Lightning streaked the sky and the fury of the storm unleashed itself on Capeside. Dozens of students filed out of the beach house and charged for their vehicles. Police sirens could be heard in the distance and the inebriated students feared of being caught. Dawson, Andie, and Matt laughed as they trotted through the mud puddles.
Hot rain pelted against Dawson's face as he raced for Matt Caulfield's Explorer. He was no longer in pain of his heartbreak. All he felt now was the alcohol surging though his system and the numb feeling was exactly what he needed. Caulfield pulled his car keys from his pocket and turned to Dawson.
"Hey Dawson, you wanna drive?" asked Matt, as droplets dripped of his wet face.
"Do you mind because I'd love to?"
"Gone on pal. You drive and me and Andie will get comfy in the back." laughed Caulfield, tossing Dawson the keys.
The Explorer keys slipped through Dawson's fingers and fell to the wet mud. Matt and Andie giggled as Dawson fumbled for the keys.
"Come on Dawson, hurry up. We're getting wet out here!" laughed Matt, kissing Andie's neck.
The rain continued to pour and cars slowly pulled out of the beach house yard. Meanwhile, Pacey, Jack, Jenn, Henry, and Joey searched frantically for their missing friends. They decided to split up to cover more ground. Jack and Pacey went one way and the other three went another way.
"Do you see them?" asked Jack, as rainwater welled up in his eyes.
"No! I can't see a thing!" shouted Pacey, against a clap of thunder.
Capeside police cars quickly came down the beach house driveway and students continued to speed away. The rain came down harder.
Dawson started the Explorer's ignition and laughed. Meanwhile, Matt and Andie kissed passionately in the backseat.
"Wow, this thing is too sweet!" stated Dawson, as he put the vehicle in reverse.
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"Dammit! There they go!" yelled Pacey, pointing at the Explorer as it slowly back out of the yard.
Terror and panic came over Jack. He quickly ran after the slow moving vehicle. Pacey followed but was suddenly cut off. A firm hand pressed itself against Pacey's soaked shirt.
"Well well, little bother. I should have known you'd be here." stated Doug Witter, flashing a light in Pacey's eyes.
The rain continued to fall from the sky and thunder rumbled in the backround. Pacey brought up his hand to shield his eyes from the flashlight's rays.
"I'm sorry Dougie, but I don't have time to chat. I have to follow Jack."
"I don't think so little brother. You're staying right here and I can't wait to tell dad about this."
"Doug, I haven't been drinking. The only reason I'm even here was to pick up Andie."
"Likely story Pacey but I'm not buying it. You're staying with me while I rope me up some delinquents."
"Dammit Doug, I have to go! Dawson and Andie just got in a car with Matt Caulfield and they're all drunk. I have to stop them before some gets hurt!" shouted Pacey against the storm's wind.
Doug Witter kept his flashlight in Pacey's face but his stern expression melted away. He didn't want to believe Pacey but he thought about the seriousness of his younger brother's information. Doug growled to himself but changed his demeanor.
"Alright little brother, I'll let you go but call me when you find Dawson and Andie. I have to stay here and help the other officers, or I'd go with you. I'm warning you Pacey, if you're lying to me so you'll stay out of trouble, so help me......"
Pacey didn't let Doug finish his last statement. He quickly turned on his heels and chased after Jack. Lightning flashed and the rain continued to fall.
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Jack couldn't see very well because the rain blurred his vision. The water came down hard and without remorse. Wind smacked against Jack's face as he ran after the red tail lights of a Ford Explorer. Where the hell is Pacey, thought Jack as the vehicle eased down the driveway?
Dawson felt giddy. His head was loopy and his thoughts were jumbled. He was sure he knew how to drive but his motor skills were telling him different. However, the Explorer picked up speed and left Jack behind, standing in the warm rain.
"Oh God! Oh God no!!! Andie come back!!" shouted Jack, rain dripping off his clothes.
Jack panicked. He didn't know what to do. His only hope was to find a car and to drive after the Explorer, but first he had to find Pacey. Suddenly, a vehicle pulled up next to Jack. It was Pacey in the Witter wagoneer. Joey, Jenn, and Henry were in the back seat.
"Get in!" shouted Pacey.
Jack felt a wave of relief come over him. He quickly went over to the passager side and got in.
"They went that way." informed Jack, pointing in the direction of the Explorer.
The Witter-wagon sped after the missing vehicle.
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The Explorer swerved on a empty road. The creek was on both sides of the muddy road and the rain continued to pour. Dawson kept his hands on the wheel but the laughing coming from the back seat was making it hard to focus.
