It was always you

1) the crew

Act I

Secrets and treasures

(Episode 1-10)

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The outer banks paradise on earth it's the sort of place where you either have two jobs or two houses two tribes one island alright this is figure eight, the rich side of the island home of the looks so guess where we don't live and then this is the south side or the cut home of the working class who make a living bussing tables, washing yachts, running charters, the natural habitat of drumroll please .... the Pogue's that's us Pogue's pogies the throwaway fish lowest member of the food chain okay so the downside of the Pogue life is we're ignored and neglected but the upside of Pogue life we're ignored and neglected which means we do whatever we want whenever we want.

That's JJ my best friend since third grade he's about as local as they come latest in a long line of fishing, drinking, smuggling, vendetta, holding salt lifers who made their living off the water best surfer I know just don't tell him I said that mild kleptomaniac and a future tax cheat oh and Adi's crush but don't tell her I told you that she'd kill me though I'm pretty sure JJ has a thing for her.

And that's Kiara or Kie as we call her when not saving turtles or listening to Marley or getting a dolphin tattoo she hangs out with us I'm not really sure why though maybe cause of Adi so she's a rich kid actually foot in both worlds her family owns the wreck this outer banks institution total cash cow with the tourists you know I'm not really sure how her parents feel about us me and Pope have a thing for her.

That's Adeline or Adi or Ads but she only lets JJ call her that. My little sister she's actually adopted but it never mattered to us she's still my sister blood or not. We never did find out who her dad was only who her mom who apparently died giving birth or something. I'm not really sure how she ended up in our family not that I'm complaining she's the best sister you could ask for and she'd do anything for anyone she loves, and I mean anything.

And that's Pope the brains of the operation finalist for the Lucas T Vanderhorst Merit Scholarship and the smartest person I know little bit of a weirdo his father's the is legendary character Heyward anything you wanted on the island Heyward could get for you now I'm not sure Heyward knew what to make of his oddball son but it didn't matter He was a Pogue just like the rest of us who absolutely adores Adi like she was his own daughter I think that's why he puts up with us most of the time so that's my crew.

And that's me John Booker Routledge and this is where Adi and I live an old fish shack on the marsh the chateau as my dad used to call it there's dad he disappeared at sea nine months ago looking for a shipwreck who disappears at seas these days I miss him so does Adi and then there's mom she split when I was three last I heard she was in Colorado I think it was Colorado that's Uncle T since dad's vanished he's supposed Adi's and my legal guardian at the moment he's in Mississippi building houses which means it's just me and Adi right now on our own hanging out with our friends three months after our dad was missing he was officially presumed dead I refused to sign the papers until I see a body I'm not giving up.

Lex here don't forget to feel free to comment and ask questions.