𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 (𝙅.𝙈.)

seventeen

"Guys guys... is that them? is that them?" Kie says. I slowly nod my head. "No..." all the boys say in sync, not wanting it to be the two men. "John B I told you man-" JJ starts to pace before John B harshly pushes him up against the wall.

"JJ listen to me!" He yells, but in a whisper tone. I put my hands on my head, pulling the hair back from my face. Of course this was happening.

"Where's the gun?!" John B asks.
"The gun? I can't-" JJ was then cut off by me. "You don't have the gun? The one time we need the gun!" I ask with worry. "The gun is in my backpack-" He states. "Your bag is on the porch!" John B says, letting go of JJ.

JJ started to dart towards the porch but quickly turned around when the the men started yelling "John Routledge! we know you're in there!" Before JJ rushed back to the room and closed the door

"They're on the front porch" JJ whisper yelled. "Shit" I whisper. "What the hell are we gonna do?!" I ask as I hear the men throwing things around outside the door.

Me and Kie both look at the window. "Guys! The window!" We both say in sync. JJ and Pope rush over to open it. They try opening it but it wouldn't budge. "Hurry!" I hear Kie whisper.

"What's happening?!" Kie asks, starting to panic. "What's taking so long J?" I ask, now panicking as much as Kie. "It's painted shut ok?" He replies, turning to me before turning back to the window.

Me and Kie start to go through my father's desk before I find something sharp. I run over to JJ and Pope. "Guys! Guys! I got it!" I tell them before pushing them both to the side.

My brother was standing up against the door, thinking about something. He was definitely panicking though.

Pope was now standing up against the door too. "Come on! Come on! Come on!" JJ repeated in my ear. "J I'm going as fast as I can" I reply. Pope, Kie, and John B all shushed us.

Just then one of the men came to the office door. "You better not be in there!" He yells when he notices it's locked. He starts to kick it.

"Guys get away from the door!" Kie yells at the boys. They don't move. I'm had just finished prying the window when the door started to break. The boys ran away from the door and ran towards the window.

Me and JJ both looked back at the door as we opened the window together. Everyone was now crowded around us when we heard the click of a gun.

Pope and Kie filled out the window first, then JJ hoisted me out the window before himself, followed by John B who hopped out closing the window behind him.

We sneakily darted for the chicken coop. Pope went in first, then Kie, then Me, then JJ, and lastly John B. We closed the small door before sitting. JJ had pulled me close to him as I hid my face in his neck.

I was on the urge of crying. JJ grabbed my hand before repeatedly whispering that it was going to be ok.

He told me that someday when this was all over we'd all move somewhere far away and have a big house with not a worry in the world.

I took in his scent, he smelled like weed but with a mixture of salt water and dirt. Some might have said that its one of the worst smells, but it made me feel safe. It was his smell.

A few minutes later, me and John B looked out the small window to see the two men carrying out our dads research. We thought they were leaving until the rooster started to crow.

"Do something Pope! Shut him up!" JJ whisper yelled, waving one arm at Pope while his other was around my waist. "What do you want me to do?!" He said back.

"Pet it or talk to it or something I don't know!" Kie was crying. I had tears in my eyes as JJ held me.

One of the men looked over at the coop. John B quickly moved away from the window. He started to slowly walk towards us.

JJ quickly took his arm from around me and grabbed the rooster. He took it by the neck and started to twist it on the ground until he heard a snap.

There was a few moments of silence before I watched John B grab Kie's hand. It warmed my heart knowing how much the two liked each other.

JJ quickly returned to his spot next me before anyone could notice. I was now crying but JJ looked at me before pulling me into him.

"Ratter! What the hell are you doing?! Let's go!" The other man yelled. The one who was near us snapped out of concentration before going back to the truck.

I could tell John B was bottling up his emotions as he watched the truck pull out of our driveway.

A while after, we all got into the van. John B was bringing us all to Redfield lighthouse, which was one of our father's favorite places before he disappeared. Or at least that's what John B thinks.

"He had to know it was gonna get back to us right Liz? I mean, a family heirloom what a perfect place to hide a message" John B was getting his hopes up again.

"I don't know JB, for all we know some kid could have written that in there" I replied. I didn't believe myself, but I didn't wanna go on a wild goose chase.

"It's possible that your dad was writing a message" Kie shrugged. I knew she didn't believe it with but she was just trying to comfort my brother. "It could also be possible your concocting wild theories to help cope with your sad feels" Pope states.

"Bro you know how I cope with my sad feels, I just stare at Liz and boom! All better" JJ says. The whole group looks at at us. I was laying with my head in JJ's lap. He was looking down at me with a smirk before I playfully slapped him.

"Ouch" he mumbles as he pretends that it hurt. "I'm not concocting ok?! My dad is trying to give me a message" John B ignores what just happened.

"If that helps you believe John B-" Kie is cut off by John B "Look, I don't need a therapy session ok?! I not tripping out" "it's ok to trip bro-" JJ is cut off by my brother again. "My dad is missing ok?! You don't know what it's like to have the person closest to you vanish"

"You know what, John B? He was my dad too, and we went through the same shit together so shut up!" I say sitting up. "Haha! Says the one was never home, who actually never had a relationship with her dad" John B replies.

The van was silent. "It's been almost a year, John B" Kie says. "Hey, he could have been kidnapped" JJ tries to lighten the mood. "Or even Atlantis!" He adds, making me giggle. He smiles at me.

"JJ" Kie shoots him a look. "Look, what do you think the message is?" Kie asks my brother. "Redfield... Redfield Lighthouse" John B says as we drive past the sign.

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A/N

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