{Red Roses} ~Rafe Cameron~

28. DCS

Ophelia Martin and Dean were both with the Pogues today. John B got a visit from sheriff Peterkin, telling him that if his uncle doesn't come back in a few days, he will be sent to foster care on the mainland. John b had been running from DCS for a long time. No Ophelia and Dean we're also running from them. Luckily they don't know where The two teens have gone. So they didn't worry for now.

"I'm callin' it off. All right?
Peterkin said, if I stay out of the marsh, she'll help me with DCS." John b told the whole group.

"And you believed her?" JJ scoffed.

"Yes, I believe her, JJ." John b rolled his eyes

"An actual cop, John B. You believed a cop." He yelled

"All I gotta do is stay out of the marsh for a couple days, and she'll help me out.
It doesn't help that your ass was the one shooting a gun." John b pointed at JJ's face.

Ophelia looked at the rest of the group. They were all quiet. Dean grabbed her and pulled her into his lap. He laid her head on his shoulder.

"You know what I should have done? Just let Topper drown your ass." JJ laughed frustrated. Topper was going to drown him. She could've lost her only relative.

"Topper was gonna drown me?" John h scoffed. He definitely was

"Sure looked like it."JJ laughed

"Funny." John b shook his head. It wasn't funny. There was a fun involved. John b could've died. Everything could've gone downhill. But Ophelia understood JJ, she knew he was scared and only trying to protect his best friend. She would've done the same.

"Have you looked in a mirror?" JJ pointed to John b's black eye.

"Tell me some more. Come on." John b pushed JJ.

"They always win, don't they, man?
Kooks versus Pogues. They always, always win!
Goddamn!" JJ yelled at punched the small bag.

"Look, it's okay!" Kiara finally spoke.

No, it's not okay!
It is not! They don't want us to go down into the marsh.
That means there's something valuable down there, and you know it.

"I know you do. And I understand why you don't wanna go." He pointed to pope.
"You're the golden boy. You got way too much to risk. And you"... he pointed at kiara

"I mean, you're already rich as fuck anyway.
Why would you bother?"

"But you, Me Ophelia and Dean guys, we got nothin' to lose!
We really don't, all right?" JJ now out the attention on the two teens who hadn't spoken at all.

"And I know it didn't use to be that way for y'all ." JJ looked at the three. Ophelia shook her head lightly. It used to be so much better.

"I don't want to talk about this. I don't want to talk about it." John b grabbed Ophelia and hugged her tightly. He kissed her forehead.

"So that's it?" JJ scoffed

"Just get out of my way, bro." John b started to walk away.

"John B, listen to me. I have a plan.
You got the key to Cameron's big boat, right?" JJ spoke.

"No." John b scoffed

"There's scuba gear.
We borrow that, and then we go down to the wreck this afternoon, and that is what's gonna save you, man.
You don't see rich kids going into foster care, do you?" JJ told him.

Shit. This won't be good.