Chapter 9 Graduation (two
years later)
Shakira, Tony and Ryan laid on their surfboards on the clam Hawaiian ocean, letting the small waves drift them slowly away from the shore.
"Such a beautiful day and not one damn wave in sight," Tony shouted as she turned over onto her stomach on her board.
"What a fucking waste," Ryan replied.
"I know, we'd have more fun at our high school graduation," Shakira replied.
"Oh, shit! Our high school graduation!" they all shouted. They paddled back to the shore, "We don't have time for a shower!" Ryan shouted once she hit the shore.
"Who cares! Just grab the clothes and shoes!" Tony shouted in reply. Ryan quickly threw the girls their clothes they put the clothes over their swimsuits and grabbed their shoes. "we better run, the school is not that far from here!" Tony shouted grabbed the caps and gowns. "Here Shakira, Ryan! Let's go!" They started running along the road, as they put on their caps and gowns; they got to their graduation just before their names were called.
"Maria Fernandez," the principal said.
"Where are they Danny?" Osvaldo asked as he looked at the three empty seats where 3D should be seated.
"They'll be here, don't worry, they'll be here on time," Danny replied.
"Anthony Garcia," the principal said. "Ryan Gomez, Shakira Gonzales."
The three girls went up on the stage; when Tony got to the middle of the stage she slipped. Ryan ran up behind her to catch her before she hit the floor, and Shakira ran over and helped Ryan stay up. It was a picture perfect moment, Tony had one leg kicked up in the air with Ryan right behind her holding her up by her underarms and Shakira right behind her hand on Ryan's back pushing her up.
"Also known as 3D to the locals, deadly, dangerous and destructive," the principal finished.
"Smile girls," everyone said as flashes went off. The girls ran across the stage over to the principal and got their diplomas. They walked off stage after the ceremony, "Nice save girls," Danny said, "And you said they'd never graduate, Osvaldo."
"Alright, you win, how much do I owe you?" Osvaldo asked getting out his wallet.
"Two hundred and fifty thousand," Danny replied holding out her hand. "And I prefer cash," she added.
"Give me a few days, alright?"
"Dad, how could you bet against me and my friends like that?" Shakira asked.
"Easy, you girls spend more time surfing than doing anything having to do with school!"
"True, but when we're surfing we're also quizzing each other while we're wanting for good waves."
"Just proves how stupid your father can be," Danny replied.
"So, where are we going?" Tony asked.
"We have no idea," Osvaldo replied.
"So, where do you people want to go?" Ryan asked.
"Where does 3D want to go? It is you day," Danny replied.
"Surfing!!" All three girls shouted.
"You just had to tell them that," Osvaldo said as they followed the three girls as they raced to the car.
"Would you two hurry up?!" Shakira shouted.
"Yeah, we'd like to get there before the tourist do," Tony added.
"Hurry up!!" 3D shouted.
"Alright, we're coming!" Osvaldo shouted back. "You just had to say that didn't you?"
"Well, it is there day," Danny replied.
When they arrived at the beach, they quickly got their surfboards and went into the water like a rabbit to a carrot. Although there were no waves, they sat on their boards and waited, just waited. They sat in silence with their fellow surfers waiting for just one perfect wave.
"Hey Danny, Osvaldo! Where's Letty?" Mia asked as she ran up to them.
"Shh." Danny replied. Mia turned and looked at the water before her, but all she saw was an ocean with a bunch of people on boards. But to the surfers out there they saw their whole lives stretched out in front of them, the reason they got out of bed every morning, what they worked themselves to the bones for. They saw the wave, the biggest wave of the day, 3D quickly crossed themselves, and begun paddling to shore with the rest of the surfers. Shakira stood up all fear gone from her body and into the bottom of the sea; she let everything slip from her mind, there was nothing but her, the board and the wave. She refused to let the water win, it was a war, who would win? The natural element or the human surfing it? Before Shakira could react the wave knocked her over sending her under. "Shakira!" Kala shouted from his board, he jumped in after her.
Shakira looked up, she could see the light just above the surface but she couldn't bring herself to fight the water to escape. There was a burning in her lungs she couldn't ignore anymore, the need for air shook her whole body. She was almost ten feet under, she didn't know why or how but she fought to get to the water and took a deep breath' filling her lungs with precious air.
"Thank God." Was all Danny said. Mia looked at Danny, "Is she, okay?"
"Yeah for now."
"So, where's Letty?" Dominic asked as he walked over to them.
"She's in the water, waiting," Osvaldo replied.
"Waiting for what?"
"The next perfect wave."
