Chapter
4
All
of us sat in the van uncomfortably as Kevin drove on. "This is
ridiculous," I said aloud.
"No,
it's not," Kevin debated. "Once you see this spot, you'll see it was
worth it."
AJ
crossed his arms. "As much as I hate to say it, I agree with Nick. Look at
the weather. It's gonna' storm."
Kevin
sighed. "Okay. My friend has a cabin nearby. We'll wait there for the
weather to clear."
I
wallowed in my own self-pity. First, we had to cram into a tiny van. And now we
had to go wait out a storm in some dirty, nasty cabin.
Once
we reached the cabin I was relieved to see that is was a steady, clean
building. Kevin slid in the key he found underneath the doormat, and we made
our way inside.
The
inside was well-decorated and very warm. If I hadn't have such a bad migraine,
I'd almost call it cozy.
Brian
spoke up. "Let's watch tv."
"Fine,"
Kevin sighed.
"Wanna'
play cards, Nick? I don't wanna' watch tv," Howie asked me.
"No
thanks." My head hurt too much to concentrate.
"I'll
play," Kevin offered.
Kevin
and Howie settled at the kitchen table, and I joined Brian and AJ in front of
the tv.
I massaged my temples as I heard the first
clasp of thunder. I hoped the storm would pass quickly. All I wanted to do was
find some Advil and sleep forever.
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