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• Will Betts, Grade 8
• Poetry
• 2013

It all started on the 14. 2. 13 when the love of my life flashes before my eyes. I couldn’t resist, The beauty lead me towards them. I push past people trying to get my hands on them. I finally reach destination beauty; I grab them and hold them close to my chest. I turn and dash towards the counter, the lady behind the counter says to me “would you like buy these I quickly reply “yes, yes please.” She says to me “the price comes to $90,” I franticly pull my wallet from my pocket.” She takes my money and puts my shoes in a bag; I turn and walk out of the shop. I run home, as soon as I get home I run up the stairs into my room. I pull them from the bag. I examine them closely I turn the shoe round and round, I look at the colours and patterns on my shoes black with a white strip and white laces. Then I slipped then on my feet, yes they fit perfect. I run down the stairs and out the front door. We (my shoes and I ) race across the front yard and into the garage I look around for my skate board there it was in the back corner of the garage I walk to it and grab it, I skate out of the garage and onto the drive way. I’m doing my tricks as normal then I try a kick flip I landed it my first one wow a say to myself. I try a double kick flip I land it. I sit in the middle of the drive way, I sit there wounding if it is the shoe. Then I go inside and grab a different pair I try all he tricks I did before but land not one of them. I into the study I look up on the computer tony hawks shoes my shoes come up on the screen." That’s it" I yell
I go to the skate comps website and look up when it is on at the skate park down the road. its next weekend I sign myself up. It's now Saturday morning the comps on today I have breakfast and brush my teeth grab my skateboard and head to the skate park. There's people everywhere, They call out my name to start my heat I skate on the ramps and do my stuff the buzzer goes and they announce me as the winner of my heat. I advance though all my heats and my finals until there is only grand final left I come up against the best skater in town Jacob parker. After the best heat in the history of skating I won by one point all my friends cheer and shout. They run over and lift me above their heads. They hand me a trophy and a new skate board, I turn and walk off when the boss of element grabs me.