JOHN B ignores JJ and Pope, taking a seat, "look, my dad used to talk about this compartment in here." He explains, examining the compass before looking at JJ and Jake. "Soldiers used to hide secret notes." He twisted the cap before opening it up.
"What's that?" Kie pointed at the cover and John B flips it over. "That wasn't there before." He stares at it before looking up at her. "This is my dad's handwriting." He says before glancing at Pope. "How can you know that?" The boy asked him. "Because he does these weird Rs with the--" He flips it over to show Pope, "see it?" He asked and JJ looks at him. "Can I see it?" The blond boy asked him.
John B shows him the compass and Jake leans over, squinting his eyes. "Red-- Rout-- No, I think that's an A." He says and Jake looks at him with furrowed brows. "It says Redfield." He says at the same time as Kiara. "Right." JJ looks at him then glanced at Kie. "Okay, well, what's Redfield?" She then asked.
"Besides the most common name in the county." Pope says and John B looks up. "Oh, maybe-- maybe it's a clue." He says and Jake nods. "Yeah. Maybe a clue to where he's hiding?" He suggested and John B nods. "A clue?" Pope scoffs. "Come on, that's--" He stops when he noticed Kie shaking her head and Jake giving him a blank stare. "But if it is a clue, maybe it's an anagram?" He suggests.
"Yes. Perfect. Anagram. You need paper." John B says, grabbing a piece of paper and bringing both the paper and compass to Pope. "Here you go." He says and Jake nods, standing across Pope. "How can you concentrate with that thing constantly crowing at you?" Pope asked as JJ came up to stand beside him.
"JJ loves the rooster." John B says and Kie looks at him. "I love the rooster." She says and Jake chuckles. "Okay, let me think." Pope got to work with JJ, Jake and Kie helping out. "Guys." John B says as they were discussing. "Guys! Somebody's here." He looks at them before looking back out the window. They come to his sides and see two men.
"Guys, guys, is that them?" Kie says as JJ leans away. "No." He says quietly. "Is that them?" Kie repeated her question, sounding scared. "This is suboptimal." Pope whispers as Kie repeats his question. "John B, I told you. Why does it always--" "JJ! Hey, look at me." John B pressed him against the wall and Jake watched them with furrowed brows. "Where's the gun?" He asked and JJ stammered his answer. "Now you don't have the gun, the one time we need the gun?" Kie says, panicking.
"It was in my backpack, and then I--" "on the porch." John B pointed. "It's on the porch." JJ rushed to the door, opening it and rushing out only to abruptly stop. "John Routledge!" JJ comes running back, shutting the door. "Where's the gun?" John B whispers.
"They're on the front porch, guys."
The men are now inside, smashing stuff and wrecking the place. "Guys, window. Window." Kie pointed and Jake rushed over to the window with JJ and Pope. They struggle to open it as Kie tells them to hurry. "What's-- what's happening? Why is it taking so long?" Kie asked and Jake looks at her. "It's painted shut, just relax, alright? Look for something, something that can help us get it open." He tells her, his hand to her shoulder and she quickly nods, walking away, over to the desk.
JJ and Pope keep struggling to open it as John B stayed, leaning against the door with his eyes closed. "Okay, guys. Guys, here, I got it." Kie walks back over to Jake, JJ and Pope. "Thanks," Jake says when Kie hands over the letter opener which he then uses to cut along the edge, "Come on, come on," JJ rushed him.
"I'm going as fast as I can, chill out, J." He says and then Pope and John B hushed them, standing by the door. "You better not be in there!" One of the men shout as Jake began to go faster as the man began kicking the door. John B and Pope run over to their side, standing with them before Jake finally tried to open the window and it slides open easily.
"Go, go," he tells Kie quietly and then let JJ and Pope go first but John B practically forced him to get out first before the boy followed after him. They begin running to the coop to hide, crawling in and hiding in there.
The two men came out, carrying crates to their truck. "Do something, Pope. Shut him up." JJ says, annoyed about the clucking chicken in the coop. "What do you want me to do?" Pope whisper-yells back to him. "Pet it, or talk to it. I don't know." Kie sounded scared as Pope looks at the chicken. As the man closed up the back of the truck, he looks towards the chicken coop so they hide quickly. "You do something." Pope tossed the chicken towards JJ and Jake. The blond grabs the chicken.
"JJ--" Jake cuts himself off when JJ snapped the chicken's neck, killing it. He looked around, leaning back to sit down beside Jake again as Kie shuddered, holding it in. Jake watched John B reach out and grab her hand. "Ratter! What the hell are you doing? Let's go."
As JJ held the dead chicken in his hands, Kie silently sobs and cries. The men got into their truck and backed up before driving away. Once it was out of sight, the group of teens rushed out of the chicken coop. They head over to the van where John B got into the driver's side, Kie in the passenger seat with the other three boys in the back, Pope holding the compass.
A.N.
i haven't written in a while because i don't really make time for writing, even when i'm always at
my desk lol but i'll try my best
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