↣ 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘈 𝘒𝘦𝘺

"Yeah. That's the boat I saw when I surfed the surge. Maybe it hit the jetty or something."

"You surfed the surge?" Kiara questioned, staring at him in disbelief. Nixie wasn't all that shocked, as it seemed like something he would do.

"You're a complete idiot." Nixie remarked.

"Yeah." John B responded.

"That's my boy. Pogue style." JJ said excitedly, which made Nixie roll her eyes.

"Wait, wait." Pope spoke, causing Nixie to turn her attention over to him. "Do we know whose boat that is?"

"No, but we're about to find out." John B remarked as he looked for something.

"Dude, it's too deep." He should heed JJ's warnings; if JJ alerts you to anything, you know it's bad.

"Oh, for the weak and feeble, JJ."

"Well, I'm not resuscitating you. I'm just making that clear up front."

"That's fine." John B answered casually.

"John B." Kiara said.

"What?" He only laughed at her words.

"Like I said you die, I'm setting fire to your closet." Crossing her arms over her chest, Nixie spoke.

"What is it with you and my closet?" John B stated as he turned to face the brunette.

"Your sense of style is appalling." She gave a shrug in return.

"Diver down, fool." Pope uttered words that just made the boy with curly hair laugh.

"Yeah, he is." JJ replied as he pushed the boy into the water by placing his hands on his chest. Nixie feared that John B would not return, so she turned to face the river.

They waited for a long, long time. The force of a body descending below the surface had turned the water murky, leaving them to wait in anxious stillness.

"Should we go get him?" Pope asked, looking into the water.

John B finally came to the surface, coughing up water, just as Pope finished speaking. Nixie released a sigh that she was not aware she was suppressing.

"Oh, my God. That took forever!"

"Any dead bodies?"

"Looting potential?"

"So, what in the world did you discover?" In an attempt to move things forward, Nixie  inquired.

"I found this motel key."

"A key." Pope uttered incredulity.

"Yes, a key, Pope."

"Great! We salvaged a motel key." JJ expressed dismay, Nixie felt similarly let down. It's absurd that they just discovered a key.

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Author's notes

Alright, this chapter is shorter than usual, but maybe we can cover the longer ones in the following one.

Shout out to my favourite people.norasnetflix RuffieRoseStories arsvenal kiesluverr KleeAlise11 andorss

Well that's all from me. I hope to see you in the next update