Chapter 13

                                    

                                          
"Hey, yo, Luke." Skills began walking into his bedroom, Lucas, Brooke and Peyton were all in his bed. Ellie was in her cot awake quietly playing with her teddy.
"Damn. Nice work." Skills says upon spotting the two girls.
"No. No, it's not..." Lucas says sitting up "It's the attack last week. Neither one of them wants to be alone."
"Hey, if that's your story." Skills says looking back at them "Look, we got to go."
"What?" Asked Lucas lifting Ellie out her cot.
"It's Mouth. He needs our help." Skills says, as Lucas pulled a white puffer jacket on Ellie.
"I look like a vegetarian." Ellie told him
"A vegetarian?" Questioned Lucas confused 
"You know the people that look after pets." Ellie explained
"Right." Muttered Skills  "you mean veterinarian." Ellie nodded
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"So, it's been what, about a week since Mouth skipped town with Rachel?" Skills told Lucas as they sat in Karen's "Then, all of a sudden, I get this cryptic message. Sounds like he's in trouble."
"Okay, what kind of message?" Asked Lucas "Like voice mail?"
"No, a text, actually. Check it out." Skills says passing his phone over to Lucas
"Honey Grove, Texas. Please come. Need ass?" Lucas trailed off confused
"I was thinking he would've typed "assistance" but his battery died." Skills explained
"Why didn't he just write "help'? Need help'?" Asked Lucas
"Maybe he need ass." Skills said making them both chuckle
"Hey." Haley says as her and Nathan come into the cafe.
"Hey, Skills said Mouth was in trouble." Nathan adds
"Yeah, he sent this." Skills tells them handing over his phone
"'Need ass'?" Asked Nathan as confused as Lucas was.
"We're thinking it's 'assistance'." Lucas tells him
"I like you jacket Ellie." Haley told her
"I look like a vegetarian." She deadpanned, leaving Haley with a confused look on her face
"Veterinarian." Lucas and Skills corrected
"I'm gonna find Honey Grove online." Haley says still confused about what Ellie was talking about as Nathan sat down.
"Hey, how are they doing since the attack?" Nathan asked as Peyton and Brooke could be seen walking to the door.
"Some days are better than the others. But it gets the worst at night." Lucas tells him
"Hey, you guys, what's going on? Is Mouth okay?" Asked Brooke as they walk in.
"It doesn't sound like it." Lucas said as Skills handed them his phone.
"Honey Grove, Texas. Please come." Peyton read out.
"Need ass?" Brooke said confused "I don't get it. He left with Rachel. Why would he need ass?"
"Assistance." The three boys and Ellie all said together
"Well, if Mouth needs help, then one of us needs to go down to Honey Grove, Texas." Peyton says
"I think we should probably all go. It's about 90 miles from Dallas, which is like a 20-hour car ride." Haley said coming back over to the group.
"Hales, I love you for caring, but you're pregnant and we got finals." Nathan tried