Chapter 57
I’m so hollow, baby, I’m so hollow
I’m so, I’m so, I’m so hollow
I’m so hollow, baby, I’m so hollow
I’m so, I’m so, I’m so hollow.”
My eyes start fluttering shut as he finishes.
“I love you, Pebble.” I mutter.
“I love you, too, Carter.” He brushes my hair away from my face and kisses my forehead as sleep
overcomes me.
Or
In Which the Foolish Five sit and reminisce
Italics = flashback (third person’s point of view)
-Nevaeh-
“What’re you talking about?” Dylan scoffs as Max finishes talking. “It was your idea to go camping,
oh smart one.”
“And you got us lost, hun.” Megan adds.
Max shoots her a look of betrayal. “I did not get us lost.”
“Yes, you did.” Noah states. “You told us you knew how to use a map and then you had no idea where we were.”
“And you dropped the compass in the fucking gorge.” I croak out, giving him a pointed look. “And we ended up being behind the university the whole time.”
“Hey, I’m not the only stupid one.” Max folds his arms. “What about that time in high school I told you guys a simple plan and none of you got it?”
“-everyone got it?” Max finishes telling his friends the plan to prank Ms Fields and they all nod.
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“Yup, I’m attaching the air horn to the desk.” Nevaeh, Noah, Dylan and Megan all say in unison before looking at each other in confusion. “What?”
“No, Nevach’s keeping look out.” Dylan shakes his head.
“How is she supposed to keep look out when we can’t even see her eyes?” Noah retorts.
“The same way she walks around without walking of a cliff.” Dylan shoots. “She can still see even if we can’t see her eyes, dumbass.”
“Dylan, you’re keeping look out.” Megan interjects. “Nevaeh’s putting the glad wrap on the door.”
“What? No, I’m not.” Dylan shakes his head. “Max was obviously looking at Vaeh when he was talking about who was on look out.”
“I thought Dylan was putting the glad wrap on the door.” Noah interrupts.
“No, you’re putting the the glad wrap on the door.” Dylan says. “I’m unbolting the chair.”
“I thought Max was putting the glad wrap on the door.” Nevaeh scratches her cheek.
“I thought Megan was unbolting the chair.” Noah admits.
“Me? With tools? Yeah right.” Megan scoffs. “I thought Noah was unbolting the chair.”
“I thought Noah was putting glue on the chair.” Nevaeh says in confusion.
“But I’m attaching the air horn to the desk.” They all say in unison again.
“Oh my god!” Max shouts, making them look at him. His eye is twitching and his face is red. “Megan’s keeping look out, Dylan’s putting glad wrap on the door, Noah’s putting glue on the seat of the chair, Nevaeh’s unbolting the chair and I’m attaching the air horn to the desk!”
Nevaeh scoffs at him. “Well maybe you should actually say our names next time.”
“Dude, that was your fault.” Dylan rolls his eyes.
“Yeah, you didn’t say our names when you were telling us the plan and you barely looked at us when you gave someone a task.” Megan explains.
“This is bullying!” Max shouts making me wince slightly.
“Max, shut up!” Noah snaps.
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Max looks at me with sorrow. “Sorry, Vach.”
“It’s fine.” I shake my head, smiling slightly. “Wait, Max, how did you even end up kicking Kamri
into the tree?”
Max scratches the back of his neck. “Well…”
“Max, catch!” Max’s classmate in P.E throws him an unusually hard football.
Max catches it and kicks it without looking. It flies into a tree.
Max furrows his eyebrows. “Did that football just cry?”
“Wow.” I roll my eyes, chuckling.
“I didn’t mean to kick our child into a tree.” Max defends himself. “I didn’t even know it was our
child.”
“Oh because that makes it all better.” Noah says sarcastically making us laugh.
“Remember that time we were trying to prank Max a few months ago?” Megan pipes up, making
Noah, Dylan and I share a look before laughing.
“That was a whole mess.” Dylan chuckles.
“Got it?” Megan looks at Nevaeh, Noah and Dylan who are all standing around the island in Megan’s
kitchen.
“Okay, so we’re dumping glue and glitter on him?” Dylan asks.
“I thought we were doing a Ouija board prank on him.” Noah scratches the back of his neck.
“I thought we were dressing up as horror movie characters and scaring him.” Nevaeh furrows her
eyebrows.
Megan purses her lips before nodding. “I just wanted to make sure we’re all on the same page.”
“Same page?” Nevaeh repeats in disbelief. “We’re not even in the same library!”
“That’s why you made me do the Oujia board and said you weren’t moving the planchette even though you were,” Max points at Noah. “And that’s why you dressed up as Pennywise the dancing clown and scared the shit out of me,” he points at me. “And that’s why you two poured glue and glitter all over me!” He points at Dylan and Megan.
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“Yup.” Dylan smiles brightly at him.
