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The sun had set over Outerbanks, replaced with the strong illumination of the moon. The five teens jumped off the boat eager to find out what the mysterious black bag contained. Jj kept his concerned eyes plastered on his black haired best friend seeming surprisingly uninterested in the bag as his attention had shifted to Annabelle, not wanting to take his eyes off her after seeing the way she had reacted on the boat. JJ had panic attacks in the past and could confidently say that shaver Annabelle was experiencing on the boat was just that.

John B shoved it to the wooden planks on the dock, almost throwing himself over it.

"What do you guys think it is?" Kiara asked as she leaned against the railing.

"It must be money or something right?" John B said, not tearing his gaze from the bag.

"If it's drugs, my summer is saved," Annabelle said, half-jokingly but with a hint of seriousness. She used to love getting high as much as Jj if not more but after the incident - as she chose to refer her mother's death as - she had stayed away from it. However, it was in moments like these that she could really use some.

"Can we please just open the bag!" Pope exclaimed, loud enough for it to almost sound like a shout.

The group stared at him with the matching shocked expression hearing his outburst coming from the usually calmest friend.

"Pope... Are you.." Annabelle made an overly dramatic pause and placed an over-exaggerated hand to her chest. "Mad?"

"Wow, that's a rare outburst of emotion from you there." John B matched the girl's dramatic tone.

"You guys are literally killing me with anticipation so just open the bag," Pope said. "We almost died over this."

Annabelle giggled seeing the stressed boy before returning her attention to the bag just as John B opened it, pulling out a black material that seemed to contain some sort of tube.

John B wiped the tube out and proceeded to get it open. The group stared in silence, waiting for the boy to reveal what was inside. Once the top was finally off, he turned it upside down, letting a small item fall into his hand.

Annabelle managed to catch a glimpse of the shiny round object. She was seconds away from jumping into Jj's arms to celebrate, thinking that was a diamond or something of value. But as John B lifted his hand opening the object all hope and happiness rolled off her, leaving her mouth in a disappointed exhale.

"A compass?" She looked as disappointed as she sounded. The group that had been standing hunched over their 'treasure', now leaned back in silent dismay.

"That's about right. Good job everybody." Pope's voice was heavy with sarcasm as he threw his hands in the air. "We found a damn compass."

Hearing the Hayward boy swear was rather unusual but what else could you expect from someone who risked losing their scholarship for an item as valuable as one of Jj's dirty socks.

The Maybank boy threw his cap off his head, letting an enraged grunt escape his lips.

"Dude, what?" Kiara asked noticing something on John B's face. Soon, Anna saw it too. The brunette's expression was everything but disappointed. He looked surprised like the object was some sort of treasure.

"It's not worth anything" JJ stated.

John B's lips moved but formed no words like he had temporarily gone mute. Annabelle heard a faint mumbling and she frowned kneeling closer to him until she could hear him.

"This was my father's."

𝟓𝟓𝟖 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬
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short ass chapter wtf
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