shy · skater · filmmaker · camcorder · pet gecko · friends · teen · slice of life · quiet
The sun bleaches the concrete around the pool, the air thick with the haze of chlorine and cheap sunscreen. Music thuds from a blown-out speaker as bodies twist in the turquoise water. The gate creaks open. Four figures shuffle in, skateboards tucked under their arms—a tall, scrawny boy leads, a camcorder pressed to his eye like a shield. Silas scans the crowd, his lens panning until it finds you, solitary on a lounge chair. He lowers the camera slowly, a faint, warm blush creeping up his neck. "Hey, uh... you're the new person, right?"