Alex Jackson_Swa by Pat Flynn

Author:Pat Flynn [Flynn, Pat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780702233074
Amazon: B014OISVWM
Goodreads: 451910
Publisher: Univ of Queensland Pr
Published: 2002-07-02T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

SWA

After school Alex rode to Kim’s house and watched a skating video while the Year 10s shared a coke and a smoke. Kim’s mum came in with a plate of lamingtons and the boys gobbled them up like poker machines. Alex found the way Kim and her mum talked to each other strange. It was like they were sisters, not mother and daughter.

“Did you buy some Bacardi today, Suz?” Kim asked.

“You’re too young for alcohol.”

“Yeah, and you’re too old for that skirt. Did you?”

“Yeah.”

“Cool. We’ll have something to look forward to later.”

They took off at about 5 and went down to the shops, starting on a five stair behind Red Rooster. It was a nice-sized ollie and there were soft bags of rubbish just past the landing zone. Kim needed them, crashing big-time when she tried to kickflip the steps. Steve nailed a sweet hardflip, and Alex landed sketchy on a backside 180.

They got chased away by an irate manager so they cruised to Bob Jane T-mart, where there was a one-metre gap between a thick wall and the carpark. It was about a two-metre drop, so it took guts to roll along the wall and ollie over the gap onto the carpark. Steve did it without even thinking, but the rest of the kids were happy to watch.

“You gonna do it, Jackson?” said Steve.

Alex was a little worried, but he popped it hard and made the distance. Just.

By this time everyone was hungry so they went down to Maccas, where Nugget’s girlfriend, Jemma, worked. She snuck them free Fantas and fries and said she’d meet them at Kim’s later for Bacardi. The group seemed to know heaps of people, including kids from Beeton High. Alex saw a kid he knew from primary school. The kid asked if Sarah Sceney still liked Alex.

“She hates my guts,” Alex said.

“You must be stoked. That girl never left you alone. If I were you I would have used her then losed her. Hey, that’s what you did, didn’t ya?” the kid said, giving Alex a high five.

What’s this kid on?

They cruised to the library. It looked different at night. A red light flickered eerily above the front door. Alex could see the computers inside, shut down.

There could be a message from Becky. It was strange how one piece of information could mean so much. A week ago Alex was feeling great about his relationship with Becky, and now he felt terrible. One good message and it could all be okay.

There was a large “NO SKATEBOARDING” sign above the front door. It didn’t worry Kim, whose board smacked hard against the glass doors after she lost control of a frontside cess. Luckily, the glass didn’t break. The library was closed but there were cleaners inside, and the loud noise made them look up and try and wave the kids away. Everyone ignored them except for Goof; he gave them the finger.

I’m glad Anne isn’t inside.

There was a nice 3 flat 3 set of stairs and Steve ollied the whole six.

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