Meet the Gecko
“And cold!
The Henna lady said, “Chase, this is Mr. Byrd, the reporter from the Cedar Valley Gazette. And this is his son, Nolan. Nolan's the boy who's having a birthday today, remember?”
“Cool,” The Gecko said, but he didn't even look up. He was sitting cross-legged on his bed, his thumbs attacking the buttons of a PlayStation controller.
I checked him out for a minute. He looked just like he does on TV!
Then I checked out the television that was sitting on a big wooden cabinet in front of him....
“Tekken 3?” I asked. “I love that game! It may be old, but it's still my favorite!”
“You have it at home?” He still didn't take his eyes off the TV. He was too busy whaling on his opponent with flying kicks.
“Nah. My parents won't get me a PlayStation.”
He took a split second to look at me. “That's cold!”
I didn't want to embarrass my dad, so I said, “It's all right.” I watched him battle and said, “Yoshi-mitsu is my favorite character, too.”
“Gunjack's better on blocking.MoreLess
The Henna lady said, “Chase, this is Mr. Byrd, the reporter from the Cedar Valley Gazette. And this is his son, Nolan. Nolan's the boy who's having a birthday today, remember?”
“Cool,” The Gecko said, but he didn't even look up. He was sitting cross-legged on his bed, his thumbs attacking the buttons of a PlayStation controller.
I checked him out for a minute. He looked just like he does on TV!
Then I checked out the television that was sitting on a big wooden cabinet in front of him....
“Tekken 3?” I asked. “I love that game! It may be old, but it's still my favorite!”
“You have it at home?” He still didn't take his eyes off the TV. He was too busy whaling on his opponent with flying kicks.
“Nah. My parents won't get me a PlayStation.”
He took a split second to look at me. “That's cold!”
I didn't want to embarrass my dad, so I said, “It's all right.” I watched him battle and said, “Yoshi-mitsu is my favorite character, too.”
“Gunjack's better on blocking.MoreLess
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