Chapter 22

They were working on their second joint and they were stoned. Trina, David, Danielle, and Bonnie had taken off their clothes and got in the pool. They hung around the edge of the pool. Jodi, Jackie, Rita, George, and Jesse sat in the chairs that they had pulled closer to the side of the pool. Daniel and Barbara had taken a few puffs and left to take a walk around the property.

They told stories about Joe as they passed the joint. Jackie sat on George’s lap. Jodi had never heard Jackie giggle so much in her life.

The sound of glass breaking got their attention.

“What was that?” George asked.

“Not sure. It sounded like it came from the patio area of the hotel,” Jackie said.

They kept staring in the direction where the noise came from. Then, they all got the answer that they wished George had never asked the question to.

“Jesse! Jodi! Where the fuck are ya?” an angry man roared.

“Jodi, is that Matt?” Bonnie asked.

Before Jodi could answer, Matt was barreling down upon them with fire in