“A L V I N?!”
I heard John calling my name and quickly moved around the overloaded bike rack to have a straight shot back into the park. Oddly, when I moved, Kyle stayed right with me. It was almost like he was scared I was going to get away from him.
I threw my hand in the air and waved it about, “OVER HERE!”
“ALRIGHT! JUST CHECKING FOR YOU!” he said as he sat himself back down beside Mom.
“That your pa and ma o’er there?” Kyle asked.
I didn’t mean to chuckle as I said, “Yeah.”
“I say somethin’ funny?” He asked.
“Oh sorry, no. I have just never heard anyone call them pa and ma before.”
He looked a bit offended.
“I didn’t mean that to sound like a bad thing. I actually like the way you talk.” I said.
“I like the way you talk too. You sound like you’re from a movie I once saw about a bunch of surf’n guys.”