#jibberish

Jonah and Adam were sitting in the car, driving to this person’s location. They had scored a deal with a woman who claimed she had been experiencing a cat ghost. Though they would be staying 3 nights at the stranger’s house, the woman offered them $500 a night, which was A LOT, especially for a call and request that had almost nothing to do with alternates. 

They drove in the car, occasionally switching drivers so they each could get a break. It was tiring driving for hours on end. And though Adam could drive for at least 3 hours, Jonah felt bad for having Adam drive so much. So, he offered to drive for a while. 

“You sure?” Adam asked. “Cause I could still go another hour.” He told him. 

“Positive. You should take some time to rest.” Jonah told him. 

Adam shrugged his shoulders and pulled over for a moment. “Fine.” He said as he turned the steering wheel. Jonah waited for the car to be put into park, before taking off his seatbelt and hopping out of the car. They switched spots with Adam in the passenger side and Jonah in the driver's seat. Adam cleared his throat as he stretched himself out, visibly tired. 

Jonah put the car back into drive and pulled back onto the road. It was dusk, meaning it was somewhat daylight but slowly growing darker. Jonah took a moment to adjust himself on the road, before speeding up a slight bit. He began to go about 65 miles in a 55 mile zone. He knew he could increase the speed a bit more if he wanted to, but he wanted to wait a bit first. 

Adam sighed and pulled out the camcorder to delete some irrelevant pictures and videos from the SD card. 

Jonah struck up a conversation. “You’re not at all worried about the fact that a cat ghost is taking over this lady’s house?” Jonah asked. Adam shook his head. “Nope. Either it’s going to keep meowing at me, or there’ll be nothing to worry about.” Adam replied. 

“And if it’s fake…then we get the heck out of here?” Jonah asked. 

“Nope. Then we get a 3-night stay at a stranger's house for free, plus a $1500 payday.” Adam replied. 

“True…” Jonah muttered. 

By now, it was dark outside. The only lights that were lighting their way were the car lights. The car GPS was still explaining to them where to go, while Jonah followed it and listened to Adam at the same time. Adam, on the other hand, had deleted another collection of photos from his camcorder. “Trust me…this entire deal will be worth it.” Adam replied. 

“Aw, come on man…” Jonah turned to look at him out of the corner of his eye. “You know I already trust you.” Jonah said, poking Adam’s ribs. 

Adam jumped and grunted, dropping the camcorder and covering his mouth when he realized how high the grunt had sounded. 

“Holy- was that you?!” Jonah reacted with surprise. 

Adam didn’t confirm, nor deny him. The truth was…Adam had always had a slightly girly voice…but this sound was abnormally high, even for him! “Uhhh…” Adam muttered, unsure what to say. 

Jonah brought his right hand over, scaring Adam for a moment. But all the man did was grab the camcorder and put it into the car’s glove box. But when that was dealt with, Jonah brought his hand up and poked Adam’s ribs again, more out of curiosity than playfulness this time. 

Adam tried to push his hand away, but still felt enough of a poke to cause a devastating reaction: A mouse-like squeak. 

“Oho my god!” Jonah brought his hand back and looked at Adam. “Are you ticklish?” He asked. 

If Adam wasn’t flustered before, he certainly was now. “...No.” Adam replied. 

“Liar.” Jonah argued. 

“Am not!” Adam argued back. 

“Then explain the door squeak that left your mouth just now.” Jonah told him, looking at the road occasionally. 

Adam stayed silent, refusing to say anything. If he lied, he would never get out of this. But if he told the truth…then maybe he’ll get out of this without further worries. 

Adam sighed. “Fine. Yes, I’m a little ticklish.” Adam replied. 

And then he heard it…a snicker coming from Jonah’s mouth. 

Adam turned to look at Jonah super quickly. “Don’t even consider trying it.” Adam warned. 

“Trying what?” Jonah asked. 

“Tickling me.” Adam told him. “Don’t try it.” Adam ordered. 

“Or what?” Jonah asked, wiggling his fingers at him as he focused on the road.

“Or…I’ll get you back.” Adam told him. 

“I’m not ticklish.” Jonah told him. 

