MERCEDES, jj maybank

41.

BACK TO THE SHACK

Trinity had moved over to the middle seat and JJ was still next to her and so was John B, except his seat was reclined all the way back so Pope could drive to the docks and find out what times the ferry was without John B being spotted.

Kiara sat alone in the front waiting for Pope to come back and no one in the back row was talking either, trying to remain as still as possible so no attention was drawn towards them.

"You didn't give Sarah her bike back," JJ says in a hushed tone, gently leaning closer to Trinity.

She shrugged, "If she needs one then everyone else in that family has a bike,"

Trinity looked out for Pope and noticed him on his way back holding a sheet of paper, "Alright, no," Pope says sitting inside the SUV. "Bad news, the ferry is closed, and there's this." He holds his arm back letting Trinity take it.

JJ held her hand to tilt it slightly so he could see it too, the two of them scanned the paper and shook their heads, "What? What? What?" John B frantically asked.

"John B you are now famous," Trinity says handing him the paper.

"It's a good framer of you,"

"Guys." Kiara scolds them both making them both look down and stop talking.

Pope takes no notice and goes back to thinking of what to do next, "Okay, so the whole Island's looking for John B right now."

"Yeah, we probably shouldn't be, here," Trinity points at all the people surrounding them. If anyone was to turn their head towards the SUV he'd be seen since he wasn't very well hidden.

Kiara agrees with her, "I say we go to the HMS. We need small, no running lights--"

"It's at the Chateau, Kie," John B stops her.

Trinity groans and puts her head back, "What?" JJ and John B ask her.

"My car is at the Chateau, the whole place is definitely staked out," She tilts her head to the side and rests on JJ's shoulders.

"You might be able to get it...if you just hop in and speed away," JJ suggests.

"Let me think!" Pope taps the steering wheel for everyone's attention, "Just give me a second...JJ, does your Dad still have that boat? The cigarette boat - the Phantom! The one he used to race!"

JJ shrugs his shoulders, "I don't know, maybe."

"You could get right up the coast, no problem."

JJ started to get irritated, "Pope, it's not going to be easy, I don't even know where the keys are!"

"Well, find them!" Pope says starting the car. "Why is nobody moving forward?"

"Can you relax?" Kiara tells him.

Trinity watches as Pope's behaviour changes and that he was getting angry at the car for not moving even tho it was in park. "How much weed did you give him?" She slaps JJ's arm.

"I don't know,"

"Guys!" John B grits his teeth, "Your car is on the poster!

Pope didn't seem to realise that zero attention should be on them as he started honking the horn and shouting, "Can we move it!"

Trinity's heart dropped as everyone's heads turned to the SUV, "Pope! Stop honking!"

"It's not going to help!"

A few feet away a little boy cried out that the car was the someone on the poster and pointed at the boy laying in the back seat who was worth twenty-five thousand, "Fuck sake." Trinity muttered.

"We got a snitch, Pope turn the car on!" JJ ordered him.

A man approached and bangs on the window, "He's right there! I found him!"

"Pope go!" Trinity presses.

"Turn on the car!" Kiara adds.

"I'm trying!"

"Try harder!" Trinity snaps.

"Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!" JJ thumps the back of Pope's seat as Pope pressed down hard on the accelerator. The car jerked forward into another car. His friends continued to shout and tell him to move the car until finally, they were off the street.

However he still wasn't driving well, Pope was swerving and crashing into post boxes making Kiara very angry since it was her car that Pope was driving. Trinity was holding onto the two seats in front of her for stability and John B was holding onto Trinity's headrest.

"Pope!" JJ shouts, "I should be the last one to tell you this but you are not okay to drive, dude - oh jeez!"

Pope slammed on the brakes making everyone rock forward, "John B get out!"

"He's right, we'll draw the cops, you run. I'll get the rig, and I'll meet you in the dump tomorrow, okay? Three o'clock tomorrow!" He shouts as John B runs off into the distance.

Trinity sighs, shutting her eyes and letting her head rock backwards.

"What's wrong?" JJ asks, gripping onto the seat in front of him as Pope began to speed off again.

"I need to go see my Dad," She says.

JJ nods and doesn't question her, "Pope, uh drop Trinity by the Chateau, we're gonna see if we can get her car."

Trinity shakes her head and lowers her tone so only JJ will hear, "No I'll go by myself, you need to stay with these guys,"

"No!" He immediately shoots her idea down, "What if you get arrested?"

"We can't just all keep splitting up, you're going to get the Phantom, right?"

JJ nods, "I need to find the keys first but yeah,"

Trinity glances out the window and thinks of an idea, "I'll meet you at the Phantom...and maybe I'll go see Sarah,"

"What if I don't find the keys?"

Trinity shakes her head and takes JJ's hand, "I know you will because it's for John B, and he needs it,"

JJ gives Trinity's hand a squeeze and drops his head back shutting his eyes realising he won't be able to talk Trinity out of it.

"It'll be fine, trust me,"

"I do trust you," He intertwines their fingers together and gives her a smile.

Kiara whips around and looks in the backseat, "Did you say you were going to see Sarah? Like going to the Cameron house?"

Trinity nods, "She's the only other person who can clear John B's name, we need her," 

JJ nods and back her, "Yeah Kie, I think it's a good idea,"