☽ heat waves ☽

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The teens swam as far down as they could before using the boat to push off of. They gathered at the top and to catch their breathes. "We should report this to coast guard." Kiara suggested. "Finders fee." Nina added to what her friend had said. "Yea, right and not work all summer? Thanks Agatha, ya batch." JJ retorted sarcastically while giving John B the anchor. "Wow, what do you think your doing?" Pope asked the two. "Diver down?" John B asked JJ, ignoring Popes question. "Diver down fool!" JJ laughed as he pushed his friend over the edge. After what felt like forever, the brunette broke the waters surface gasping for air.

JJ and Pope helped him up onto the boat again. "Find anything?" Nina asked him and he took a second before revealing a motel key.  "You almost what, killed yourself, for a key?" Kiara asked. The group stayed silent until JJ took the wheel. "Where are we going?" Pope asked as he took a seat. "The motel." JJ answered with a 'duh' tone. John B remained sitting on the floor and motioned Dianna to sit with him. "That's the Grady White, from when we surged the surge." John B said to her, Kiara jolted her head up. "You surfed the surge?!" She asked loudly meanwhile JJ cheered his friends on for doing it 'pogue style'. They sat quietly until the motel came into view. "Motel or meth lab?" Dianna asked, peeking over John B's shoulder. "You be the judge." Kiara said as she stood up, "Doesn't look like a place where a person with a Grady White would stay." JJ added.

"Likes like a place where a person with a Grady White would get killed." Pope said crossing his arms. The boat stopped at the dock and Kie tied it off. "Be safe and don't let him do anything stupid." Kie said to John B, handing him the key. He looked over at Nina who gave him an approving nod. The two boys took off leaving the other three behind. "I'm not losing my scholarship over this, if anyone asks I was not here." Pope said pointing an accusing finger at the shady motel. "So while we wait, let's talk about what's stirring up between John B and miss Nina." Kie changed the subject. Nina shrugged her shoulders. Kie rolled her eyes as Pope raised his eyebrows. "He's totally drooling over you." Pope said while leaning his head back. Dianna was just about to argue with the boy when a cop car caught her eye. "Pigs in the pen." She mumbled catching Kie and Popes attention.

"Should we peel?" Pope asked as he began to untie the rope. "Never leave a pogue behind!" Kie reminded him as the frantically got off the boat. "Quick, throw a rock!" Dianna said to Pope. He threw as hard as he could, missing my secret feet. Kie scoffed and pelted a pebble at the window, catching the duos attention. They mouthed urgent words to them. JJ and John B slyly pried the window open and climbed out, pressing their body's on either side of the wall as the officers made there way to room. Quickly, the other three sat on the boat again trying to act natural. "Should we peel?" Kie asked. "Never leave a pogue behind." Pope said, trying to convince himself and the two girls. JJ made a slight movement and a metal object fell from his pocket making an abrupt noise. Shoupe peeled the blinds open for a second before going back into the room. All 5 pogues let out the breathe they didn't know they were holding. The two boys slid slowly off the slope and jumped off before taking off the the boat that Pope started driving.

This type of adrenaline rush was new to the group, as well as the trouble. But other than that things were calm, because things are always calm right before the storm.