie and Sam are catching fish," Twister says, "No wonder Reggie love fishing."
"She's acting like a tomboy," Mark says.
"Who cares," Twister says, "I like her better catching fish then sitting on the beach."
Otto sighs, "Me too."
"It's ok. She's going to New Zealand with us just stop busting on her ok, bro," Twister says.
"Twist you don't understand. You weren't there when Reg would come home crying and when she's lock herself in her room. If I bust her they can't" Otto says.
"I rather have them bust on her then you," Twister says, "You're her brother and her friend. They're not you need to back her up not put her down. Don't let Squid push you around. Believe me I'm and expert on busting brothers and you need to back her up." "Yeah Twist you're right," Otto sighs, "Hey I'm catching a fish!"
The guys and Reggie stay out until the sun is almost ready to set and head back in, "I can't believe you forgot matches," Ray says.
"Me you did bro," Tito says.
"There goes dinner," Sam frowns.
"Wait," Twister picks up a rock and looks it over, "No," he drops it and looks at another one, "No flint rocks, Sam let me use your glass." Twister grabs them and holds them towards the sun.
"What's he doing?" Mark asks.
"Using his brain," Otto says amazed as the pile of wood starts to smoke Twister blows on the wood and it flames. He hands Sam his glasses.
"Wow," Reggie says, "Are you sure you're the same Twister who left?"
"People change, but I'm the same just smarter," Twister says, "So fish tacos?"
"Right away," Tito says, "But you guys have to clean the fish."
Twister jumps up, "I'm on it," he walks over to the boats because the fish are still there.
"Let's play Frisbee," Mark says tossing it to Otto.
Otto passes it to Sam, "I hope he didn't change too much."
"He didn't," Sam says, "His heart still rules his brain and his stomachs is still in charge of both," he passes it to Reg who has forgotten about being a tomboy and passes to Mark.
"You're not going to make him do it all are you?" Ray asks.
"Ok helping," Otto says as he Reggie and Sam walk over, "Squid!"
"Need help Twist?" Sam asks.
"No you guys chill I'll make dinner," Twister says, "did you know culinary is a fine art?"
"You cooked at your school," Sam says.
Twister nods pleased with his self. "Oh man what a lame-O" Mark says.
Twister jumps up, "Watch it mug or I'll spit in your food.
"Gross," Sam says.
"Not yours Sam," Twister says grinning and relieving the gang.
"Well you heard him let's chill," Otto says as he and the guys walk away.
"Let me help," Reg grins, "Please."
"No Reggie, I'm making this ok," Twister says, "but you could keep me company."
"Cool," Reggie says.
Twister finishes the fish and then heads back to the fire and Twister starts cooking. Tito and Ray watch thinking that if he's any good they could use him in the Shack, "Did you bring the windsurfing boards? I so need to practice," he pulls tomatoes, peppers, and mushrooms out of his bag and starts cutting them up tossing them next to the fish.
"We did," Reggie says impressed. Twister finishes not saying another word the guys come back and grab some also impressed with Twister. Twister finds another quiet place to eat and think on the beach. Until Reggie walks up, "Twist," she says shyly sitting next to him, "It was really good you impressed the guys."
"That's a first," Twister jokes, "Reggie you don't have to pretend to be different around me."
"I'm not. I've just changed," Reggie says.
"No Reg, you have changed the way you act, but not the way you are and not the way you think," Twister explains, "But see I respected you more when you didn't try to act like that and really I was already impressed with you."
"You don't understand because you've been gone," Reggie says.
"No I understand more because I was gone," Twister grows quiet for a couple of minutes, "When we get home, I have an idea."