Post by pierce on Sept 19, 2017 4:31:00 GMT
Man, life sure was sweet! Paid day off - chillin' and skating all around town, it was the living dream for Perla. She'd been able to catch some early morning waves before the mall even opened, now she had a belly full of mall pizza and a smirk across her face for all to see. There were a few stores she ventured through but she never bought stuff at the mall, it was just easier to order from the warehouse to ship to Surfin' Safari - cheaper too. It was more of an aesthetic experience, she figured. She liked the people-watching, the kiosk-dodging, the music stores and the arcade from time to time, plus the varieties at the food court. Just couldn't be beat!
Now that the novelty was wearing off and there wasn't much more to do but waste time when she could be going to the skate park - Perla veered around the typically empty sidewalk from the west end of the mall around to the more vacant part of the parking lot. She intended to maybe ride the hill down and catch some serious momentum if the coast was all clear, though it often wasn't. Still, during a righteous day like this she knew she could luck out.
The sound of her wheels whirring upon the pavement at speed was like the whisper of angels. No way did she ever block out that sound with music, though at times she was tempted. Air and the sounds of nature were the only accompaniments as she wound around toward a curve she loved to throw a wicked powerslide at. She didn't expect anyone to be around that curve, regardless of how blind it was - but maybe if she'd been able to pick up the whir of another skateboard she would've popped off the curb instead of colliding head on with some young dude! But alas, there had been no preemptive clue. Perla crashed in to the guy and was thrown to the sidewalk, gasping for the breath that had been knocked out of her. The first words out of her mouth were, "Shit," when she did get some air. The adrenaline from the crash was exhilarating, well worth the probably fractured arm and concrete burns. "smooth moves dude - you freakin' came outta nowhere!"