Shakira paddled back to her friends, she pushed herself up so she was sitting on the board. She looked at the ocean before her, she looked back at the shore, "You're not going back to shore are you Shakira?" Ryan asked. Shakira took in her surroundings, the endless flow of water before her, and the long piece of wood underneath her. She had never ran from anything she feared but for some reason her instincts told her she should. She refused to run from this, "No, of course not." She pushed her wet hair out of her face, she tied her hair tightly at the nape of her neck. She waited with Tony as Ryan took the next wave, "Are you sure you don't want to go back to shore?" Tony asked.
"Yeah, I need the practice for pipeline if I want a sponsorship," Shakira replied. "You take the next wave."
"Alright."
Danny took a seat on the beach along with Osvaldo, Mia and Dom. "She's not coming in is she?" Osvaldo asked.
"No, she's training for pipeline."
"Remember what happened last time? She almost got killed!"
"We can't stop her now and we couldn't stop her than."
"We could take away her board."
"She'll use Kala's."
"He'll do anything for he won't he?"
"Of course, he loves her."
"I don't want her out there."
"You've never wanted her out there but she always found a way to get out there."
"And now she's legal and she can do whatever she wants."
"She was accepted to a few colleges, she's going to one."
"Does she want to go, or is she just going because I want he to?"
"She wants to, she's studying to be a mechanic, and she has a basketball scholarship, Anais got a cheerleading scholarship and Lissette got a soccer scholarship."
"Anais and Lissette are already in college, Danny. We don't have to worry about them for a while."
Later that night.
A tired Shakira was on Kala's back as they walked onto the shore, Ryan and Tony carried the boards as they walked over to Danny, Osvaldo, Mia and Dominic. He put her down as a few other surfers walked over, "So, we having a party or what?"
"My place, be there in thirty minutes," Shakira said.
"And don't be late sexy," Ryan added.
"You nasty ass slut!" Tony said as she slapped Ryan.
"A party ladies, I don't think so," Osvaldo said.
"Com' on dad, it's just gonna be a few surfers, the locals and everyone else on this island," Shakira said.
"Fine you can have your stupid party, but please be as neat as possible the maid doesn't come in everyday, ya know."
"Yes!! We've got a party to plan ladies and all in thirty minutes," Danny said.
"We'll have enough time to make the perfect outfit," Ryan added.
"Don't you mean four perfect outfits?" Tony asked.
"Of course I do."
Writer's note: Next chapter's gonna be the party, what could happen there? Who knows, if you have any ideas e-mail me at jamtt88@aol.com or tell me in a review.
Shakira, Tony and Ryan laid on their surfboards on the clam Hawaiian ocean, letting the small waves drift them slowly away from the shore.
"Such a beautiful day and not one damn wave in sight," Tony shouted as she turned over onto her stomach on her board.
"What a fucking waste," Ryan replied.
"I know, we'd have more fun at our high school graduation," Shakira replied.
"Oh, shit! Our high school graduation!" they all shouted. They paddled back to the shore, "We don't have time for a shower!" Ryan shouted once she hit the shore.
"Who cares! Just grab the clothes and shoes!" Tony shouted in reply. Ryan quickly threw the girls their clothes they put the clothes over their swimsuits and grabbed their shoes. "we better run, the school is not that far from here!" Tony shouted grabbed the caps and gowns. "Here Shakira, Ryan! Let's go!" They started running along the road, as they put on their caps and gowns; they got to their graduation just before their names were called.
"Maria Fernandez," the principal said.
"Where are they Danny?" Osvaldo asked as he looked at the three empty seats where 3D should be seated.
"They'll be here, don't worry, they'll be here on time," Danny replied.
"Anthony Garcia," the principal said. "Ryan Gomez, Shakira Gonzales."
The three girls went up on the stage; when Tony got to the middle of the stage she slipped. Ryan ran up behind her to catch her before she hit the floor, and Shakira ran over and helped Ryan stay up. It was a picture perfect moment, Tony had one leg kicked up in the air with Ryan right behind her holding her up by her underarms and Shakira right behind her hand on Ryan's back pushing her up.
"Also known as 3D to the locals, deadly, dangerous and destructive," the principal finished.
"Smile girls," everyone said as flashes went off. The girls ran across the stage over to the principal and got their diplomas. They walked off stage after the ceremony, "Nice save girls," Danny said, "And you said they'd never graduate, Osvaldo."
"Alright, you win, how much do I owe you?" Osvaldo asked getting out his wallet.
"Two hundred and fifty thousand," Danny replied holding out her hand. "And I prefer cash," she added.
"Give me a few days, alright?"
"Dad, how could you bet against me and my friends like that?" Shakira asked.
"Easy, you girls spend more time surfing than doing anything having to do with school!"
"True, but when we're surfing we're also quizzing each other while we're wanting for good waves."
"Just proves how stupid your father can be," Danny replied.
