WILD - pogue life

46

THE TIDE

"Ah crap the tide" Pope whined as they pulled the Twinkie to a stop, looking out at the water covered road. 

"oh that does not look good" Lexie said looking out over JJ's shoulder. 

"how deep is that?" Kie asked from the back next to Sarah. 

"i don't know, the roads gone" John b mumbled leaning over the wheel to get a better look. 

"Tide rose a little faster than i thought it would" JJ sighed, "uh how high are the spark plugs?" JJ continued, turning his body to face John b. 

"they're good, we're fine" John B shook his head, Lexie knew that it was not fine and that it was not good. 

"How high are they?" Lexie asked. 

"oh um, just above the taillight" He said as he stuck his head out the window. 

The taillight was quiet low on the van, no way would it make it. "okay so that's what, three feet?" Pope questioned. Like any of them knew. 

"thats three feet yeah" Jj said nodding, Lexie silently chuckled at the boy knowing he had no idea. 

"that water can't be three feet deep" Kie said with her usual attitude. 

"so what's the problem?" John b asked, Lexie sighed at his idiocy, all of their idiocy. 

"not a problem, no, we're good" JJ said turning to face the front. "we're good, she'll make it" 

The girls looked at each other sharing a 'here we go' look.

"Yeah, fasten your seatbelt, hold on to something" John B said as his knuckles tighten on the wheel.

"we won't make it" Lexie spoke up from her seat on the ground. 

"hey hey no, no negativity in the Twinkie" John B looked at her, Lexie threw her hands up in surrender as she slid down into her spot. 

After many yelling and cheering. Lexie was thrown to the other side of the van, "fuck me man!" She groaned. 

"no no no no no no no no no no" John b said over again. "i think we miscalculated" Pope said

"shit Lex you good?" Kie asked as the girl was sitting back up with a cut on her forehead, "yeah yeah i'm good" she said waving her friend off.

Though it couldn't stop a serious blonde guy quickly turning in his chair to look at the girl. "shit" he muttered. Lexie giggled at him. "chill out, i'm fine"

Lexie got out of the car as the rest followed. "okay maybe we can walk from here?" Pope suggested. 

"and what? leave the Twinkie?, the tide's coming in" John b quickly said disagreeing. 

"so then what are we supposed to do?" Sarah asked. 

"not stay here" JJ responded. 

Lexie looked over at Kie who stared at her, "i can take my dad's truck" she sighed. 

"Kie" Lexie mumbled. "you sure?"

"how much worse can it get?" she shrugged, "i'm coming with you" Lexie smiled at her, Kie grabbed her hand as a thankyou. 

"we will need something to pull her out with, there is a winch at the Chateau, thats like two miles" JJ said looking around at the group. 

"yeah thats a good idea" Sarah nodded her head leaning against the Twinkie.