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Kie- sorry you're staying where?

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Kie- sorry you're staying where?

John b- tannyhill.

Kie- so you're living with Sarah Cameron?

John b- okay look the only reason I'm living there is because her dad bailed me out right? And it's way better than foster care which by the way is where I was about to go if ward didn't-

Pope- hey so do you have a membership to the clubs now?

John b- I don't know pope.

JJ- what about those golf carts they drive around? You get one of them? Do you have one of those?

He turned to me

Me- yeah?

Pope- does it come with a sweater vest or do you have to buy one on your own?

Kie- look you promised. You said you weren't with her.

JJ- bro just own it she got you. You don't see me trying to hide it with Tess.

He shrugged and put his arm around me

Kie- look if you want to hang out with her that's fine. But I'm letting you know now that I'm not doing anything with Sarah.

John b- do you guys see her here? No. Right. Okay. A little focus would be fantastic. We've got the map right?

JJ- it's out of whack cause the guy was ganja'd when he drew it.

Me- it's cause the coast has changed.

Pope- so we just have to look for landmarks that haven't changed.

John b- what about the old forts?

Kie- battery jasper.

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Me- were at battery right here.

Pope- so if this is parcel nine, then it's somewhere northeast of here.

Kie- somewhere over there

Pope- right.

JJ- over there? Guys that's not tannyhill that's a subdivision.

John b- Tanny hill plantation was the entire island.

Me- it got sold into smaller pieces over time.

Pope- so we're just looking for an old stone wall.

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Kie- you guys know whose house this is right?

JJ- oh yeah no I do.

John b- honestly I don't really believe the stories of this place.

JJ- shh.. which stories did you hear?

Kie- the one where she killed her husband with an axe and that she's been holed up ever since.

Me- on certain nights when the moon is full.. you can see her in the window

I made fake ghost hands infront of his face

JJ- no it's not funny cause it's all true.

Me- wahh!

JJ-I swear to god guys this is all real I knew Hollis. Jeez!

Pope- wait you knew Hollis Crain?

JJ- yeah dude.

Pope- dude how do you know Hollis Crain?

JJ- she was my babysitter man she told me all about It. Told me the truth... about her mother and what happened in this house.

Me and kie shared a look as we was thought we seen something in the window

JJ- and as she's using it she looks down, and there in the outhouse is her fathers head looking straight back at her.


Pope- I'll search the northeast quadrant you search the northwest quadrant.

JJ- the decapitation quadrant.

Me- shut up and come on

I grabbed his hand and pulled him in the direction

JJ- did you hear that?

Me- shut up.

JJ- no I definitely just heard something

Me- it was probably a bird calm down.

JJ- we're gonna get killed

Me- stop overthinking it babe.

Me- see any water?

Kie- another dead end?

JJ- there's not even water on the pipes.

Pope- there's no water here.

JJ- not a dropamino

Kie- know why we didn't find it? Bad karma.

John b- oh god here we go. This is exactly why I didn't wanna tell you about Sarah.

Kie- yeah?

John b- yeah. What the hells the deal with you two?

Kie- nothing.

John b- nothing? Is it because I kissed you? Is that the problem?

Kie slapped him

Pope- oh!

JJ- oh shit!

Me- that echoed dude!

Kie- stop treating me like I'm some girl that's obsessed with you. Instead of your bestfriend who's actually trying to look out for you.

Pope- why is there so many mosquitoes in a basement?

JJ- dude I know seriously. Tiny vampire bats just leave me alone. Oh my gosh okay can we leave? Cause I'm already itchin to leave.

I pointed my flashlight to the ground and looked up at pope smiling as he did the same he walked out on the boards stomping I dropped a rock in the hole and we listened for it falling and splashing into the water

Pope- hey guys

JJ- hey pope!

Kie- shh

Me- hey help us move this

Kie- shh um

Pope- help us

John b- okay just be quiet.

We uncovered a well

Me- well well well

John b- that was a good dad joke.

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