In Between // OBX (K.C)

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The girls met back up with their friends at the top of the stairs, they hadn't even realized they were gone.

"Pope, look," Sarah opened a large white door, everyone following her in.

"Woah," Pope said looking around, "You've got to be kidding me"

Brenna stepped in her eyes meeting the wallpaper peeled walls, paintings revealed underneath the jagged rips.

"It's the island room," Sarah smiled at Pope, "It's been here the whole time"

"No freakin way," John B gasped.

"Of course it was," Brenna mumbled, John B elbowing her for the comment, she glared at him, "We were all thinking it"

The six teens all spread out around the room looking at the drawings.

"Wait, guys, it's a map of the whole island," Brenna said slowly turning around looking at every wall.

"I was gonna say that," John B teased.

"Sure," Brenna teased, sticking her tongue out at him.

"Yeah, Ren, I think you're right, because this is Rixon's right here," JJ said pointing at a part of the wall, "And then there's the light house"

"Ha!" she teased her brother walking towards JJ.

"Guys, look, Parcel 9 and the well," Kiara added from the other side of the room.

"So if that's Parcel 9 and then that's Rixon's," John B started.

"Then that's the surf break at Mase," Brenna walked over to the back wall, JJ following her.

"Jesus you two are related," Sarah said observing the twins.

"And look," JJ unfolded the paper in his hands, standing between Brenna and John B, "Pope come here"

He stood beside Brenna. Sarah and Kiara also making their way over.

"This is Denmark's handwriting for sure," JJ said comparing the two.

"The drawings, they match up," Pope agreed.

"Holy shit," Brenna and John B both mumbled, then looking at each other.

"Gross," Brenna shook her head with a laugh.

"He painted this entire room," Pope turned back to the room.

"Yeah, question is why," Kiara said looking at another wall.

"What is he trying to tell us?" Brenna looked around more.

"Its gotta have something to do with the key, right? Right?" JJ sounded like he was questioning himself.

"Yeah, but what?" Kiara looked at the blonde, everyone on the same side now.

"How did you know to uncover this?" John B asked as they watch Sarah rip another piece of the wall paper.

"I didn't," she shrugged, "It was like this when I got home"