The Run
It was about 11 o’clock when I got the text from the group chat. I was just hitting the button to end my Fifa game. When my phone lit up on the desk with the green message notification. When I was reaching my arm out to grab it, it buzzed a second and third time. I picked it up and it slid open because of my thumbprint. “Who down to sneak out tonight,” the first text said. I’m with it, and yup were the two following. I sat there in front of the T.V debating whether I should go or not. I had only snuck out once before that night. I texted the group chat “ya I am down, time?. It took about ten minutes then my phone buzzed again it read “11:45 meet at the tree”. I had time so I played another game of Fifa. I beat the guy 2-3, and the game lasted till 11:25. I then went upstairs to get my jacket and skateboard. I walked down each step like my life depended on it, trying not to make a peep. When I hit the last step it made a creek noise and I stopped dead cold, listening to see if anyone made a noise down stairs. I then maneuvered my way into the living room the hardest room to get through. To get through, I needed to pass my sister’s room, the dinner table, and unlock the door without making a noise that would wake my sister. I took my shoes off and tiptoed to the door then put my hand on the lock and twisted to the right slowly. I opened the door slowly, still trying not to wake a soul. I closed the door, but made sure I didn’t lock it and made sure to remember what lights were on when I left. I walked for about half a block until I got to the cross street of Andrew’s and my house. I stepped on my skateboard the luminescence of the street lights hitting the street. I started pushing, feeling the wind in my hair shooting down empty streets. I got off my board holding it and walking the rest of the block not wanting to wake up his mom. I texted him “outside” and I waited for a response but he didn’t text back. I then saw a blur shoot over the back fence. We were both wearing all black I walked up holding my board.
“Was good bro.”- I said
“Was good cuz.”- he replied
We hopped on our board racing through the streets up down Hilyard towards the tree. As we passed Dairy Mart I realized it was 11:40
“Yo, we gotta pick up the pace!”- I called over to Andrew
Pushing our boards the rest of the way there. When we finally got there, the tree was vacant. Walking over to the tree, we heard a rustle in the bushes then Douglas and Scott jumped out. Leaving Andrew so scared he threw his board in the direction of Douglas.
“Aight boys which house we hitting first?” Scott said
“Nah, real question who hitting it?” Douglas replied
“Not it” they all said in harmony
“Damn it screw you guys!”- I replied
We hopped on our boards checking every house for the perfect features: no front windows, and a direct path from the door to the street with zero obstacles in between. We saw the house, it had a path from the sidewalk right to the porch and zero windows facing the street.
“This one, go hide”,I called
They all scampered into a bush with all the boards and out of my sight of vision. I ran up to the door found the doorbell, slid my finger over the cold button and pressed. I shot right when I heard the noise, I got about ten feet before the door opened behind me and the light coming from the door cast my shadow in front of me as each foot smacked against the asphalt. I took a left away from the bush not trying to get my friends in a chase too. I peered over my shoulder to see a tall, old guy chasing me in slippers. I turned right into the ally and hid behind a tree. My heart beating out of my chest my hand over my mouth so I wouldn’t make a noise. Then he ran right past the tree to the next block.When I was running back to the bush I saw Andrew, Scott, and Douglas hauling ass towards me through the park
“RUN!”-Douglas screamed
I turned and spirited not knowing what from, and I crossed the bridge in Tugman looked to my right and we all saw him. A dark figure running at us between the tree line and the fence.
He was only visible for a second then I wasn’t looking forward then boom. My hands were all bloody my jeans ripped.
“Yo you good?”-Andrew said
As they all stopped to help me. Getting up I wiped off my jeans of the dirt and spreading the blood over them.
“Yo good sesh boys let’s go home”- Scott said trying to catch his breath.
“Aight, hop on tomorrow morning?”- Douglas replied
“Yup” -We all said
Andrew handed me my board and we started heading home. When we got to Andrews he slid his board over the fence and hopped it. I got back on my board using the down hill to my advantage I took the left back to my street and got about halfway down till I got off my board. Finally, when I got home all the lights were still off, I opened the door and locked it behind me. I tiptoed upstairs cleaned up my hands, and went to bed.