Big Blue Sky | JJ Maybank x Male OC

~ 28 ~

The next day we were lounging on the porch. The boys were chatting while Kie and I tried to nap on the couches. It wasn't easy with the boys continuously talking loudly. I cracked an eye open as JJ whistled sharply. Sarah was opening the screen door and stepping onto the porch.

"Well, hello, princess," JJ greeted.

"What's up?" Kie said, waking up fully.

"Shouldn't you be on Figure Eight with your little group of polo players?" John B mocked.

Sarah looked over to him, a sarcastic smile on her face. Her face spelled pep, but reeked of anger.

"Or did you break up with Topper?" John B finished.

"We're just friends," she said, turning to Pope.

"Oh, he's just a friend. You have a lot of friends, Sarah Cameron."

"Yeah, and it seems like you've got some of your own too," she snapped back, as she whirled back on John B.

"All right, what are you doing here?" John B said, sitting up in the recliner.

"I'm here for Pope," she said with a sigh, turning back to him. "I think I found the island room."

We all perked up at her words, suddenly curious. She filled us in on where she thinks it is, and we quickly got into the Twinkie, making our way to Tannyhill.

"Guys, listen to this," Pope said from his seat while he looked at the photocopies of Denmark's diary. "The diary says the cross holds the most holy relic in all of Christendom, the Garment of the Savior."

"So wait, he's saying there's a holy garment inside the cross?" Kie said.

"Yeah. It says the garment is capable of healing the sick from any malady."

"Mm, yeah" JJ said, remembering something. "If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well."

We all turned to him, equally confused.

"What?" He said. "I went to Sunday school."

"Uh huh," I said.

"Well, that explains why Limbrey would want the cross so bad. She thinks it can heal her."

"She doesn't care about the gold..." I mumbled. "She already has money. She just wants what's inside the cross to save her life..."

"What else does it say?" Kie said.

"Many feel that we have sinned to steal such a sacred thing," Pope read aloud. "And God will strike his vengeance on us."

"Thing is," Kie said. "God did have His vengeance."

"He sent a hurricane to sink the ship," Pope claimed. "Only Denmark survived."

Silence fell over us as we processed this, getting closer to Tannyhill. John B stopped the van at the front door and we all piled out. Sarah led us upstairs and through the many hallways to a large dining room. All the wallpaper was ripped away, revealing a map of the island painted on the walls.

"Whoa! You've got to be kidding me," Pope said.

"Yeah," Sarah said. "I know, right? It's the island room. It's been here this whole time."

"No freaking way," John B said.

"This definitely means something," JJ said.

"No kidding," I marveled, looking at all the illustrations on the wall.

"Guys, this is a map of the entire island," John B said.

"Yeah, John B, I think you're right because this is Rixon's right here," JJ said, pointing at one of the illustrations. "And then, there's the light house."