[That damn skateboard? Goes careering straight into the hallway wall, right outside Joel's bedroom, and the noise - both the skateboard slamming into the wall and that goddamn kid's yelling - is more than enough to have Joel striding to his bedroom door, where he pokes his head out with an irritated look on his hard face.
He spots the skateboard lying haphazardly on its side, then darts his attention to Riley, and he sets his jaw. Jesus Christ, when Ellie goes off to work at the ice cream store and he's stuck with this little shit on his own... In some ways, it's even worse when Ellie is home and he can hear the two of them giggling and spending time together in Ellie's bedroom.]
Kid, I swear to god--
[He pinches his lips into a tight line. With a single sharp shake of his head, he steps out into the hallway and stoops down to snatch the skateboard up.]
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He spots the skateboard lying haphazardly on its side, then darts his attention to Riley, and he sets his jaw. Jesus Christ, when Ellie goes off to work at the ice cream store and he's stuck with this little shit on his own... In some ways, it's even worse when Ellie is home and he can hear the two of them giggling and spending time together in Ellie's bedroom.]
Kid, I swear to god--
[He pinches his lips into a tight line. With a single sharp shake of his head, he steps out into the hallway and stoops down to snatch the skateboard up.]