𝐇𝐈𝐃𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐅𝐄𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒, 𝗉𝗈𝗉𝖾 𝗁𝖾𝗒𝗐𝖺𝗋𝖽

5: 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚜

The sun was up and shining down on the civilians of the Outer Banks as the birds chirped high up in the sky like they usually did, the occasional wind blowing by, causing the waves of the ocean to get bigger whenever the wind got stronger and stronger. The occasional sound of vehicles driving by could be heard as the group of four found themselves near a small river.

The Pogues had decided to go after the murder weapon that had been used by Ward Cameron to kill Gavin. However, the only solution to do that was to go down in the sewers, considering the gun had fallen down in the drain during the rainstorm the night the murder happened and they didn't find it in the trash bags that they used to clean up all the trash that could be seen in the dirty water.

"So, are we gonna do, like, rock, paper, scissors? Or alphabetically? Or, like, the oldest goes?" Y/n asks.

"In the sewer, there's this worm that you get when you're down there. It gets into your blood, and then it has to come out your pecker." JJ explains. "So, uh... that would be a hard pass for me."

Pope nods. "That's gonna be a no for me."

"No, I get it. You guys are scared." Kie points out.

Y/n nodded in agreement to her sister's words just as the boys were quick to protest about them being scared to go down into the sewers. As they did that, Pope insisting that it was the pecker thing and JJ putting on a tough face, the Carrera sisters shared a glance, both silently agreeing that they'll go together so neither of them will have to go alone. Like the boys, they were scared to go in, but they knew they'd be less scared to go in if they were together.

"Kie and I will do it." Y/n blurts out when they finished speaking.

"Okay, just, you know, be careful." Pope tells her, looking at his girlfriend fondly.

Y/n gives him a soft smile, placing her hand on his. "I will. Promise."

And with that, the oldest Carrera sister was the first to crawl down and go onto her hands and knees as she crawled into the very small and skinny tunnel, the youngest sister following right after her. The sound of water echoed in the sewers and echoed through their eardrums as the water was just ahead of them and at the end of the tunnel they were somehow able to fit through.

Many times, the sisters were moving their hands upwards and downwards as they crawled through while also pushing the twigs that almost hit their faces away, knowing how dark it was down in the sewers and how they needed to see while they were down there so they could actually find the gun and just find other stuff that could be seen down in the sewers inside the water that could be heard.

It didn't take too long until Kie made it to the end of the tunnel and out into the open of the sewers, a shallow pool of water with things floating inside just below. Gulping down her disgust about going into the dirty water, she climbs out of the tunnel with her sister following right behind.

The girls stayed on their hands and knees as they felt around on the bottom of the water in hopes of feeling a very strong metal piece that felt like a gun, but there was nothing, only plastic and many other things.

Plenty of comments came from Kie's mouth as she talked about how shitty people were for putting plastic into their waters, which led it down here in the sewers. While listening to her older sister's comments, Y/n felt a shudder go down her spine as she shook her shoulders in disgust at the sight of food in plastic bags that looked to be half eaten.

Feeling her hands down at the bottom of the water still, Kie's eyes widened at the feel of something, calling her sister over before calling out to the guys outside the sewers. Y/n was quick to come to her sister's side, helping her bring the thing that she felt up until it was floating in the water and in their sight.