reminisce| jj maybank²

twenty

'shit, the tide.' pope sighed.

'that doesn't look good.' ivy said.

'how deep is that?' kie asked.

'i don't know, but the roads gone.' john b replied, stepping on the breaks of the twinkie.

'tide rose a little faster than i thought it would.' jj said.

'just a tad, don't you think?' ivy asked.

'john b, how high are the spark plugs?' jj asked.

'they're good. we're fine.' john b nodded.

'how high are they?' pope and jj asked.

'oh, uhm.' john b hung his head out the window, 'just above the taillight.'

'so that's what, three feet?' pope said.

'that's three feet, yea.' jj agreed.

'that water can't be three feet deep.' kie sighed.

'so then what's the problem?' john b asked.

'not a problem. no, we're good. we're good. she'll make it.' jj said.

'ladies and gentlemen, fasten your seatbelts. hold on to something. we're going into hyperdrive.' john b ordered.

'we're gonna end up swimming out of here man.' ivy whispered.

'i'm gonna say a quick prayer!' jj said.

'three, two, one!' john b yelled, stomping on the gas, causing the fires to spin before finally picking up the tread to drive into the water.

'you got this! you got this!' jj yelled.

'go faster man!' ivy yelled.

'speed is your friend. speed is your friend john b!' jj yelled.

'yes, yes come on we're almost there!' ivy smiled.

the van was then thrown to the side, driving further from the road and into the water.

'fuck!' ivy yelled.

'no, no, no, no, no, no, no.' john b sighed.

'i think we miscalculated.' pope said.

'i knew i should've driven.' jj added.

'alright, out the back.' ivy yelled, crawling towards the back of the twinkie.

her legs hit the warm, murky water, her eyes scanning all around her as she waited for everyone else to climb out.

'okay, maybe we can walk from here.' pope suggested.

'what, and leave the twinkie? the tides coming in.' john b argued.

'so then what are we supposed to do?' sarah asked.

'not stay here.' jj replied.

'i can take my dads truck.' kie offered.

'kie, you sure man?' ivy asked.

'how much worse can it get, you know?' kie shrugged.

'we're gonna need something to pull her out with. there's a winch at the chateau. that's like, two miles.' jj said.

'yea. that's a good idea.' sarah said.

'okay, well, if you're gonna do it. let's go, okay?' john b said. 'tides coming in. twinkies go underwater.'

'double time guys, we gotta move.' jj said.

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