17 - Bloodlines Run Deep

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"Hey!" Pope yells

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"Hey!" Pope yells

"Pope?" I call back

"Stella there's a ladder back here. It's our way out. Come on" he says

"Of course. Ew ew ew ew ew" I mumble as I crawl through the hole, soaking wet and over it.

"You okay?" Pope asks as I squeeze through.

"Yes. Fine" I groan

"All right. This must be how they got out." Pope says, looking up at the ladder.

"Damn...how did that ladder hold those people? It looks like full break any second" I said

"It'll do for now" pope says

"That's sketchy" I mutter

"It's not the sketchiest thing I've climbed" he says

"I mean...yeah, that's fair" I nod as he starts to climb up.

"You good?" I call as he gets higher.

"Yeah. I just can't see anything" he says

"You got it" I tried to encourage.

He reaches the top and tries to move the stone above us.

"Is it moving?" I shout

"It won't budge. This thing's a thousand pounds" he said

"Help! Cleo! John b!" Pope yells, pounding on the stone.

"Help! John b! Cleo! Help!" I yell too

But nobody hears us. Nobody's coming.

"Okay, new plan. We go back the way we came and find another way out." Pope says

"But the doors locked" I remind him

"I know I know. I can't move this. Okay- I'm coming back down." He said

I crawl back through the hole- and get soaked head to toe in freezing cold water.

"Does that water level look higher to you?" Pope asks

"Obviously!" I snap

"How high do you think it goes?" Pope asks

"I don't know, is there a waterline? It has to be raining outside, it's really filling up fast" I said

We both look up at the walls trying to find a a waterline.

"Barnacles" pope mutters

"And they go all the way up to the ceiling" I said

"This place is gonna fill up. Oh shit." Pope says

"Oh fuck" I whisper


















JJ's POV

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