you're on your own, kid... obx

056. papa j

"I mean, like, even after he was down, John B was still hitting him." Sarah says while she gets dressed.

"Yeah, I've never seen him like that." Kie says.

"Little terrifying." Erin admits.

"You actually think he's gonna get arrested?" Kie asks.

"He can't get arrested." Sarah says. "Not now. If he's locked up, he can't help his dad. I have to fix this. Can you give me a ride to Topper's? Please."

"You don't think this plan could make things worse?" Kie asks.

"I don't know." Sarah says. "And I don't know what's gonna happen with me and John B. But what I do know is I can't just sit by and watch him get arrested while his dad's abducted. I have to try."

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"It's something about the dude's face, you know?" John B says. "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 comments.

"It's just that... that look. That kook look, you know?" John B says.

"It was clear provucation." JJ says.

"Provocation." John B corrects.

"Provocation, and, uh, I mean, you had to do what you had to do." JJ says. "No choice about it."

"Thank you. No choice. We gotta figure out a plan to get to South America, like, yesterday. They've got my dad." John B says as he goes inside.

"You have any food real quick, though?" JJ asks, the twins following their friend inside.

"So I was thinking passports. We don't have those. Therefore, we can't fly commercial. We need other ideas." John B says. He looks through the fridge, picking up a thing of meat.

"Okay, well, don't you got the money that you took from Portis?" JJ asks.

"I gave that to my dad." John B says.

"Great." Zack sighs.

"So then what about a boat?" JJ asks.

John B sniffs the meat and revolts, putting it back.

"It if we got a boat, maybe we could get down there cause the HMS... yeah, you know about the HMS." JJ says. "Oh, Limbrey! Limbrey has a boat. What if we took that one down?"

"Yeah. She took that back." John B says. "And the HMS is not gonna make it down to the Port of Spain, so out on the boats."

Zack grimaces as JJ bites into the same piece of meat John B sniffed.

"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." JJ says, not seeing John B's disgusted look at him eating the meat.

"Unbelievable." He mumbles.

"Actually, I might have a guy." JJ says. "I'm onto something!"

"Uh-oh." John B says.

"You don't start with "uh-oh," dude." JJ says as John B ducks. "You're so negative."

"Get down!" John B hisses, pulling both twins down. "Shoupe is out front right now!"

"All right, John B!" Shoupe calls out.

"Shit!" JJ slams the fridge shut, the three crawling around as they try to hide.

"Yoo-hoo! Anybody home? John B!"

"Go under there. Under there." JJ points to a small table. John B gets under the table and JJ tries to hide somewhere else, but just ends up squeezing under the table with his friend.