↣ 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘛𝘰 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺

Waiting for the two boys with blonde hair that she liked to refer to as double trouble, Nixie stood on her deck. Her thoughts remained focused on the conversation between her mother and Ward. It was still circling in her mind.

"You are aware that mother will kill you if she discovers that you plan to hang out with the Pogues." Turning back, she saw her younger brother Elio reclining over the railing and rolled her eyes.

"Mum is too preoccupied with the colour of her walls to be concerned about what her kids are doing." Nixie remarked as she peered out to see if any boats were approaching her.

"True, but it brightens my day to watch you get into trouble." Elio shrugged simply, giving her the want to shove him into the lake.

"We are here to save you, Princess Hawthorne!" She grinned broadly when she finally spotted JJ and John B approaching her.

"At last!" As JJ reached over to assist her in getting into the boat, she said. "You stay out of trouble and out of my room." She gestured to her brother, who merely rolled his eyes and turned to face the house again.

While JJ was talking nonstop about something on his mind, Nixie leant back against the boat and enjoyed the sound of the waves lapping against it. She let out a sigh and smiled slightly as she saw that they were moving in Pope's direction.

"Well, look who we have here." As they got closer to the Heyward Deck, John B said. As though he was speaking into a speaker, he covered his mouth. "We have a safety meeting. Attendance mandatory."

"I can't." Pope expressed his displeasure by scowling. "My pop's got me on lockdown."

"Please, Pope." Nearly giving in, the boy turned to face the girl. "You always have time to complete your tasks later.

"Come on, man." JJ spoke as he also covered his mouth. "Your dad's a pussy. Over."

"Oh, I heard that, you little bastard." Mr. Heyward remarked as he descended in their direction.

"Hello, Mr. Heyward." As Nixie spoke, the older man's expression softened and he gave her a short smile.

"We need your son."John B's statement caused the man's face to go rigid once more.

"Yeah, and island rules-Day after a hurricane's a free day." JJ explained.

Mr. Heyward directed his attention towards the fair-haired lad as he leaned on the broom. "Who made that up?"

"Uh...Pentagon, I think. We have security clearance. I have a card."

"Pentagon...you think I'm stupid." Heyward asked.

"Rest assured, Mr. Heyward, we pledge to expedite his return as promptly as possible." Nixie said.

Pope turned to his father and lowered the hose. "I'll do it tomorrow. I promise. Tomorrow."

"You think... No, no. Hell no. You doin' it right now."

"Get in the boat." John B whispered.

"Make a run for it." JJ added on.

Pope had dropped the hose and was jogging to the dock's edge before he had a chance to second-guess his choice. "I promise I'll do it tomorrow, Dad." He yelled.

"You gonna clean shrimp, clean fish." Heyward shouted, enumerating all of his tasks. "You'll clean your dirty-ass room!"

"We'll bring him back in one piece." John B said over his shoulder.

"And I don't like your friends!" He yelled as the four of them laughed loudly. As he acted as a father figure to her, Nixie was aware that it wasn't true. She didn't quite understand why he couldn't say no to her.

𐬽𐬼𐬽

"Oh, top o' the mornin' to ya." When they got to Kiara's deck, JJ tried to pull off an Irish accent.

"Good morning guys." As she descended towards the deck, Kiara spoke. Her hand holding an esky.

"Whatcha got? You got some juice boxes?" Pope asked.

"You know, just some yogurts and carrot sticks." Kiara replied, taking JJ's hand into hers and gently getting into the boat.

"Excellent, such healthful options." Nixie remarks as the girl with curly hair sat next to her and rolled her eyes.

"How about my kind of juice box?" JJ inquired grinning broadly, he opened the esky to reveal the food and beverages inside. Nixie observed his delight as he began to unwind and sip away the day.

After some time, Pope took the wheel and John B eventually sat down to have a drink. As they conversed gently, Nixie propped her head against Kiara's knee.

"Tell the world." Putting his beer to his lips, JJ muttered. Nixie looked up to see what he was doing as he made his way to the front of the boat. "Hey, Pope. Can you go a little faster?"

As Pope moved more quickly, he began to pour alcohol into his lips; Nixie sat up, sensing a spill. "JJ, that's so gross," she muttered as she wiped it from her face.

"You're getting beer in my hair!" Kiara moaned, trying to move away from JJ.

"All right, stop!" Pope, who was also covering his face with the liquid, cut in.

Nixie heard the motor creak as they were being propelled forward in a matter of seconds. She felt Kiara fall next to her as well, and a fast spray of water followed.

"Jesus, Pope!"

"You okay, JJ?" Nixie felt someone hold her waist to pull her up while John B questioned the blonde. She turned to face Pope, who gave her an uneasy smile in return.

"I think my heels touched the back of my head." JJ groaned, trying to swim back towards the boat. "Pope, what did you do?"

"Sandbar." He replied, letting go of Nixie. "The channel changed."

"No shit."

"Ugh, this is probably gonna mess this whole place up." John B muttered.

Pope detected something at the bottom of the water as he moved towards the end of the boat. "Guys... I think there's a boat down there."

They all moved to stand close to him so they could see what he was seeing, and sure enough, a boat was submerged in the water. Nixie gave it a curious glance. 

After they had all taken off their clothes, Nixie  followed them into the chilly water and dove right in. She became even more curious about the bigger white boat that was there. 

"That's a Grady-White. A new one of those is like 500 Gs" JJ exclaimed as they rose.

"Yes, but it's down there. Where is the owner if the boat is down there?"

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Author's notes

Now we officially enter into the storyline of our book, get ready because it only goes downhill from here.

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