Breakin' Rules

Chapter Five

Episode One (Pilot)
Part Five

I stayed up all night when JJ dropped JB off at his house. It is six in the morning and someone is knocking on his door. I try to ignore it but they are very constant.

I open the door to an officer. "Hello?" I question.

"Is John B here?" She asks.

"Uh yeah he is" I let her and slap John B in an attempt to wake him up. "JB you have a visitor." I tell him and he opens his eyes.

"Get decent sweetie. We need to talk." She tells him. "Sorry to break in like this but DCS called, they wanted me to check in on you. See how you were doing. So how are you besides the." She points to his bruises.

"Oh no I'm great. Yeah Fantastic. Thanks for coming by." He says. I am eavesdropping on their conversation from the couch.

"I'm so glad to hear you say that, John B , but I heard a few things that worried me." She starts. "One of the things I heard was that your Uncle Teddy, your guardian, hasn't been in the state for 3 months."

"That's false he was just here. Right Anna?" He looks at me and I nod yes.

"You guys don't have to say anything I know it is true. I called the school. They said you used to be a good student, but now your failing all your classes."

"Don't feel bad JB, I am always failing my classes." I tell him.

"No no Anna I am only failing one. And its history the dudes a dick he's got it out for me." He defends himself.

"I heard there was a fight on the beach yesterday. And a gun was involved."

"Okay Gun?" He questions. I never noticed until now but John B is so terrible at lying.

"...Did I get in a dustup? Yes, but was there a gun? No. No way." He says collecting the beer bottles around his house.

"That's ok. I know who it was. I'll get to him." I really hope she doesn't. God knows what his dad would do. "All i am worried about right now is making sure you are in a safe home."

"Yeah super safe. Super sound sturdy" He says knocking on the table.

"...And Uncle T is coming back."

"Is that what he told you?" He nods his head. "Then I think you should be allowed to stay. But if I stick my neck out for you. You have to help me."

"...Tit for tat " she adds.

"What..what does that mean?" He asks.

"Let me see how can you help me? Oh yeah, so a body was found in the marsh yesterday. Were you in the marsh yesterday?" She asks him.

"Yeah we were fishing for so drum."

"You catch anything?" She asks again

"Nah we were skunked." Idiot. Everyone knows after a hurricane fishing is so good.

"Strange. Fishing after a storm usually good. All sorts of things get stirred up
You come across a wreck yesterday?"

"No." He answers

"Is this true blondie?" She asks me.

"We never came across a wreck ma'am. Just fishing." I tell her.

"Now you sure you didn't come across a wreck yesterday."

"Yeah. Yeah , I am sure." He answers.

"It's better if you didn't , you understand." She says "I am going to look the other way as long as you stay out of the marsh. You too blondie."She says walking out

"I got dogs living better than this John, you might want to think about cleaning up." She says and leaves.

He throws whatever he can find at the wall.

"Woah, John B it will be fine."I comfort him.

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"Looking I am calling it off, alright." John B says looking at us. "Peterkin said , if I stay out of the marsh she will help me with DCS."

"And you believed her?" JJ questions.

"Yes I believed her, JJ."

"An actual cop John B? You believed a cop."

"All I gotta do is stay out of the marsh for a couple days,and she will help me out. It doesn't help that your ass was the one shooting a gun." He says

"You know what I should have done? Just let Topper drown your ass." JJ says.

"JJ stop." I say knowing an argument is coming.

"Topper was gonna goons drown me?" He scoffs

"Sure looked like it. I mean have you looked in the mirror."

"Tell me some more. Come one." John says.

"They always win,don't they man? Kooks versus Pouges. They always win. Goddamn." He shouts.

"Look its okay." Kiara shouts.

"No its not okay." He says "It is not! They don't want is to go down to the marsh. That means there is something valuable there and you know it." JJ defends.

"JJ stop it." I tell him

"I understand why you don't want to go." He points to Pope "your the golden boy. You got way too much to risk. And you." He turns to Kie "You're already rich as fuck anyways." He says and Kiara makes a face.

"But look. You, me and Jones, we got nothing to loose. We really don't alright?" JJ says.

"JJ" john B groans.

"And I know I didn't used to be that way for you John B," JJ starts.

"I don't want to talk about this." John B stops

"So that's is?"

"Just get out of my way bro." He pushes JJ.

"John B listen to me I have a plan. You and Jones got the key to Cameron's big boat, right?" He looks at me.

"No " john B argues.

"There is scuba gear. We just borrow that and then we go down to the Wreck this afternoon.and that is what is going to save you. You don't see rich kids going to foster care do you?" JJ says.

"JJ is right." I stand up.

You know we should have listen a long time ago to never listen to JJ. He is full of bad ideas like stealing from our rich boss.but this time JJ was right. We have nothing to loose. So here we are at My Druthers stealing scuba.

"You get it John B and I will stay on look out." I tell him and he quickly goes in. And then I see Sarah Cameron.

"Hurry JB someone is coming." I tell for him to be quicker. "John B" I say and comes out the door but it was too late. We were at the presences of Sarah Cameron.

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