Death #30:
Walk the Plank
By Karin
"Dude, just take the damn picture!" AJ yelled to
Nick.
Nick laughed and shook his head no, "I can't believe you're
planking!" he said, snapping a picture of his friend planking at the feet
of an elderly couple just trying to enjoy a quiet day in the park.
"I'm trying to make it a trending topic. You should try it,
Nick. It's seriously stupid, but fun," AJ said. "Oh, I know, let's
place money on it! We each take 10 pictures planking, and have the fans vote on
the best one? Loser washes cars for a month after the tour?" he grinned.
"Well, it has been awhile since ALL of my cars were
detailed... Fine, you're on!" he said, shaking his friend's hand to seal
the deal.
Throughout the day, the fans following both Nick and AJ were shown
various planking pics online, from planking on a staircase, planking on an
escalator, planking on a table in a restaurant.
Nick finally found the perfect place to plank and smirked at AJ,
"Oh, this one will win for sure... come on!" Nick and AJ made their
way to the rooftop of their hotel where Nick carefully laid down on the
banister, hoping his friend could take a fast enough picture before he lost his
balance.
"Hurry up," Nick chuckled, trying to hold the pose until
he heard the click of the camera.
"Hang on, you're not entirely in the frame." AJ had to
back up a few steps in order to get his friend fully in the shot.
While AJ was trying to get the picture, a pigeon landed on Nick's
back, which made him squirm as the talons dug into his skin.
"Hang on, that's perfect!" AJ laughed, snapping the
picture.
Nick was about to climb off the banister when the bird leaned over
and began pecking at his ear, "Ow! Fucker!" he said, reaching up with
his hand to try and get the bird off him.
The bird would not get off him and Nick tried frantically to wave
him off.
The upside? The bird finally got off his back.
The downside? Nick lost his balance, beginning to fall off the
roof of the hotel.
All Nick could think on the way down was how he didn't even
fucking want to do it in the first place, and he hoped he could haunt AJ
because that would be-
SPLAT!
Nick hit the ground and you could hear every bone crack in his
body as the flesh hit the cement, blood pooling around his head.
AJ quickly made his way down to his friend, tweeting, "Guess
Nick is more competitive than I thought..."
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