Storms in Africa

Discovered

The three walked through the cave's dark entrance and down the path with the pink and blue crystals. 

"Wow. For a place the IT owns, this is pretty" said Charles Wallace. 

Jeremy then took a deep breath and held his belly. 

"Hey. You okay?" said Sam.

"I'm fine, Sam. I've walked this far before" said Jeremy.

"Well, you didn't have a human being inside you all those other times" said Sam.

Soon, they reached an area with a huge chapel.

"There are buildings here too?" said Charles Wallace.

"Wow..." said Sam.

Then they saw Jackie in a beautiful wedding dress walking into the chapel. 

"The wedding must be starting" said Charles Wallace.

Jeremy took a good look at his ex-girlfriend. "She looks beautiful."

"Let's find Calvin" said Sam. 

They went behind the chapel and snuck in through a hidden door that led to the basement. 

"Calvin?" Sam called. 

"Where is he?" whispered Charles Wallace.

Just then, Dorcas and Gayle came into the basement.

"Eek! Masked bandits" said Gayle.

"We're not masked bandits, ma'am. We're here on a rescue mission" said Sam.

"Yeah. Do either of you know a certain Calvin O'Keeffe?" said Charles Wallace.

Dorcas's face lit up. "Oh, yes! We know Calvin. What a sweet fellow."

"We're his best friends. I'm Charles Wallace. This is Sam" said Charles Wallace. 

"And you brought Jeremy Clyde with you" said Dorcas. 

"So Calvin told you what he told us?" said Sam.

"Yes. So Jeremy here is our last hope" said Dorcas.

Gayle ran up to Jeremy and hugged him. "Oh, Jeremy! So good to see you, dear!" 

"It's lovely to see you too, Gayle" said Jeremy. 

"My goodness, you look amazing" said Gayle.

"And you look sweet as always" said Jeremy with a smile.

Gayle took a good look at Jeremy's entire body. "Why, I haven't seen you since you and Jackie broke up. But you have grown a bit, darling; particularly around the middle."

Sam and Charles Wallace were both trying not to laugh. 

"That's a bit embarrassing" said Jeremy. "It's also a long story."

"For now, would you two take us to Calvin?" said Sam.

"Certainly. He'll be delighted to be found" said Dorcas.