Skacat's phone buzzes. A text from an unknown number: "The geese have chosen. Tonight, we reclaim the drainage ditch."
Ten teenagers stand in a semicircle. Goose masks. Hoodies. One holds a Bluetooth speaker playing a slowed-down version of "Closing Time." Skacat skates up, does a 180 kickturn, and salutes. Skacat- Prince of Suburbia -18 - Part 2 - v.1.0...
He cracks open a new can. The carbonation hisses like a distant freeway. Skacat's phone buzzes
That has never stopped me.
He pulls out a crumpled flyer: "NEIGHBORHOOD YARD OF THE MONTH – WINNER: 1423 Mockingbird Lane." He sets it on fire with a Bic lighter. Drops it into a puddle. It fizzles out immediately. does a 180 kickturn
Episode 18: "The Cracked Cul-de-Sac" – Part 2 (v.1.0)