JACK AND ROSE: PRESENT TIME
Chapter
Fifty-Seven
Rose couldn't get
on Cal's boat. She knew Jack wouldn't like the idea of it either. "You
guys..." Rose murmured.
They all looked at
Rose. "Do you know who that ship belongs to?" Fabrizio asked.
Rose nodded.
"Cal Hockley."
"Shit,"
Tommy said. "I am not getting on that boat."
"We have to
you guys," Alexia said. "There is no other way out!"
As the boat came
closer, they all thought about the possibilities. There was really only one.
They had to get on that boat. Would Cal even let them on his boat? They would
soon find out.
"Looks like
someone's boat is broke," Cal said from the steering part of his ship. He
looked quite amused. They knew Cal was the one who broke their boat.
"It was you
who did this to us, wasn't it!" Jack yelled.
"Why would I
do that?" Cal asked. "Come on, Dawson. Give me a little credit. I'm
not as bad as you think."
Jack rolled his
eyes. "We all knew it was you!"
"Do you want a
lift or not?" Cal asked, now annoyed.
"Yes,"
Alexia cut in. "We do."
Cal stretched a
ladder across onto their boat. They all climbed carefully on it over to Cal's
boat. It was a little scary, but they survived.
"You're
welcome," Cal said.
"Thanks so
much!" Alexia said. Alexia didn't know Cal like the others knew him. Sure,
she had heard stories, but she was just glad to be safe again.
"I'm on my way
back home," Cal said. "I hope that's okay for you guys," he
said.
"Yeah, that's
fine," Dominique said.
"So where were
you guys going?" Cal asked.
"I
dunno.." Fabrizio said. "My dad's gonna kill me! I can't just leave
my boat sitting out there..."
"Sure, you
can," Dominique said as she patted him on the back.
As they reached
land again, they were all thankful. Even though he was a jerk, he saved them.
Rose knew, inside, Cal wasn't the one who did it to their boat. It could have
been anyone. I think everyone knew that.
"Have a safe
ride home," Cal said as he got in his own car at the dock. They all
watched as the hero pulled away.
"Can you
believe he helped us?" Dominique asked.
"I still think
he did it," Tommy said.
"Who
cares?" Dominique said back. "We're back now. Everything's
fine."
Rose took a deep
sigh. She looked at Fabrizio's sad face. "Don't worry, Fabri," Rose
said. "Your father will understand."
Fabrizio shrugged
his shoulders. "I gotta get home right away."
The car ride home
for Jack and Rose was quite. "So...what do you think happened?" Rose
asked.
"I don't think
Cal did it," Jack said.
Rose looked
surprised. "Really?" Rose thought for a moment. "I totally agree
with you."
"Then who did
break the boat?" Jack asked.
Rose shrugged her
shoulders. "I dunno...maybe it was just a common mistake."
"Maybe..."
Jack said. "Well, there goes are plans for this week..."
"I kinda just
wanna go home," Rose said.
"Me too."