Has He Always Been Like This?
Episode 9
Now it's weekend and Joshua had came all the way to Lants house unannounced
Lesley
Joshua?
What are you doing here? Lants come out you have a guest.
Come on in
Lants
Lants ran out from his room to see josh and Lesley coming in.
Uh hi-
Awkwardly
Lesley
Josh have you eaten? We have a little leftover
Joshua
Oh no, yes I have. Thank you
Lesley
Really? Okay um make yourself comfortable okay.
Lants I'm going now. And you guys don't try anything funny. Enjoy
In a Small empty field near Lants' house. Lants brought a soccer ball. Second time hanging out.
They’re kicking the ball back and forth, kind of quiet. Lants is into it. Joshua’s trying, but he’s clearly not a sports kid.
Lants
“You gotta kick it with the side of your foot, not your toes. You keep makin’ it go all weird.”
Joshua
Frowns “I am trying. You don’t have to be bossy about it.”
Lants
Shrugs “I’m not being bossy, I’m just telling you. That’s how you do it right.”
Joshua
Muttering “Whatever. I didn’t even wanna play soccer.”
Lants
Lants stops kicking the ball.
“Then why’d you come?”
Joshua
Shrugs, looking away “I dunno. I thought maybe we’d do something else.”
Lants
Kinda annoyed “You could’ve said that before I brought the ball all the way here, y’know.”
Joshua
Quietly “You didn’t ask.”
Lants
“You don’t have to act all moody. It’s just a game.”
Joshua
“I just don’t like messing up all the time.”
Lants
Then“I mess up stuff too. I fell outta a tree once ‘cause I thought I was Spider-Man.”
Joshua
Looks at him “Seriously?”
Lants
Nods, grinning a little “Yep. Hurt my butt. Couldn’t sit right for two days.”
Joshua sits down beside him. They’re quiet for a sec.
Joshua
“Can we still play? Just... not soccer?”
Lants
“Yeah. Let’s throw rocks at that old can over there. See who’s got better aim.”
Joshua
“You’re on. But if I win, I get to pick what we do next time.”
Lants
“Fine. But if I win, we climb the big tree near my house.”
Joshua
Nervous “The huge one?!”
They both stand up and start throwing rocks, aiming terribly, laughing every time they miss
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