"So, where are we going?" Tony asked.
"We have no idea," Osvaldo replied.
"So, where do you people want to go?" Ryan asked.
"Where does 3D want to go? It is you day," Danny replied.
"Surfing!!" All three girls shouted.
"You just had to tell them that," Osvaldo said as they followed the three girls as they raced to the car.
"Would you two hurry up?!" Shakira shouted.
"Yeah, we'd like to get there before the tourist do," Tony added.
"Hurry up!!" 3D shouted.
"Alright, we're coming!" Osvaldo shouted back. "You just had to say that didn't you?"
"Well, it is there day," Danny replied.
When they arrived at the beach, they quickly got their surfboards and went into the water like a rabbit to a carrot. Although there were no waves, they sat on their boards and waited, just waited. They sat in silence with their fellow surfers waiting for just one perfect wave.
"Hey Danny, Osvaldo! Where's Letty?" Mia asked as she ran up to them.
"Shh." Danny replied. Mia turned and looked at the water before her, but all she saw was an ocean with a bunch of people on boards. But to the surfers out there they saw their whole lives stretched out in front of them, the reason they got out of bed every morning, what they worked themselves to the bones for. They saw the wave, the biggest wave of the day, 3D quickly crossed themselves, and begun paddling to shore with the rest of the surfers. Shakira stood up all fear gone from her body and into the bottom of the sea; she let everything slip from her mind, there was nothing but her, the board and the wave. She refused to let the water win, it was a war, who would win? The natural element or the human surfing it? Before Shakira could react the wave knocked her over sending her under. "Shakira!" Kala shouted from his board, he jumped in after her.
Shakira looked up, she could see the light just above the surface but she couldn't bring herself to fight the water to escape. There was a burning in her lungs she couldn't ignore anymore, the need for air shook her whole body. She was almost ten feet under, she didn't know why or how but she fought to get to the water and took a deep breath' filling her lungs with precious air.
"Thank God." Was all Danny said. Mia looked at Danny, "Is she, okay?"
"Yeah for now."
"So, where's Letty?" Dominic asked as he walked over to them.
"She's in the water, waiting," Osvaldo replied.
"Waiting for what?"
"The next perfect wave."
Shakira paddled back to her friends, she pushed herself up so she was sitting on the board. She looked at the ocean before her, she looked back at the shore, "You're not going back to shore are you Shakira?" Ryan asked. Shakira took in her surroundings, the endless flow of water before her, and the long piece of wood underneath her. She had never ran from anything she feared but for some reason her instincts told her she should. She refused to run from this, "No, of course not." She pushed her wet hair out of her face, she tied her hair tightly at the nape of her neck. She waited with Tony as Ryan took the next wave, "Are you sure you don't want to go back to shore?" Tony asked.
"Yeah, I need the practice for pipeline if I want a sponsorship," Shakira replied. "You take the next wave."
"Alright."
Danny took a seat on the beach along with Osvaldo, Mia and Dom. "She's not coming in is she?" Osvaldo asked.
"No, she's training for pipeline."
"Remember what happened last time? She almost got killed!"
"We can't stop her now and we couldn't stop her than."
"We could take away her board."
"She'll use Kala's."
"He'll do anything for he won't he?"
"Of course, he loves her."
"I don't want her out there."
"You've never wanted her out there but she always found a way to get out there."
"And now she's legal and she can do whatever she wants."
"She was accepted to a few colleges, she's going to one."
"Does she want to go, or is she just going because I want he to?"
"She wants to, she's studying to be a mechanic, and she has a basketball scholarship, Anais got a cheerleading scholarship and Lissette got a soccer scholarship."
"Anais and Lissette are already in college, Danny. We don't have to worry about them for a while."
Later that night.
A tired Shakira was on Kala's back as they walked onto the shore, Ryan and Tony carried the boards as they walked over to Danny, Osvaldo, Mia and Dominic. He put her down as a few other surfers walked over, "So, we having a party or what?"
"My place, be there in thirty minutes," Shakira said.
"And don't be late sexy," Ryan added.
"You nasty ass slut!" Tony said as she slapped Ryan.
"A party ladies, I don't think so," Osvaldo said.
"Com' on dad, it's just gonna be a few surfers, the locals and everyone else on this island," Shakira said.
"Fine you can have your stupid party, but please be as neat as possible the maid doesn't come in everyday, ya know."
"Yes!! We've got a party to plan ladies and all in thirty minutes," Danny said.
"We'll have enough time to make the perfect outfit," Ryan added.
"Don't you mean four perfect outfits?" Tony asked.
"Of course I do."
Writer's note: Next chapter's gonna be the party, what could happen there? Who knows, if you have any ideas e-mail me at jamtt88@aol.com or tell me in a review.