"𝙀𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨"
"𝙅𝙅-"
"𝙉𝙤, 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙚, 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙢𝙚. 𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩?"
In which five friends go on a treasure hunt that will change their lives.
Or//
In which Calli...
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"What about my bike?" she asked, looking over her shoulder.
"My bike's faster. You can come back for yours later," the boy said as he picked up his bike, climbing on. "Hurry up."
Callie nodded, swinging a leg over the seat to sit behind JJ, slipping her arms around his waist as he started the bike. Tightening her arms around him, she pressed herself against his back so she wouldn't fall off as he revved the bike. Then they were off, speeding away from the house and towards the Chateau.
Taking the bike around the back, as per usual, JJ prepared to go straight up to the porch. As they got closer, though, Callie managed to spot a car already near the house. Squeezing JJ a bit to get his attention, she removed one hand to point over at the car. "JJ, stop. Someone's already here," she said quickly.
The boy forced the bike to a stop, the back wheel kicking up dirt as they both stared across at the car. It was a shiny grey car that neither of them had seen before. It was also a car that didn't look like it belonged on the Cut.
Backing his bike up a bit, JJ turned the engine off beside the shed down by the large tree. They both climbed off of the bike and knelt down, sneaking over to try and get a better look.
Two people were sitting in the car from what they could see. The car was off and neither of them looked like they were planning on going anywhere.
"They're waiting for us," JJ said quietly.
Callie felt herself swallow heavily, "Why?"
"The compass, maybe," the boy suggested. "It's gotta do with the gold, for sure."
Hearing footsteps, Callie grabbed ahold of JJ's arm and pulled him down so that they were ducking behind some canoes stacked by the shed. Listening carefully, they heard the sound growing louder as the person approached.
Daring to take a peek, JJ saw that it was just John B. He also realised that their friend was headed in the direction of the Chateau.
Taking initiative, he jumped out from behind the canoes, using one hand to grab his head and the other to cover his mouth so that he didn't shout. John B reacted immediately, twisting in JJ's grasp to tackle him to the ground.
The two tussled, John B not registering what was going on, thinking he had been attacked. Seeing him raise a hand to punch JJ, Callie quickly got up from her hiding spot.
Diving at the two, she grabbed the boy's arm and yanked it back. "It's JJ! Stop!" she hissed quietly so that the people over at the car wouldn't hear. "Stop! It's just JJ!"
