Chasing waves

Best friends

Pulling up to the skate park I look around we find everyone is gathered round the ramps, but it's not only fans crowded round it's camera crews and all kind of skaters. I let Katie walk though the crowd with me following behind trying to hide myself I little better as I don't want to get spotted and crowded round with everyone wanting me to answer questions 

"Charlotte what a lovely surprise. It's so lovely to see you out and about" I hear Katie mum say giving me a side hug with her husband next to her giving me a smile 

"I know, I been busy with school" I say In return as I don't want to say I'm busy with something else as they presume like everyone else does. Standing around watching the skaters I kind of wish I had popcorn with me as I didn't know how interesting it was when they fell flat on there arse

"Up next Your last year national winner, Katie woods" I start cheering for my friend as she stands at the top ready to drop down, the way a smile forms on her face as she starts pulling tricks on each side I knew she loved his sport

"Come on Katie" I scream as loud as I can with everyone else cheering, as I watch she's on her last stunt and I can't help close my eyes as I don't want to see her fall but she lands and everyone breaks out in louder cheers. 

After forty five minutes of intense action the results are in and the final three are waiting for the results 

"Your winner and going to the next round is.... Katie woods" we all hear and everyone starts cheering all over again, I watch as she steps up to get her trophy and you can see the smile on her face, jumping up and down Katie runs over to me with her trophy showing it to me excited about winning 

"Congratulations little birdie" I say giving her a hug for her win, I generally have a real smile on my face for my friend, Katie turns to me with a grin on her face 

"Thank you, let's go celebrate" Katie cops pulling me to her car but I just agree as she wouldn't give me a choice like she didn't when telling me I had to come to her heat 

Getting into the car we head to our favourite cafe, we have been coming every time we win  also they do a killer mint chocolate chip milkshake which I am addicted to for some reason. The owner has also known us since we have been babies as well because both our parents came here all the time 

"My favourite two customers, how did your heat go?" The owner Betty asked Katie but you didn't even need to ask as you could tell by the smile on her face as it hasn't disappeared since she won and I'm happy for her 

"I won by a landslide" Katie cheers jumping up and down to happy to stay still, once Katie has finished talking about how she won we place our orders before making our way to our normal corner booth we always sit in when we have won competition. 

Looking around the cafe they have photos on us around the cafe with our trophies with both of us side by side smiling, I do miss them times but it's a little harder now. 

"Here we go ladies, enjoy" I hear Betty say breaking me from staring at photos, I turn to Betty with a warm smile which see returns before walking off. Once we have our order we sit and talk about everything and anything that none of us realised the time but as we both get ready to leave, a little girl who couldn't be older then ten walks over to the table with a notebook and pencil in her hand 

"Could I have a autograph please" the little girl says so sweetly with her innocent smile, I look at Katie who has a even wider smile on her face 

"Of course sweetie" Katie says back taking the note book and pencil from the girl, signing her name. I give the girl a smile before standing up and letting her take my spot so she could talk to her. I walk over to the till to pay my bill when I catch Betty looking at a photo behind her, she didn't see me coming over 

"What you looking at?" I ask with a little bit of curiosity but Betty takes one more second to look at the photo before talking round to me

"Just a memory sweetheart, what would you like?" I hear Betty say turning round to me with a forced smile on her face but I nearly didn't catch it, almost. The tear in her eyes.