SWEET NICOTINE | CHAPTER TWELVE (OR I'LL CHOKE YOU TILL YOU CAN'T...)
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AJ didn't know what she expected but loading into a shipping container and becoming a stowaway wasn't on the top of her list. "Hey, you guys don't have to come. All right?" John B said as he and Pope got into the container.
"Oh, no I'm definitely in," AJ said, accepting Pope's extended hand to help her in. JJ and Kiara stood, sharing a look.
"Nothing to lose?" He asked.
"nothing to lose" Kiara answered. JJ jumped in first before leaning out and pulling Kiara in.
AJ followed Pope as he walked through the container, stopping at the back. She and the others began to hide themselves from view as workers got closer.
AJ held her breath and a worker stood at the container with a flashlight, looking around. AJ swore if she breathed it would give them away. She felt Pope's hand on her arm and she shivered at the touch.
The sound of the shipping container shutting and locking was the only thing that allowed AJ to let her breath out. She felt the realization of what just happened fall over her and she tried to push it down.
Who cares about the fact that some captains order stowaways be thrown overboard or the fact that sometimes it isn't even the captain to make that decision.
AJ was trying to convince herself that she didn't care about that.
The container started to move and it set AJ and the others off balance. AJ felt Pope hold tighter onto her as she partially fell into him. She couldn't lie and say she didn't subconsciously move closer.
JJ went to make a comment but John B quickly shushed him. AJ looked over, the still and silence making her stomach turn. They could hear loud metal clanking from the container before they were more jostled. Most of them were thrown from their spots.
Pope's back was at the wall and he held onto the blonde girl in his arms, keeping her standing. "we made it" JJ let out, followed soon after by shushing from the pogues.
"holy shit" AJ muttered, the girl clinging to Pope's shirt. Once she realized what she was doing she let go, waiting a second to make sure the container wasn't going to throw her again before taking a few steps forward.
John B went to the vent and as soon as AJ noticed, the boy ducked down.
"what? What was it?" JJ whispered, John B only shaking his head in response. AJ sunk to the floor, taking a spot by Pope as she rested her head against some crates.
"What's the plan here? sit and sweat to death?" AJ sighed, the container cooking them alive.
"yeah, nice work John B, you know these things lock from the outside" JJ complained to the brunette sitting across from him.
