Broken promises ~ JJ Maybank ~ Sequel to Promises

Chapter thirty ~ Island Room

~JJ's POV~

Once back at the chateau I could sense the awkwardness, the fight made it awkward in general but I could still feel the distance between keira and I. I guess I just couldn't get my head over the fact she didn't call me, I've been the one whose been by her through everything and she didn't call me. She didn't call me even though I would've been the one who understood her issue first hand, best friend, "boyfriend", whatever it should have been me who helped her.

Anyway, it's not fun being ambushed into giving an absolute nut job a key that belongs to Pope but that's what our night consisted of after the bonfire.

~Keira's POV~

~Morning~

In the morning we eat breakfast on the porch. The boys chatted as I move my spoon in the untouched cereal.

Jj: you gonna eat that?

K: what do you think?

Clearly we were still acting very cold with each other. We were interrupted by someone walking in. Sarah Cameron.

Jj: well hello.

Ki: what's up?

Jb: shouldn't you be on figure eight with your little polo players? Or did you break up with topper?

S: we're just friends.

Jb: he's just a friend. You have a lot of friends, Sarah Cameron.

S: yeah and it seems like you've got some of your own too.

K: and I thought me and JJ had problems.

Jj: we do. You don't tell me things anymore.

I roll my eyes.

K: we still on that?

S: I'm here for pope. I think I found the island room.

Everyone was amazed and sat up.

We got in the Twinkie and drive to Sarah's. Pope kept talking about the diary and what to do next. I'll be honest I didn't know what it all meant but we needed to find the cross.

We look at the island room in Sarah's house and look at all the signs on the wall.

I didn't get much of what happened but the next thing I knew we were back in the van on route to the Angel Oak.

On our way closer we notice the tide coming in.

Jj: what you thinking chief?

Jb: I'm thinking it's looking a little dicey,

Jj. Yeah, I'm gonna have to agree with that statement.

Jb: yeah

Ki: okay clearly, they made it, no?

Jj: in a two wheel drive? I don't know about that.

S: why y'all acting like you're not gonna do it anyways

K: like when have we ever done the safer option?

Jb: she got a point

Jj: alright speed is your friend here okay? So put her down in second and hammer down brother

In the back we all grab onto something as John b floors it through the flooded river. We got throw and all got out. As we walk closer through the mud we hear a noise. Rafe and Limbery and her buddy searching around the Angel Oak. We stayed hidden but listened closely. We see them lift something out the ground and pry it open. When they realise they didn't find the cross the leave the mess they made and hurry off.

Seeing Rafe scared the shit out of me. The last time I had seen him my head was under the water. I stared aimlessly at nothing until Sarah shook my shoulder.

S: you okay?

K: erm yeah sorry, day dreaming

I hurried off after the others towards whatever Limbery has left for us.

I understood why pope wanted to stay and put the grave back. Demark Tannys wife was the true treasure, proving love will always concur. At least I hoped so. After burying the casket back underground pope starts making theories again until JJ noticed something we missed. JJ climbed up onto the roof of the Twinkie and I climbed up after along with JB.

JJ: that looks like-

K: -the painting in the island room

Jj: go for it JB

Jb: no chance, you keeks

K: you do it! Kie went in the storm drain, pop got the key, me and Sarah got shot for this.

Jj: yeah I know I'm gonna do it but-

K: he's scared.

I whispered.

Jj: shut up I'm not.

JJ hesitantly put his hand into the tree.

JJ: hey I think I found something

We looked up in hope before JJ started to scream as he was being pulled into the tree. I grabbed him trying to pull him out as John B did the same. Suddenly, JJ starts laughing.

K: are you fucking kidding me?

Jj: oh come on I'm aloud to piss you off right now

P: not funny JJ

Ki: god your an asshole.

Jj: okay but seriously there's something in here

Jj pulls out a spyglass with an inscription on.

P: freedman's alter, the cross it at the church!

We all celebrated while hurrying into the twinkie to drive off to the church. As time had passed the tide had risen a lot more than we expected it to. There was no chance we were getting through this.

Jb: ladies and gentlemen we're going into hyper drive, one, two, three.

John b put his foot down but we didn't go far as the Twinkie went off the road and right into the river.

S: ah shit

Jb: no no no no no

P: I think we miscalculated

K: well no shit

Jj: I knew i should have driven.

We got out of the van and stood in the knee deep water. Everyone was arguing about what we had to do. But it was obvious, we needed a car to pull tow the Twinkie out. I had a car. A car that was at my parents house, the same house I hadn't been to since my mom had hit me and threw me out. I sighed as I knew what I had to do.

K: I can go and get my car.

Jb: keeks are you sure?

K: how much worse can it get, you know?

P: we're gonna need something to pull her out with.

Jj: There's a winch at the chateau.

Ki: that's like two miles

S: yeah that's a good idea

Jb: okay if you're gonna do it, let's go, okay? Tides coming in and the Twinkie's going underwater.

Ki: I can go with you

Kie took my hand into hers.

K: I'll be fine kie i prom-

Jj: I'll go.

P: that would be the safer option

K: you don't have to do this

Jj: it's not about that

K: fine

I walked ahead knowing we had a lot of silent walking to do.