𝑾𝑯𝑰𝑺𝑷𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑾𝑨𝑽𝑬𝑺 /𝑗𝑗 𝑚𝑎𝑦𝑏𝑎𝑛𝑘

𝟎𝟏𝟗.

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𝑩𝑶𝑵𝑭𝑰𝑹𝑬
𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑤𝑜，𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑑𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛
𝟏𝟗:𝟓𝟎 — 𝟐𝟗:𝟐𝟎
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THE GUYS and I wait for Kiara by the Chateau, just chilling outside. I sat on the stairs of the Chateau, the breeze brushing against my face, filling me with both anticipation and concern for Sarah.

"Breeeee." JJ whines, "Come sit beside me."

JJ has called me over a few times but I told him, I'll be over in a minute. Pope made a joke that he can't stay away from me for even a second. I chuckled softly.

I tap my knee with my nails. As I looked up, my eyes caught sight of Kiara with her curly brown hair, with bits of blonde, approaching the Chateau. A sigh of relief escaped my lips, and I couldn't help but break into a smile.

I rushed up to her, unable to contain my excitement, and gave her a tight hug. Kiara snorted, a sound that always made me laugh, as she hugged me back. It was a moment of comfort and reassurance amidst the uncertainty.

"The boys annoy you that much, huh?" Kie chuckles into my hair, I nod.

"Yes, oh god yes." I groaned as she shakes her head, laughing.

I decided to sit with Kie by the couch. I felt after the news she told me she needed the only person she has told this to stay by her side, not to distance. The distance will make her think I'm not happy with her or I think she likes me just because I'm a girl.

I want to be there for her.

"Guys, this is from Denmark's diary." Pope says, catching our attention. "August 15th, set sail from Port-au-Prince on calm seas. Came upon the Spanish ship San Jose on fire. The entire deck was aflame. And we could hear the screams of men trapped below. The Spanish captain cared about only one thing, his valuable cargo, the Cross of Santo Domingo and countless bars of gold. Once the cargo was on board, we went to help the crew but Captain Limbrey ordered us to pull bayonets and not to let any of the Spanish crew on board...he robbed them and left them to die."
Pope reads off of his photocopy of the diary, while the rest of us watch him pace around. John B sits on the single armchair, holding a beer that I think he emptied a while ago. John B hands me a fresh beer, I give him a thankful nod as I listen to Pope.

Kiara sits on a chair next to John B to get a better look at Pope so I sit beside JJ.

Kie watches Pope worriedly, as if she was worried he could realize soon how traumatic everything he's reading. I don't think any of us actually has any idea of how bad the situation was for Pope. And him learning about everything in just a matter of hours, days... I wonder how he's gonna cope with all of this.