𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑，𝗃𝗃 𝗆𝖺𝗒𝖻𝖺𝗇𝗄

𝖿𝗂𝖿𝗍𝖾𝖾𝗇

𝐉𝐉 𝐇𝐀𝐃 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐍 arrested at Heyward's. The warrant was meant for Pope for sinking Topper's boat but the blonde took the blame.

I had been with my sister when Kiara called me to let me know. I was terrified of what his deadbeat dad would do to him, especially because of the restitution. The boat was expensive.

I was walking up to the Chateau when I saw the boy on the floor with John B above him, sending punches to his stomach, unknowing it was his friend.

I hadn't realised but Deputy Shoupe was parked up outside the house so we took the boat.

"First, I almost get strangled to death by Kooks, and now I'm on the hook for thirty grand." The blonde yelled in frustration. "We should just dip."

I raised my hand in the air like I was answering a question at school, "I second that."

"Where do you two wanna go?" John B asked sarcastically, throwing his arms in the air.

JJ thought for a moment before speaking up, "Yucatan."

I smiled at the thought whereas the brunette boy scoffed in response, "Yucatan." He repeated.

The Maybank boy moved from the rock he was leaning against, "No, I'm dead serious right now. Surf all day, and then we can just live off lobsters we catch with our bare hands." I couldn't contain my smile. It sounded like paradise.

"You just wanna leave because because you got your ass beat?" The Routledge boy yelled back.

"John B." I glared at the boy. JJ's dad being an abusive alcoholic and drug addict was hard on the boy and I couldn't believe that he would go that far.

The two boys ignored my comment. "You didn't see the photos." JJ looked down. The two burly men who had shot at us and broke into John B's house were dead. The blonde was shown pictures when he was arrested.

The brunette boy got up from his spot on the rock, "Think about it. They're willing to kill for the gold, then it's got to be out there."

It was definitely a long shot and I do think this whole gold hunt is making John B go slightly insane.

"Have you lost your mind?" JJ yelled, taking the cap that laid on his head off in frustration. "One hundred years, man. For one hundred years, people have been trying to find this Royal Merchant, and no one has succeeded. And you think you are gonna be the one that actually finds it? When will you get it in your thick skull? If you keep going down this road, you're gonna end up just like your dad."

At the comment, John B pushed his best friend back hard. I debated on stepping in between the two but I think that would only make it worse. "I can't give up, JJ. The last time I saw that dude, we got into an argument, and then he took all of our rent money and dipped for this Royal Merchant. And then I told him he was a shit father, and you know how the rest of the story goes."

"John B, that wasn't your fault," I spoke up for the first time in a while.

The boy turned to face me, "It doesn't matter whose fault it is, Hayley. Do you not understand that? I can't give up on the hunt. I don't care who's out there, who's gonna try to kill us. Do you understand that?" I didn't realise it but I was holding my breath as the boy yelled at me, because as soon as he turned around to get his backpack I felt like I could breathe again. JJ and I locked eyes until the brunette spoke up again. "I've got a plan. Are you two coming?"

"Come on, pretty girl," JJ whispered into my neck, pulling me along with him.

𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄
hi babies
sorry for the shorter chapter. hayley won't be at midsummers as there would be no place for her there so she will also be staying with john b
xoxo