I2C Display - Write Error 33281

Thank you so much for the responses! I am just now back at a computer to post this.
I just realized that these are 5v. I have two of the same screens and backpacks.

I have checked the connection many time, and I just tried flipping the pins.

Here is my code.

var i2c = new I2C();
I2C1.setup({scl:D28, sda:D29});
var lcd = require("HD44780").connectI2C(I2C1);
lcd.print("Hello World!");

I have tried with and without "var i2c = new I2C();"

When I run: getPinMode(pin) I get "input_pullup" for both pins. That doesn't seem right