Last day of school hollidays ,78 days off .Tex and I have a disfunctional relationship. He doesn’t listen to me and I don’t listen to him . He usually communicates to me by screaming and I reply by shaking my head and laughing .Of course this makes him even more angry . I can’t help myself . He can tend to be abrasive and is forward in telling you what your doing wrong . Today I took Leroy down to the beach to catch up with some school families for the start of the new school year. Tex and his mates came along .The meeting point on the beach is 400m south of our usual spot . Tex thought it crazy that we’d go down there , even after I told him why . We bickered all the way to the beach .Tex suggested it might be better I get knocked over by a bus .When your surrounded by kids it is difficult to say what I would of liked , but I told him I might run over his head on the surfboard ,once in the water . We got our spot and the kids bolted out there. I told Tex not to to the right , so he goes to the right . He charges in after 2 mins and says he wants the foam surfboard . I said no , I’m having a go 1st .He then flys into a rage ,but I can’t hear him as I’ve put my ear plugs in and turned my back on him , running out to the shore break, sniggering to myself.After 5 minutes I come in to keep an eye on Leroy (I do it out in the surf too , sort of ). Tex runs up and grabs the board . I tell him not to go to the right where the kids are playing as the foam surfboard has no leg rope .’ Na, na, na I’m going out there, it’s mainly my mates .’ ..’No Tex there are little kids too close ‘I yell out. But he is gone . Hope the board washes back into your head ya little fucker,I mutter to myself. Not much happens for the 1st 5minutes as I’m on high alert for when this board hurtles into the shore knocking over one of the 6 year olds . I’m ready to grab Leroy and bolt back up the beach so the aggrieved parent won’t know I’m here . I’m so good at confrontation,not.Out the back 3 creases build through the chop, shit this is the set of the day .On the 3rd wave Tex turns to take off . I scan the water and he’s in the clear , no one in his path.This wave is easily the biggest wave I’ve seen for weeks , I’m hoping the little prick eats shit .He hesitates at the last second and gets kaboomed . I piss myself laughing . I watch him come up and he his hurt , looks like the wind has been knocked out of him . He gets to shore leaving all his mates and board behind . They stand wide eyed then follow . Tex is screaming to me to call mum to get him as he’s badly chewed his leg up on the fins .He’s actually done a good job , but all I care about is if I have to take him to get stitches as this would be a giant pain in the arse . This is not the place for that.Fortunately the lifeguard on duty came and treated the wounds . Job done . Now I can have a good laugh at our little adventure. Serves yourself right ya little prick ,ya just got hit by the karma bus .That was fun , no one got hurt , oh nearly no one
September5 give and you’l receive
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