𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓

𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒚-𝒇𝒊𝒗𝒆

I woke up from a nightmare panting and sweating like crazy, it was about Igor.. "I can't" I sob into my pillow for a good 5 minutes "grow up Sofia" I sniffle and push myself to have a shower.

It was 6:38 so I decided to skate in the garden and try doing a kick flip, Ali and I always failed and we'd spend forever learning, he got the hang of it while I fell flat on my face

~Flashback~

"Ali! Wait you bastard!" I shout

"you're just slow" he cackles 

"shut up, i'm going to catch your ass and you will teach me" I point towards him

"okay okay, I'll teach you" he holds his hands up in the air

"thank you" I come to a stop and when I do he jumps onto his skateboard and rides away

"hey!" I get back on mine

~End Of Flashback~

I inhale the scent of loads of different flowers filling the backyard, then I exhale trying my best to remember how Ali got it, I place my phone down and press record "attempt number one on trying to do a kick flip when I should be doing homework" I grab my board and place both of my feet on top "3, 2. 1" I flick the board in the air but it was too high for me to land so I fell on the grass "I think I have grass in my mouth" I sputter and pick off grass shards off my lips 

"attempt number due" (two) I fail again and again and again "attempt number 4" I decide to get a little run up, I flick the board up to the perfect height and lend it slightly wobbling. 

"yes! yes! I did it!" I scream to the sky hoping Ali can hear me "I did it Ali! in your face!" I jump up and down dancing, accidentally slipping on my skateboard causing me to fall again. 

I heard muffled laughs so I looked over to the glass doors and connected windows to see everyone watching while eating breakfast "this is so embarrassing" I threw my head back while groaning. "come and eat" Antonio shakes his head, i pat down my overalls and wash my hands before heading to the dinning area "so who's Ali?" I choked on my mango slice "a friend" I looked down at the floor, was i really yelling that loud? 

"in the sky?" 

"he died" I mutter loud enough for them to hear

"oh sorry" they all went silent

"can I ask how?" Angela shushes father but he already asked 

"cancer, I don't want to get into it if you don't mind" I eat another mango slice before grabbing my skateboard and wash it with the hose.

"Sofia" not another 'sofia?' 'sofia can we talk?' or 'sofia' cant I change my name to Lila or something?

"mhm" I hum in response still washing my board "i'd like for us to talk, not about dresses or shopping. about you" Angela's scent was a lot stronger then the flowers "I don't like to talk about me" I brush her off 

"but bottling your emotions isn't good" she turns off the hose and hugs me, I didn't react for a while but I ended up dropping the hose and hugging her back.

"what happened?" those two words demolished the mask I had always put on.