𝐃𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐋𝚬 𝐒𝚬𝐂𝐑𝚬𝐓, ʲᵒʰⁿ ᵇ ʳᵒᵘᵗˡᵉᵈᵍᵉ

xxxiv. i'm in a getaway car

"yeah," kie nodded. "we'll be right here."

"keep the car running," pope whispered.

"yep," kie grabbed pope's hand and gave it a squeeze.

briar sat behind the wheel of heyward's truck, jj in the middle between her and kie.

"look, if limbrey is legit," kie kept talking. "then ward gets arrested, and maybe sarah gets the gold."

kie trailed off and pope was led out of the house by limbrey's man.

"does that look voluntary?" kie said fearfully. she flinched as the man shoved pope.

"that would be a negative," jj responded.

"come on," kie urged.

"wait, hold on, hold on," jj grabbed kie's shoulder.

"what?" briar snapped as she shifted the car into drive.

"they're going into the alley," jj observed.

"go around back," kie instructed.

"yeah. you'll meet them on the other side," jj urged briar as she stepped onto the gas.

"be chill. be chill," kie snapped as briar picked up speed.

"yeah, got it," the pregnant teen slowed down a bit.

"where did they go?" kie said, obviously confused as briar continued to drive.

"what if they went underground?" jj gasped. "because in C.H.U.D., when they took people down into the sewers, it would turn humans into humanoids 'cause the radiation. and then all of a sudden. . ."

"focus," kie snapped. "that doesn't make any sense."

"right, sorry," he apologized.

"you guys see him?" briar hummed from the driver's seat.

"no," kie sighed.

"there! there!" jj jumped out of the car, followed by kie. "wait here!"

briar tapped her foot anxiously as the trio jumped back over the wall.

"come on!" the teenager yelled as her friends piled into the car. "i'm in a getaway car. left you in the motel bar."

"i love taylor, but not now," jj slammed the door. "scoot over!"

"ow!" kie groaned. "who were those people?" she slammed back as briar hit the gas.

"we're getting out of here," pope yelled. the tires squealed loudly as briar peeled out of the alley.

"here we go now!" jj slammed his hand on the dash as briar drove.

"i think he's following us," kie stated out the back window.

"this is a one-way," pope said in a panic.

"go left," kie instructed. "go that way."

"i'm going!" briar yelled as she drive faster.

"this is a one-way!" pope and kie screamed.

"they're following us," kie yelled.

"hey! there's another car!" pope yelled. "turn now! turn! turn right!"

briar screamed and threw the wheel to the right.

"jesus, look out!" pope yelled as two teens ran into the street.

"oh my god!" kie screamed.

"get out of the way!" briar yelled out her window, showing off her middle finger.