"Could you guys kiss a little quieter?! I'm trying to drive." laughed Dawson, keeping his eyes straight ahead.
"Sorry D, we'll try to be more respectful." retorted Matt, pulling from Andie.
Andie giggled softly and quickly brought Matt's lips back to hers. Dawson smirked and refocused on driving. He hiccupped softly as the Explorer continued down the abandoned road. Suddenly, a horn blared in Dawson's ears. He looked in his rear-view mirror and saw two head lights. A car was behind him.
"Go around!" shouted Dawson, slowing the Explorer.
The car continued to honk repeatedly and Dawson was beginning to get angry. Matt and Andie stopped kissing and peared out the back window. The rain pelted against the glass so they couldn't make the vehicle out.
"I said go around!" growled Dawson.
Suddenly, the vehicle sped up and pulled up next to Dawson. It was Pacey's family station wagon. Andie recoginized the car immediately and laughed.
"Hey it's Pacey! Roll down the window Dawson and say hi!" she laughed.
"Are you kidding? It's raining outside. I don't want water messing up my interior." informed Matt sternly.
Pacey continued to honk his horn and Jack rolled down his window. He screamed for Dawson to pull over and motioned for the shoulder of the road. Dawson shook his head. He didn't want to pull over because that meant he'd have to talk with Pacey and Joey again. That was the last thing he wanted to do. The rain came down harder.
"PULL OVER!" cried Jack, as rain smacked him in the face.
Joey's pulse was racing. She looked through the backseat window and saw Dawson's angry eyes. This is all my fault, she thought, please pull over Dawson.
"They're not gonna pull over Jack." stated Henry in fear.
Jack didn't pay attention to his friend. He continued to shout at Dawson.
"STOP THE CAR and PULL OVER!!" he cried.
Dawson looked at Jack and shook his head again.
"I'm not stopping!" he stated.
Dawson turned his eyes back to the road and suddenly saw a huge tree branch in front of him. He cried out and swerved the Explorer to the right. The rain water slicked up the Explorer's tires and forced the vehicle to hydroplane. Andie, Matt, and Dawson screamed as the Explorer slide out of control, hit a deep muddy ditch, and toppled into the creek.
"Oh my god!" cried Joey and Jenn.
Pacey hit his breaks and came to a skidding halt. All five of the friends jumped out of the wagon and screamed in horror as the Explorer slowly sank into the creek.
To Be Continued......
Hot rain pelted against Dawson's face as he raced for Matt Caulfield's Explorer. He was no longer in pain of his heartbreak. All he felt now was the alcohol surging though his system and the numb feeling was exactly what he needed. Caulfield pulled his car keys from his pocket and turned to Dawson.
"Hey Dawson, you wanna drive?" asked Matt, as droplets dripped of his wet face.
"Do you mind because I'd love to?"
"Gone on pal. You drive and me and Andie will get comfy in the back." laughed Caulfield, tossing Dawson the keys.
The Explorer keys slipped through Dawson's fingers and fell to the wet mud. Matt and Andie giggled as Dawson fumbled for the keys.
"Come on Dawson, hurry up. We're getting wet out here!" laughed Matt, kissing Andie's neck.
The rain continued to pour and cars slowly pulled out of the beach house yard. Meanwhile, Pacey, Jack, Jenn, Henry, and Joey searched frantically for their missing friends. They decided to split up to cover more ground. Jack and Pacey went one way and the other three went another way.
"Do you see them?" asked Jack, as rainwater welled up in his eyes.
"No! I can't see a thing!" shouted Pacey, against a clap of thunder.
Capeside police cars quickly came down the beach house driveway and students continued to speed away. The rain came down harder.
Dawson started the Explorer's ignition and laughed. Meanwhile, Matt and Andie kissed passionately in the backseat.
"Wow, this thing is too sweet!" stated Dawson, as he put the vehicle in reverse.
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"Dammit! There they go!" yelled Pacey, pointing at the Explorer as it slowly back out of the yard.
Terror and panic came over Jack. He quickly ran after the slow moving vehicle. Pacey followed but was suddenly cut off. A firm hand pressed itself against Pacey's soaked shirt.
"Well well, little bother. I should have known you'd be here." stated Doug Witter, flashing a light in Pacey's eyes.
The rain continued to fall from the sky and thunder rumbled in the backround. Pacey brought up his hand to shield his eyes from the flashlight's rays.
"I'm sorry Dougie, but I don't have time to chat. I have to follow Jack."
"I don't think so little brother. You're staying right here and I can't wait to tell dad about this."
