MATILDA , jj maybank

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MATILDA! CHAPTER SEVEN:
THE PACKAGE
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"I mean, it's obvious right? family heirloom. What better place to hide a message? He had to know it was gonna get back to me, right?" John B asked as he drove down the road

"Yeah. It's possible." Liz nodded

"It could also be possible that you're concocting wild theories to help, you know, deal with your sad feels."

"Pope?"

"Bro, you know how I process my sad feels. Dank nugs and the stickiest of ickies, that's how I do it" JJ said

"I'm not concocting, okay? My dad's trying to give me a message."

"If it helps you believe, John B."

"Look, I-I don't need a therapy session, okay? Look, I'm not trippin' out."

"It's okay to trip, bro, but—"

"Look, my— my dad is missing, okay? Missing. You don't know what it's like to have the person closest to you vanish and then have no idea what happened. Just wake up every morning wondering." John B said

"It's been almost a year." Kie said

"Hey, he could have been kidnapped. That's definitely a possibility." JJ said

"Yeah, could be in a Soviet sub getting interrogated by the KGB somewhere."

"Absolutely. Uh... or Atlantis."

"JJ." Kie said

"Look, what do you think the message is?" Liz asked

"Redfield. Redfield Lighthouse. That's my dad's favorite place" John b said

They got out of the car when they came to the lighthouse. John B turned around to face them
"Right. You two are gonna post up and look out for bogeys, okay?" He pointed at JJ and Liz

"Wait... Why us?" JJ asked

"Because you're not coming"

"Why?" Liz asked

"There are independent and dependent variables. You guys are independent. We don't know what you'll do."

"Shut up!"

"Why I am being grouped with JJ?" Liz questioned

"Listen to me for a second. Pope, you stand look out with JJ and Liz, Okay? If we get split up, we meet back at JJ's house." John B said

"Great."

"I'm gonna work on my merit scholarship essay, and I'm trying to keep felonies to a minimum." Pope said

"All right, would you just shut up already?" JJ told Pope as he walked over to a tree to sit down. Liz sat next to him and sighed, putting her head onto the tree. After about a minute, Liz could feel JJs eyes shift to her. Liz opened her eyes and looked at him.

"You know, I know how we could pass time" He smirked, leaning towards her a bit

"Shut up JJ" Liz hit his shoulder, pushing him back trying her hardest to fight a smile, but it didn't work.