SMOSH EXPEDITION: The Golden Flamingo (Book Four)

Chapter Nine - A Walk in the Park

Anthony Padilla

We have escaped the evil clutches of the neighbor again, with the help of our Smosh squad, they managed to distract them long enough for us to acquire the first piece of the key to the Golden Flamingo's hiding place. Luckily they were there when we needed to flee. We were riding on Shayne's minivan, and I was lying on my belly while Sidney examined the large gash on my shirt.

I was in excruciating pain, I had received a large scorch on my back from the library caused by the goons. But it was worth doing, I saved Sidney and Billy from certain doom.

"OW! IT HURTS!" I yelled, pounding on the van's floor, curling my fists into a ball and clenching my jaw as Sidney and Olivia cleaned the wound.

"It'll hurt more if you keep squirming!" Sidney squeezed my shoulder, trying to hold me down.

"FUUUUCKERDOODLE!" I shrieked once I felt a drop of warm liquid on my back, feeling it bubble reacting to the singed area. My toes scrunched inside my shoes, trying to ease the pain.

"I'm sorry, Anthony!" She apologized, saying it with sincerity in her tone, "Please, one more drop."

   "Hey, it'll be fine." Olivia pat my other shoulder, assisting Sidney in taping on a bandage on my back.

Tears rolled down my cheeks, it was just as agonizing (or more than) as the time Ian was wrapping my arm in a cast.

   "Okay! You're good!" Sidney said, grabbing hold of my arm and helping me into sitting up. I rolled over to my side before sitting up as every inch I made sent shocks throughout my entire body. Every budge I let out a whimper, keeping my eyes shut squeezing the last drops of tears from it.

   "Hey, buddy." Someone said, I inched my eyelids a little to see who it was, it was Ian, "-feeling a little bit better now?" I felt a hand place on my shoulder.

   "I think so," I mumbled, taking a deep breath, "-it burns."

   Ian chuckled, "That's the same feeling I had when my ex-girlfriend tended to my laser burns. I literally know how you feel, bro."

   I scoffed and laughed, still refusing to open my eyes.

   "Well, if you excuse me, I'll be joining Billy in the front row to navigate to the next location." Ian said and there was a shift in the weight in on the van.

   "Just tell me when we're almost there." I said.

   "You betcha."

I sighed, taking a short rest when suddenly I felt a soft pair of hands unbutton my ripped shirt, doing it as gentle as possible before pulling it off from my sleeves and leaving me shirtless.

   "Whoa, whoa, whoa!" I jolted away before slowly opening my eyes and praying to God that it won't be either Noah or any of the guys. When I got to see who it was, I gasped.

It was Sidney.

We met each other's gaze and she smiled timidly at me as she unfolded a clean plain white t-shirt and placed the collar opening over me and letting my head pass through it. I dunno why but I was getting goosebumps when she was doing it.