Chapter 3: Ship Wreck

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"Oh, top o' the mornin to ya," JJ said in a horrible Irish accent

"Good morning, boys," Kiara and Evelyn said.

"Morning," John B replied.

"Whatcha got?" Pope asked referring to the cooler in Kiara's hand, "You got some juice boxes?"

"You know just some yogurt and carrot sticks," Kiara said.

"How about my kind of juice boxes?" JJ asked.

"Of course," Evelyn said and she grabbed JJ's hand stepping into the boat.

"Brace for impact," John B announced.

Kiara sat at the front of the boat pulling out beer and passing it out.

"Salud," Kiara said clinking her bottle with Evelyn's.

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The group had been on the water for about an hour. Evelyn loved times like these with her friends. It's like they were the only ones in the world, nothing else mattered.

"Let me show you a party trick," JJ said.

"Not this again, JJ," Evelyn complained.

"Hey Pope, could you go a little faster please," JJ said walking to the front of the boat.

"Here we go. I'm moving," John B said.

"Doesn't work. We've tried this like 6,000 times," Pope said.

"I've got this. It's going to work," JJ said

JJ stood at the front of the boat tipping his beer bottle back making the wind catch the liquid.

"JJ!" Evelyn yelled getting beer all over her face.

"You're getting beer in my hair!" Kiara complained.

"All right, All right," Pope said shielding his face from the beer.

"All right, you're done," John B said.

"I'm moving," Evelyn said standing to move toward the back of the boat.

As soon as her feet were under her, her whole body flung forward.

"Oh my gosh," Evelyn groaned grabbing her rib that had hit the corner or the boat.

"Jesus, Pope," Kiara said.

"You okay, JJ?" John B asked.

"I think my heels touched the back of my head," JJ groaned from the water.

"Kie, Evelyn, you guys okay?" John B asked

"I'm all right," Kiara said.

"I seriously think one of the ribs is broken," Evelyn said rolling on the floor of the boat.

"Pope, what did you do?" JJ asked.

"Sandbar. The channel changed," Pope replied.

"No shit," JJ said swimming toward the boat.

"Ugh, this is probably gonna mess this whole place up," John B said.

"Hey, I saved the beer, though," JJ said.

Pope walked toward the front of the boat putting out his hand to help Evelyn off of the ground.

"Thanks," she said taking it as he pulled her up.

"Congrats, JJ," John B said.

Evelyn rolled her eyes at the boy and she looked at him.

"Of course your priority would be your beer right now," Evelyn said holding her side.

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