Tapping the Rudder

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John B dings the bell in the exact tune his dad normally does.

JJ groans and opens his eyes.

John B is rolling around the porch on his skateboard, "It's something about the dude's face, you know? Like the whole, 'no hard feelings, bro'. You know what I'm saying?"

"No hard feelings. It's kinda hard not to have hard feelings about that," JJ sits up.

"It's just that- that look. That kook look, you know?"

"It was clear provucation."

"Provocation."

"Provocation, and uh, I mean, you had to do what you had to do. No choice about it. I know Ella thinks you could have handled it better, and she may have a point. But still you had to do something."

"Thank you. No choice, anyway. We gotta figure out a plan to get to South America, like yesterday. I mean they've got my dad."

"You have any food real quick, though?" JJ stands up to follow after John B. "Also where's Ella?"

"Stepped out to go see Seb, and get breakfast I think I dunno. Left while you were still sleeping. So I was thinking passports. We don't have those. Therefore we can't fly commercial. We need other ideas."

"Ok well don't you got that money that you took from Portis?"

"I gave that to my dad."

"So then what about a boat?"

John B sniffs something from the fridge, gags and coughs puting it down.

"If we get a boat, maybe we could get down there 'cause the HMS- yeah, you know about the HMS. Oh, Limbrey! Limbrey has a boat! What if we took that one down?" JJ looked in the fridge.

"Yeah, no she took that back. And the HMS is not gonna make it down to the Port of Spain. Does Seb have a boat we could take?"

"Mm no he's not really a fan of boats. And I don't think he could go out and just buy one like that."

"So out on the boats."

"So what you're saying is, we don't got any money, and we also don't have a boat that can make it to South America. Great."

"Unbelievable."

"Actually I might know a guy. I'm onto something!"

Shoupe pulls up in his truck.

"Uh-oh," John B ducks down.

"You don't start with 'uh-oh' dude. You're so negative bro."

"Get down!" John B grabbed onto JJ, "Shoupe is out front right now!"

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