"Doug, I haven't been drinking. The only reason I'm even here was to pick up Andie."
"Likely story Pacey but I'm not buying it. You're staying with me while I rope me up some delinquents."
"Dammit Doug, I have to go! Dawson and Andie just got in a car with Matt Caulfield and they're all drunk. I have to stop them before some gets hurt!" shouted Pacey against the storm's wind.
Doug Witter kept his flashlight in Pacey's face but his stern expression melted away. He didn't want to believe Pacey but he thought about the seriousness of his younger brother's information. Doug growled to himself but changed his demeanor.
"Alright little brother, I'll let you go but call me when you find Dawson and Andie. I have to stay here and help the other officers, or I'd go with you. I'm warning you Pacey, if you're lying to me so you'll stay out of trouble, so help me......"
Pacey didn't let Doug finish his last statement. He quickly turned on his heels and chased after Jack. Lightning flashed and the rain continued to fall.
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Jack couldn't see very well because the rain blurred his vision. The water came down hard and without remorse. Wind smacked against Jack's face as he ran after the red tail lights of a Ford Explorer. Where the hell is Pacey, thought Jack as the vehicle eased down the driveway?
Dawson felt giddy. His head was loopy and his thoughts were jumbled. He was sure he knew how to drive but his motor skills were telling him different. However, the Explorer picked up speed and left Jack behind, standing in the warm rain.
"Oh God! Oh God no!!! Andie come back!!" shouted Jack, rain dripping off his clothes.
Jack panicked. He didn't know what to do. His only hope was to find a car and to drive after the Explorer, but first he had to find Pacey. Suddenly, a vehicle pulled up next to Jack. It was Pacey in the Witter wagoneer. Joey, Jenn, and Henry were in the back seat.
"Get in!" shouted Pacey.
Jack felt a wave of relief come over him. He quickly went over to the passager side and got in.
"They went that way." informed Jack, pointing in the direction of the Explorer.
The Witter-wagon sped after the missing vehicle.
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The Explorer swerved on a empty road. The creek was on both sides of the muddy road and the rain continued to pour. Dawson kept his hands on the wheel but the laughing coming from the back seat was making it hard to focus.
"Could you guys kiss a little quieter?! I'm trying to drive." laughed Dawson, keeping his eyes straight ahead.
"Sorry D, we'll try to be more respectful." retorted Matt, pulling from Andie.
Andie giggled softly and quickly brought Matt's lips back to hers. Dawson smirked and refocused on driving. He hiccupped softly as the Explorer continued down the abandoned road. Suddenly, a horn blared in Dawson's ears. He looked in his rear-view mirror and saw two head lights. A car was behind him.
"Go around!" shouted Dawson, slowing the Explorer.
The car continued to honk repeatedly and Dawson was beginning to get angry. Matt and Andie stopped kissing and peared out the back window. The rain pelted against the glass so they couldn't make the vehicle out.
"I said go around!" growled Dawson.
Suddenly, the vehicle sped up and pulled up next to Dawson. It was Pacey's family station wagon. Andie recoginized the car immediately and laughed.
"Hey it's Pacey! Roll down the window Dawson and say hi!" she laughed.
"Are you kidding? It's raining outside. I don't want water messing up my interior." informed Matt sternly.
Pacey continued to honk his horn and Jack rolled down his window. He screamed for Dawson to pull over and motioned for the shoulder of the road. Dawson shook his head. He didn't want to pull over because that meant he'd have to talk with Pacey and Joey again. That was the last thing he wanted to do. The rain came down harder.
"PULL OVER!" cried Jack, as rain smacked him in the face.
Joey's pulse was racing. She looked through the backseat window and saw Dawson's angry eyes. This is all my fault, she thought, please pull over Dawson.
"They're not gonna pull over Jack." stated Henry in fear.
Jack didn't pay attention to his friend. He continued to shout at Dawson.
"STOP THE CAR and PULL OVER!!" he cried.
Dawson looked at Jack and shook his head again.
"I'm not stopping!" he stated.
Dawson turned his eyes back to the road and suddenly saw a huge tree branch in front of him. He cried out and swerved the Explorer to the right. The rain water slicked up the Explorer's tires and forced the vehicle to hydroplane. Andie, Matt, and Dawson screamed as the Explorer slide out of control, hit a deep muddy ditch, and toppled into the creek.
"Oh my god!" cried Joey and Jenn.
Pacey hit his breaks and came to a skidding halt. All five of the friends jumped out of the wagon and screamed in horror as the Explorer slowly sank into the creek.
To Be Continued......