"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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The Pogues had taken the HMS Pogue out to the dock near the shops, JJ and Callie getting out to buy beer. Once they got back they turned on the lights and hot tub JJ had brought before John B had gone missing.
By night they were all in swimwear out at the hot tub, music going, and drinks and blunts being passed around. They joked and danced and just had a good time. This was the most fun that they'd had in what felt like a very long time. It was definitely the sort of reunion that they needed after thinking that their friends had been dead.
"I never made good grades in school. When I get out, I act like a fool," Pope rapped, sitting on the side of the hot tub. "They say I come in the party and cause a commotion. I'm smooth, yeah, call me lotion."
All of them cheered, applauding the boy. Pope had been through a lot - especially after losing out on the scholarship - so it was nice to see him having a good time.
"Yeah, Pope!" JJ hollered, lowering the blunt from his lips. "Just like the good Lord intended."
"It was way too genuine," Sarah laughed.
"Oh, come on. Give me. . . give me that shit! Give me it!"
Pope was grinning and awwing as he waded through the hot tub. When he reached JJ he put his arms around the boy, embracing him.
The evening continued, beer cans filling up a trash bag as the party continued. As the alcohol and drugs began to dull Callie's thoughts, she couldn't help the few glances that she and JJ shared through the night. And even though she was having a great time, each time he looked at her that way that made her breath catch, she wished that they were alone.
She watched from the hot tub as he and Pope play wrestled over on the grass, John B commentating on the whole thing. As the fight went on, eventually Pope got the upper hand and won.
Conceding, JJ gave up. "When did you start wrestling, man?" he joked.
"I dunno." Pope walked away with his hands in the air triumphantly, "I'm done. I'm out of here."
"All hail the champ," Callie chuckled as she took a sip of her beer.
JJ called after him, "You want a round two?"
"Yeah, I think I'll take my losses," Pope laughed.
As he was walking away, though, the others seemed to notice his smile fall. He had had a really shit day and they all felt like they still didn't even know the full extent of it.
"Should someone check on him?" Callie suggested.
Putting her drink down with a nod, Kiara pulled her shirt on. "I'll go. Be back later."
