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We got to the board walk about three minutes later and went down to Zephyr.
"Look the kids are back" Skip slurred as we walked through the door. I don't think that guy was ever sober.
"Are the guys here yet?" Sid asked
"Nah, they went down to surf"
"Hey little lady" he looked over at me "Could I interest you in a new skateboard?"
"Hey big boy, could I interest you in a breath mint?" Sid held back a laugh.
"You know I like your attitude" he said and went into the back. He came back with a yellow t-shirt "Welcome to Zephyr" he said tossing me the shirt.
"Uh thanks?" I looked at the t-shirt with black lettering on it "What about Sid? He's doing pretty well with surfing especially for his first day"
"Well I don't know"
"You can have your t-shirt back then" I handed it back to him "Come on Sid" I grabbed his hand
"Wait" Skip said and I took the smirk off my face before I turned around
"Yea?" he gave Sid a t-shirt and held out the one he had given to me with a questioning look on his face
"Thanks" Sid already had his on and I took mine back
"Ok so two new recruits. All you have to do is skate and in your case Sid surf, around Dogtown and promote Zephyr. Wearing the t-shirts I just gave you" he explained
"And how much do we get paid for this?" I asked
"Well, uh you" he looked around the room for a second "How about free repairs on your skateboard"
"Deal" I said shaking his hand. The door opened and Tony, Stacy, and Jay walked in.
Tony saw Sid and me standing there in Zephyr shirts "Dude, you hired some new people?" he asked putting his surfboard up against the wall
"Yes I did, and they might take over your job. It seems that none of you have been wearing the t-shirts I have gratefully given to you" he said coming from behind the counter
"Well mommy didn't have a chance to wash it yet" Jay said and all of the guys snickered
"Come on guys we better wear the t-shirts if we want free repairs on our skateboards and surfboards" Tony said and the guys snickered again.
"I wanna go do some promoting" I said itching to do some skating "Are you guys coming?" I asked finally putting on the t-shirt
"Yea" they all said and looked at Skip
"Dude can we have some new t-shirts?" Stacy asked
"Fine, but if you don't wear these every time you skate don't think about coming back in here" Skip said handing them the same yellow t-shirts
"Don't you have any in pink?" Jay asked
"No sorry powder puff" Skip said and crossed his arms "Come on, go get promoting. I want at least ten customers by the end of the day"
"Hey Skip, you never said what Sid would get for this" I pointed out "But I think I have an idea. Why don't you give him a skateboard for free?" the only reason I asked is because I knew Sid wanted to skate with us but was intimidated by Skip.
"Fine, but if this one breaks you're paying for the next one" Skip said handing Sid the skateboard that I had looked at yesterday.
"Thanks" Sid said holding the skateboard up like it was a god "Let's go guys" he said getting a little more confident. I smiled when I looked back and didn't see Sid falling; he still wasn't going as fast as us though.
"Hey guys, where's Ryan and Dave?" I asked finally realizing that they weren't there
"Ryan's dad took him and Dave to Hawaii for the week" Jay said
"He didn't invite you guys?" I asked dodging a bench
"Nah, he doesn't trust us" Tony said
"And why not?" I moved out of the way of a screaming older woman "You guys seem trust worthy"
"Thanks dude, I mean uh Dana" Stacy said. I got about four people that promised they would stop by Zephyr and the guys got eight total. Afterwards we skated around Dogtown for a few hours, by the time we took a break it was two and the sun was beating down.
"It was never this hot in Florida" I said licking my lips when I saw an ice cream stand "You guys want some ice cream?" I asked they looked over and licked their lips too but didn't say anything "It's on me" that got their attention
"Um, we'll pay you back" Jay promised
After we had the ice cream I looked over at the beach "I'm gonna go swim, is anyone else coming?" I asked and they all stood up. I got on my skateboard "I'll race ya" and before they could answer I was already making my way down. Right before I hit the sand I jumped off my skateboard picked it up and ran down to the edge of the beach. Tony was almost right behind me. I pulled off my t-shirt and pulled off my shorts. Right as I was about to jump into the water someone grabbed my leg and I fell onto the hot sand. Tony leaped over me and got into the water. I stood up and got into the water "No fair!" I said; everyone else had gotten into the water by this time.
"Oh it's way fair" Tony said and splashed water into my face; I wiped it off and glared at him. He just looked at me and put a smile on his face.
"Do you guys wanna come back to our house for dinner?" I asked everyone when we got out of the water
"You sure it would be ok with your rents?" Jay asked
"Yea, my mom always likes to have company over" Sid said
"Alright" Jay said and looked at Tony and Stacy "You guys gonna come too?" Stacy and Tony nodded.
"Alright, let's go then it's almost six" I put my shorts and t-shirt back on and so did they
"Is this a short cut or something?" Jay asked when we got into our neighborhood
"No why?" Sid asked
"No reason" Jay answered
"Ok guys, only rule take off your shoes" I said opening the door. They looked around the house like it was some type of palace. When mom came downstairs she smiled and looked over at Tony, Stacy, and Jay who all put their hands in their pockets probably because they were shy.
"Mom, these are our friends Tony" I pointed to him "Stacy, and Jay"
"It's nice to meet you all" mom said shaking their hands
"Same here" Jay said with a quick smile
"Well I didn't expect three more people to be eating dinner with us but it's no problem. Why don't you two show our guests around the house" she said with a smile and went into the kitchen to start cooking. We took them upstairs and Sid showed them his room first.
"Where'd you get that poster?" Stacy asked looking at the surfing one
"Oh, I got it back in Florida" Sid said nonchalantly
"Guys dinner's ready" mom called from downstairs
"I guess the tour of my boring room will have to wait" I said getting off of Sid's bed
"How is it boring?" Tony asked
"I need to get some posters"
"Oh, there's this cool place on the board walk that has posters" Jay said
"If you guys can get out tomorrow early in the morning we'll take you there" Tony offered
"And how early were you thinking?" I asked
"Six" Tony said like it was no big deal
"Six? Why six?"
"The waves are really gnarly then, so I guess we can catch some waves first and then take you guys to the shop"
"I don't think mom will let us go out that early" Sid said
"It's called sneaking out" Jay said quietly since we were downstairs by this time. Sid and I looked at each other.
"Fine, were do you want to meet?" Sid asked
"How about we meet you at the end of your street at 5:45?" Stacy asked
"Alright" after we ate dinner we went back upstairs and listened to some music on dad's record player.
"It's getting kind of late, I told my mom I'd be home early" Stacy said getting off of the floor. Everyone looked up at him "What?"
"Momma's boy" Tony said and Jay laughed
"Shut up" Stacy
said punching them on their backs
"I guess we'll go too then"
Jay said and they too stood up
"See you guys tomorrow" I waved to them as they went down the street "Well today was fun" I said with a sigh
"Except for the sun burn" Sid said holding up his arms
"Yea except for that" I laughed a little "Well we better go to bed now if we want to get up early" I said quietly so mom and dad couldn't hear us
"Are you sure you want to sneak out?"
"Oh come on Sid, you know it'll be fun" I said putting my arm over his shoulder.
Hopefully Sid and Dana won't get into trouble! Hope you guys liked this chapter. Please leave a review; it'll make going back to school after being off for a week and a half easier.