“Don’t give me that shit.” Adam warned, before poking Jonah’s sides and ribs. “You gotta be ticklish somewhere.” Adam argued. 

Jonah didn’t even flinch. He just kept driving while Adam desperately tried to tickle him. “Sorry, Adam. I’m just not.” Jonah told him. Adam tried the armpits next, groaning in annoyance when Jonah didn’t react. He tried the neck, but growled when it did nothing. Jonah just laughed. “I’m bulletproof.” he replied. 

Eventually, Adam gave up. “That’s bullshit!” Adam reacted. 

“You on the other hand…” Jonah’s hand touched down on his ribs. “-are so ticklish, you can’t even hide it.” Jonah teased, squeezing the ribs. 

Adam wheezed and hung his head, before attempting to remove his stupid friend’s hand from his ribs. “Don’t you dare-gahahAHAHA!” Adam squeaked again, replicating his squeak from earlier. 

“Ooooh! What about here?” Jonah asked, poking his sides. 

“Youfuckin- NaaaAAHAHaha! You suhuhuck!” Adam yelled, struggling to push him away. 

“Better be careful that the ghost cat doesn’t find out about this. Wouldn’t want him to start tickling you during our ticket out of here.” Jonah told him. 

“Ihihihi- eeEEK! NAHAHAHA!” Adam laughed loudly. 

“Wow! I guess the armpits are your worst spot?” Jonah asked. “YEHEHEHESSS! HAHAHAHA- FUCK OHOHOHOFF!” Adam shouted at him as he tried and failed to stop Jonah. 

“Whoa, whoa, whoa! Cool it! I’m not killing you, I swear!” Jonah reacted, struggling slightly as Adam started physically fighting him. “HAHAHAHA! STAHAHAHAPPHEKGK!” Adam shouted, his words starting to go all garbled. 

“I’m sorry, what was that?” Jonah asked. “I couldn’t hear you over the sound of your girly gaggles.” 

“IHIHIHIHI- HAHAHAHAGKENLRKTJSrGKTjwktJ!” Adam screamed, his words becoming more nonsensical. 

Jonah widened his eyes as he struggled to understand him. “....W-What?” He asked. 

“AGVMTNEUO)#!” Adam shouted, making even less sense now. 

“I…” Jonah stopped tickling and pulled out the camcorder. “Keep talking.” Jonah ordered before clicking the recording button. 

“SVTIEOZ:$(%@!^)*_+L-!” Adam shouted, showing anger and annoyance.

Jonah turned off the camcorder and quickly pulled the car over into a long property driveway. Once it was put into park, Jonah turned to get a proper look at Adam. “Adam-” Adam’s face looked completely melted…and his eyes were black with white dots in the middle. 

Jonah’s heart skipped a beat. “-W-WhAT?!” Jonah shouted, horrified. 

Jonah must’ve blinked or something…because Adam’s face, and speech went completely back to normal. 

“Jonah…Are you deaf or something? Hello?” Adam asked, snapping his fingers. 

Jonah stared at Adam, confused, but freaked out. “U-Uh…” 

Adam sighed and grabbed the camcorder from Jonah’s hand. “Why would you record me?” Adam asked, pulling up the video. Jonah watched the camcorder’s screen as it switched on, and watched the video play out. 

“Keep talking about what?! You’re making no sense!” The video version of Adam yelled at the camera. Jonah’s nerves slowly began to lessen as he finally understood what he had said before. “Okay…I think I’m okay.” Jonah admitted. 

“You look like you’ve seen a ghost.” Adam admitted. 

“No…I didn’t.” Jonah admitted. “Just…” He shook his head and focused on the windshield. “Nevermind. Let’s keep going.” Jonah decided. 

Adam placed his hand onto the steering wheel. “Hold on…” He ordered. 

Jonah bit his lip and sighed, before looking at Adam awkwardly. “Y-Yeah?” He replied. 

“I think it’s better if I drive.” Adam told him. 

“What?! No. You barely got a break.” Jonah argued. 

“You lost your mind back there…that cannot be happening while you’re driving.” Adam reminded him. 

Jonah sighed a bit louder, slightly annoyed. “Fine…maybe you’re right.” Jonah responded.