2 - The Storm That Knows My Name

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"Guys. Guys. Is everybody good?" Kie's voice cuts through the chaos, shaky and loud over the roaring water.

I turn- and my stomach flips.
JJ's eyes are closed.

"JJ!" I shout just as he blinks awake, startled and coughing.

"JJ! Wake up man. We gotta get out" Pope says, shaking him by the shoulders.

"We gotta get out of here" John B says, shoving the door until it screeches open.

"We gotta get out before it sinks" JJ adds

John b looks toward the shoreline.
"Oh no. They don't look friendly" he says

"No they look very unfriendly" Pope agrees, eyes wide.

"We gotta go. Come on. Star lets go." John b urges.

"I'm coming. Go!" I yell back, pushing off a crate.

Kie and I are the last ones in the plane- the water rushing up to our stomach now.

"Kie! Ella! Get out before it sinks!" JJ yells from outside.

We scramble to the cockpit, water sloshing, and grab Portis by the arms.

"Portis. Come on. Portis wake up" I say, shaking him.

"Wake up!" Kie shouts.

Finally- his eyes start to blink.

We drag him out just as the cockpit fills. The tail of the plane dips, groaning, slipping beneath the water.

We swim hard, holding Portis up between us.
By the time we hit shore, my arms feel like they're going to fall off.

Two men rush over and pull him from our grasps.

I collapse into the sand, gasping.
"Why is it us that always have to be the good guys?" I mutter at kie.

Portis coughs violently, spitting up water.
When he sees us, his expression softens.
"Thank you." He rasps

"You lied to us." I say, voice cutting sharp.
"Who are you?" I ask

Before he can answer, I hear footsteps- multiple. Getting closer.

"Oh God. You should get out of here." Portis whispers.

"Shit shit shit" I mumble, scrambling to our feet.

Kie and I take off running, sand kicking up behind us.

"Kie get back to the crew!" I call

"No! I'm not leaving you" she says

"Kie, please. You go right, I'll draw them left. Get to the crew and get out of here. I'll be fine" I said

She hesitates-

"Go!" I yell

She finally cuts right.

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