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Awhile later, Estrella found herself cooped up in a random room. Her thoughts consuming her enough to want to be alone. She heard the storm go on outside, though she couldn't find it in herself to care much anymore.
The door opens and Charlotte slides in, "Hey, um, I know you wanted to be alone, but the storm's getting worse. They're trying to figure out how to get through it, but we need help tying stuff down to make sure it doesn't go all over the place."
Estrella sniffles and stands, "Yeah, I got it."
"Thank you." Charlotte says stepping out. Estrella follows her into the galley where Sarah, Kie, and Cleo were already working. JJ sat at the table with a beer in front of him.
"Stuff's gonna fly all over the place if we don't lock it up." Cleo says as Estrella steps up beside her to help her place cans into a container, "Tie down anything that can move."
Sarah looks up from tying down a chair. Frustration bubbling over as she stared at JJ. She grabs a crate and slams it down on the table in front of him, "Can you please do something, JJ? Please."
He begins to take a sip from his beer and she snatches it, "Give me that. Just..." She grunts as she walks over to Cleo and Estrella, "I don't know what to do."
"Hey, rude boy." Cleo calls out as she looks towards him, "Group activity."
Estrella turns to find his eyes already on her. He huffs before slamming things into the crate. Estrella turns back to counter and continues filling the box. Cleo turns to her, "Hey, I'm gonna go downstairs. Check things out."
Estrella nods, "Yeah, I got it. Go."
Cleo nods before heading out. Estrella puts a couple more cans in the box before securing the lid on top. She turns to grab another box and finds the seat JJ had been in, empty. She sighs roughly before walking over and taking the crate on the table to fill it with different items.
Kie walks back into the room, "Where'd JJ go?"
"I don't know." Estrella says
Kie sighs, "Such an asshole." Kie walks over and begins to help her. The boat shakes roughly causing the two to fall into one another.
"Shit." Estrella says as water begins to leak into the room soaking them, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah. What the hell was that?" Kie asks
"I don't know." Estrella says setting the crate under the table and tying it down. Pope, Cleo, and Sarah enter the room in a panic. Sarah slams the door shut and locks it as Charlotte enters from the other side.
"Hurry." Kie says
"This storm is crazy, man." Cleo says
"Did you see the size of those swells?" Pope says, "Come here, grab on to something."
