𝑅𝑈𝐿𝐸 𝐵𝑅𝐸𝐴𝐾𝐸𝑅𝑆 ~ 𝐽𝐽 𝑀𝐴𝑌𝐵𝐴𝑁𝐾

1.2. Meet the crew

You've got the heat
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(JOHN B SPEAKING)

"The Outer banks paradise on earth. It's the sort of place where you either have two jobs or two house. Two tribes one island. "

"All right. This is figure eight, the rich side of the island. Home of the kooks."

This was the side full of pretty looking houses that could only be afforded if you had access to money in your life. This was the land of prissy assholes well that's according to Davina even though she used to live on that side.  The kooks were the people on earth that only cared about themselves just because they had money. The most stuck up people on that island were the Cameron's aka the richest ones there. The only good Kook was Kiara who will always be a Pogue at heart.

Even though Davina did live on figure eight she was never classed as one of them. None of her family was classed as one of them. Originally her family were from the cut. Until she turned about seven when her dad had gotten a better pay and could afford to get a house on the nice side of the island. Now your probably thinking how could someone from the cut earn a lot of money like that to afford a house on figure eight. Well her dad had started to work for Ward Cameron himself.

When her dad was working for Ward Cameron sometimes Davina and her brother didn't have anyone to look after them when their mom was busy. So the two would have to go with her dad to the Cameron's. This was when Davina and Rafe started to hang out with each other. Davina got on well with Sarah but her older brother was just easier to deal with. When the two started to hang out with each other the closer they would get and the more Davina would ask her dad if she could come to.

Davina and Rafe had gotten close over the six years they had been seeing each other. Sometimes when she was with Rafe she would forget about JJ but she could never replace him. Her and JJ had a best friend relationship but her and Rafe had something different she just didn't know what it was. Rafe knew what their type of relationship was but never wanted to tell her because he was three years older than her.

Even when her dad passed at 13 she still had a close connection with Rafe even if it seemed wrong to a lot of people. The only thing that split those two apart was when Rafe had started using drugs in his life. It started with just a few cigarettes, to weed, to coke, to much more. This was what influenced Davina at 13 years old to start smoking. Let's just say after that they stopped seeing each other.

"So, guess where we don't live."

"And then, this is the south side or the cut. Home of the working class who make a living busing tables, washing yachts, running charters.

This was the home of the people who could not afford much in life but it was filled with the best people. This is the part of the island which might not seem pretty and perfect but it's perfect to everyone who lived their. It was where the best friendships were formed and the greatest memories had been made. The south side was like a massive family.

Even if some of the people who lived there were bad some of them you could trust even though you had no clue who they were. You could trust the old people that would sit outside on a daily watching there plants grow. You could trust the people that worked in your local surf shops. You could trust loads of them without even having a single conversation with them. That's why the south side was such a good family.

A lot of the people who lived their put trust in other people. That's how come JJ, John B, Pope, Davina and Kiara happened. They trusted each other, they trusted each other with their life's.

"The natural habitat of... drumroll, please..."

"The pogues, that's us. Pogues, pogies, The throwaway fish. Lowest member of the food chain. Okay. So, the downside of Pogue life is we're ignored and neglected. But the upside of Pogue life? Were ignored and neglected, which means we do whatever we want, whenever we want."

"Nice haul dude. Look at that." JJ says as John B drops all the fish he caught on the boat.

"Ugh! John B." Kiara moans in disgust.

"Fish like to nibble on people's toes, it's like they have a foot fetish." Davina responds the rest of them staring at her weirdly. "God, why are you looking at me like that. I was kidding I don't know if they have foot fetishes."

"That's gross, Katerina." Kiara reply's towards her.

"Would you rather those fish be JJ having a foot fetish." Davina asks Kie. Kie showing an even more disgusted look on her face. "Exactly just be lucky that it's not."

"Why am I getting bullied right now." JJ complains.

"That's JJ, my best friend since the third grade. He's about as local as they come. Latest in a long line of fishing, drinking, smuggling, vendetta-holding salt-lifers who made their living off the water. Best surfer I know. Just don't tell him I said that. Mild kleptomaniac and a future tax cheat. Also someone who has loved Davina since they were 4."

"And that's Kiara, or Kie, as we call her. When she's not saving turtles, or listening to Marley, or getting a dolphin tattoo, she hangs out with us. I'm not really sure why, though. So, she's a rich kid, actually. Foot in both worlds. Her family owns The Wreck, this Outer Banks institution. Total cash cow with the tourists. You know, I'm not really sure how her parents feel about us. We all have a thing for her, well JJ tried to have a thing for her."

"That's Pope, the brains of the operation. Finalist for the Lucas T. Vanderhorst Merit Scholarship. And the smartest person I know. Little bit of a weirdo. His father's this legendary character, Heyward. Anything you wanted on the island, Heyward could get for you. Now, I'm not sure Heyward knew what to make out of his oddball son, but it didn't matter. He was a Pogue, like the rest of us."

"And that there is Davina. Also known as Davina Katerina Jones, but we just call her D, or Katerina. She's known for her fighting skills, being reckless and dangerous. Now, she might look like an idiot and do stupid things but she's quite smart, just not Pope smart. Her and JJ act like they aren't in love with each other but you can tell they're lying, they even have matching rings, bracelets and tattoos and she might be the better surfer. Sometimes I feel like she is my sister we have grown so close."

"So, that's my crew."

"And that's me, John Booker Routledge. And this is where I live. An old fish shack on the marsh. The Château, as my dad used to call it. There's dad. He disappeared at sea nine months ago, looking for a shipwreck. Who disappears at sea these days? I miss him. And then there's Mom. She split when I was three. Last I heard, she was in Colorado. I think it was Colorado. That's uncle T. Since dads vanished, he's supposedly my legal guardian. At the moment, he's in Mississippi, building houses. Which means it's just me right now, on my own, hanging out with my friends. Three months after my dad was missing, he was officially presumed dead. I refused to sign the papers. Until I see a body, I'm not giving up."