Pogue on Pogue- JJ Maybank

Chapter 22

Kiara hands an envelope to JB, then gets back outside.

" That's not gold." Pope says, disappointed.
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" No. For real?" I ask sarcastically.

John B looks at it for a second before something clicks in his brain.

" Holy shit. This is from my dad." John B tells us.

JJ is standing a few feet away, smoking.

" Code red! Code red! Square Groupers!" JJ says, running toward us.

" Go, Go." Kie says, and we run to the other side of the building.

They spot us and we run for it, we try to climb over a fence but it's too tall so we all get off, except Pope.

" Guys! Guys, I'm stuck." Pope says, panicking.

I can't help but laugh, but it's not a happy or amused laugh. It's a " Why, God,WHY?" Kinda laugh.

" Fuck!" I yell, but I go back to Pope to help him.

JJ pulls out the gun and points it towards Pope's shorts.

" No." I tell him, grabbing the gun.

Kie is helping Pope down.

" You're gonna rip me! You're gonna rip me." Pope says.

" You're fine, come on." Kie says, helping him down.

Pope gets down but his shorts rip and stay on the fence.

" Nice! Dude, come on." JJ yells, running towards the van.

" It's a little tootsie roll!" JJ says, getting into the van. I start dying of laughter.

We start to drive down the road. I'm in the back with Pope and Kie, and JJ and JB are in the front.

I lay down on my back across the seat and stare at the ceiling.

" I was not high enough for that." I say, while lighting a joint and hitting it.

Everyone laughs.

Time skip to when they get back to JB's house.

JJ starts to make a peanut butter sandwich.

" That bread had mold on it three days ago." Pope tells JJ before going into the living.

" I'll just pull out the bad parts. Plus, mold is good for you. It's just a natural organism." JJ says.

" JJ!" I call from the living room.

" Coming!" JJ says and runs over with his sandwich.

JJ takes a bite of his sandwich while JB opens the envelope. JJ gags and spits the food into his hand.

" Holy shit!" John B says, opening the map that was in the envelope. The map has a giant X on it and coordinates.

" Well, X marks the spot." Pope says, pointing to the X.

" Wait there's something else in there." JB says before reaching back into the envelope.

John B pulls out a tape recorder and looks at it for a second.

" What's that?" JJ asks.

" It's a tape recorder, dumbass." Kie tells him.

JB hits play.

" Dear Bird," JB's dad's voice says on the recording.

" Who's Bird?" JJ asks.

" Curious today, huh." I tell him, patting his shoulder.