As he headed for the abandoned strip mall frequented by the skater clique, Jon thought carefully about his predicament.
Jon, whose only experience with skateboarding thus far had been skinned knees from a banana-board when he was six, was expected to out-skate Derek. The most he'd seen of Derek had been at a distance, and that had been fairly impressive. Derek jumping over benches on his skateboard, not even seeming to look where he was going.
