𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐲

XXIII. Hollis Crain.

     

     THE AMBULANCE arrived that night and Sarah got in, telling them to take him to the hospital on Figure Eight as the four were left behind by the van. They drove off after the ambulance and went home after they found out that John B was doing alright.

At home, Jake took a shower and rubbed his hands over his face, shaking his head as he turned off the faucet before hopping out. His Evie was already asleep in her crib so he just got into bed and went on his phone to play a game on it, falling asleep after a while.

The next day, he met with the others at the Wreck and John B explained everything about him staying with the Cameron family while Kiara was in the middle of working. "I'm sorry. You're staying where?" She passed by John B who glanced her way. "Tannyhill."

"So you're living with Sarah Cameron."

This had been bugging him all night, how Kie had a problem with Sarah. He understands it's not at all about John B and her as she said but he doesn't know what was so bad about her anyway. Sarah seemed nice. "Okay, look, the only reason I'm living there is because her dad bailed me out, alright? And it's way better than foster care, which, by the way, is where I was about to go if Ward didn't--" Pope had cut off John B with a question as Jake glanced up at Kie who set down his cup.

"Thanks."

"No problem." Kie says as she then hands over JJ his cup and John B came to sit down. "I don't know, Pope." He said as the answer for his question about John B having a membership card. "What about those little golf carts they drive around? Did you get one of them?" JJ asked as he then takes a sip of his drink. "Does it come with a sweater-vest or do you have to buy one on your own?" Pope asked.

"Look, you promised. You said you weren't with her." Kie said to John B, looking at him as he merely shrugs and glanced away. "Bro, just own it. She got you." JJ advised the boy as he then turned awag and Kie looks at John B, holding onto the back of Jake's seat. "Look, if you wanna hang out with her, that's fine. But I'm letting you know that I'm not doing anything with Sarah." Kiara then informs John B.

"Do you guys see her here?" John B glanced around at the others, his gaze dotting from JJ, to Pope then Jake. "No, right. Okay. A litte focus would be fantastic. We've got the map, right?" He then said, looking up at JJ.

"Well, it's all out of whack 'cause the guy was ganja'd when he drew it." He said as he looks down at the map in front of Pope. "It's cause the coast has changed." Jake and Kie say in sync as they look up at JJ who just send a pretend shocked face before looking away. "So we just have to look for landmarks that haven't changed." Pope says to them.

"What about the old forts?"

"Battery Jasper."

Out at Battery Jasper, Pope took a look at the map as they all stood together. "We're at Battery, right here. So, if this is parcel nine, then it's somewhere northeast of here." Pope pointed. "Somewhere over there." Kie says as she also pointed. "Right." Pope nods.

"Over there? Guys, that's not Tannyhill, that's a subdivision." JJ looked at them. "Tannyhill Plantation use to be the entire island. It got sold into smaller pieces over time." John B explains as Pope then looks back down at the map. "So we're just looking for an old stone wall."

"Okay, so the road should split up here." Pope pointed as they were now driving. "Okay." John B replied with. "Alright. You're gonna take a left." Pope says and John B took a sharp turn before slowing down. "That looks like a stone wall to me." JJ says as John B parks the van. "This is it." Pope stared up at the house.

"Not the Crain house."

The group all get out of the van and walk over to the stone wall. "Are you kidding me?" Kie says before looking to the others to her left. "Worst-case scenario." JJ says as they all stood lined up along the wall. "Why'd it have to be here of all places?" Pope asked aloud. "I heard that Mrs. Crain buried her husband's head on the property." JJ says and Jake looks over at him with a disturbed look.

After the boys and Kie climb up and walk into the house's lawn. "Look, you guys know whose house this is, right?" Kie asked as she looked up at the back of Jake's head. The boy had walked ahead of her while the other boys were scared and stayed behind her. "Oh, yeah. No, I do." JJ replied to her answer and Jake just glanced back at them. "Look, I honestly don't really believe the stories of this place." He said and Pope turns to him, quietly shushing him.

"What?"

JJ walks over to Kie, "which stories did you hear?" He asked her and she looks at him. "The one where she killed her husband with an axe and that she's been holed up ever since." She said, looking away. "On certain nights, when the moon is full... you can see her in the window!" She wags her fingers at JJ.

"No, Kie, it's not funny, 'cause it's all true." JJ said and glanced back at Pope as Jake chuckles quietly. "I swear to God, guys, this is all real. I knew Hollis. Jeez!" JJ jumped and Jake looked back at them. "Wait, you knew Hollis Crain?" He asked and JJ looks at him.

"Yeah, dude."

"Dude, how do you know Hollis Crain?" Pope asked before Jake could. "She was my babysitter, man. She told me all about it. Told me the truth... about her mother and what happened in this house." JJ looks over at the house as Jake just stood there, patiently waiting for them. "So as a kid, she heard all the stories that her mother killed her father, and she was a murderer and all. Hollis didn't believe it. Until that night." He paused for dramatic effect.

"What night?"

JJ looks at John B, "it all came back to her. When Hollis was six years old, she heard her parents arguing downstairs. So she goes downstairs to see her mom washing her hands in a sink... full of blood. Her mother just says that she cut her finger. The next morning, she says her father and her split up. But then Hollis noticed something. Her mother going into the parlor constantly, in and out and in and out with plastic bags. Weeks pass, and Hollis decides to use the outhouse. And as she's using it, she looks down, and there, in the outhouse, is her father's head, looking straight back at her." He concluded the story and Jake laughs.

"Props to you, JJ. Very creative. Creepy and fucked, but creative." He said as he turned around and JJ looks at him. "Yeah, you're so full of shit." John B agrees with Jake. "Dude, I swear to God, man." JJ simply says.

"Did she call the police?"

"She didn't have time."

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

  

A.N.
man now that i finished melting, i kind of miss writing for season two so now i can't wait to finish the first part of this fic