Chapter 3: Drift
Part 1: Jack
Jack woke up the next morning to a knock at the door. He opened it to find a guy in a bandana standing there.
"Yo!" the boy said.
"Hi. I'm Jack…and you are…"
"Joe. I heard that a guy moved in to town. I just wanted to say hi!"
"…okay, thanks Joe…"
"I can also show you around, if you want to…"
"Alright…" Jack was never rude when he first came to a town.
"Cool! Follow me!"
Joe first took him south.
"This is the workshop. My brother, Kurt and I work there."
Joe went inside, then came out with another guy and an old guy.
"Kurt, Woody, this is Jack. He just moved into the farm north of us."
"Howdy do, sonny?" The old one said. "I'm Woody"
"…" was all the other one managed to say.
"That must be Kurt" Jack said to Joe.
"Yeah, he's pretty quiet. Hey! You are too! You guys might just get along." Joe said.
"You are talking to me like you are my day-care lady." Jack said.
"It's not me" Joe said "It's the stupid writer's fault."
"The…writer?"
"Yeah, you know, the guy who tells us what to do and what to say."
"Really?"
"Yeah! Do you really think I wanted to show you around? Yeah, right. You seemed creepy. The writer made me do it."
"So this writer guy watches and decides our every move? Sounds like a pedophile to me."
"Yeah, kind of creepy, huh?"
"Way creepy…"
"…Just Kidding! You really think there is a writer? Pfft, yeah right! We aren't a story, are we?"
"Sometimes, I just don't know…" Jack had just turned a joking moment serious.
"…anyways, let's keep going!"
Joe led him across a bridge. Then they went east.
"This is the Blue Sky Ranch. Ellen, her cousin Blue, and Bob run this ranch. I'll introduce you."
"No, I'm alright…"
Joe led him into the back.
"Hey guys, meet Jack! He's the new farmer."
"We know who he is." Blue said
"Yeah, and we don't like jerks like him." Bob said
"C'mon, he ain't that bad. I like him." Joe came in for defense.
"Well, maybe we don't like you then." Blue said.
"Let's get them." Bob said
Blue and Bob each grabbed some farming tools. Then they backed Joe and Jack into a corner.
"I knew we shouldn't have come here…" Jack moped.
"Quit whining and look up! It's time to fight!" Joe was acting tough.
"Let's do this!" Bob said quietly.
They were moving in closer.
End of Part 1
Chapter 3: Drift
Part 2: Jill
Jill was still in jail. She was doing everything she could to stay occupied. Tin cup banging, daydreaming, wishing she was somewhere else…ing. The one thing she hadn't tried yet was singing. So, she started singing a song from her favorite band.
"I want to ride my…Biiiiiiiicycle, Biiiicycle, Bicycle. I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my biiiiiiiike! I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride it where I liiiiiiike!"
"Shaaadaap! I'm tryin' to sneak out!" One of her cellmates said.
"Okay, Jill, we're gonna question you now." A rather large policeman said.
"Okay…" Jill said.
"Now" The policeman said, "This here is Nina, and she claims that you snuck into her shop and tried to steal from it"
"That's not true, I came in the front door. I came to this town for the Exciting Ranch Plan. It was empty, so I thought it was one of the ranches."
"Well, if you want to find out about the ERP, you talk to Mayor Theodore. He's the guy with the funny hat and clothes."
"Oh…he looked weird, so I avoided him. That's my bad, huh?"
"Well, the way I look at it, it's both of your faults"
"WHAT? How is it i my /i fault?" Nina questioned Bubba the policeman's judgment.
"Well, you left the farm unattended, so she didn't know. And Jill, you just barged into wherever you wanted to. So I want you both to apologize right now."
"Sorry" Was the answer in unison.
"Hey, maybe I can show you around town!" Nina said.
"Sure" Jill said.
"C'mon, then!"
"Hold on, I have an order of business to take care of."
Jill started to walk back towards Bubba very provocatively.
"What can I do for ya, Ms. Jill?"
"You know, I i love /i a man that can take charge "
"Well, then you should meet the other guys on the force. Maybe you could even join the force!" Bubba was oblivious.
"Forget it! I don't even know why I bothered."
Jill ran to catch up with Nina. Then the other guys on the force came out from behind the 1 way chalkboard. One of them came up to Bubba.
"Smooth, Bubba, real smooth."
"What?"
Everyone just shook their heads.
End of Part 2
