Gone, gone, gone, Pope Hayward

019. CRASHING MIDSUMMERS

Chapter nineteen

"Crashing midsummers."

Summer had headed off on her own, and all the way back home, although as she did, she saw someone's cars there as her eyes went wide, she quickly ducked down and as she did, she began heading away from the house and though the brush down toward's the boat, and when she got there, she climbed into the boat, laying down inside of it, she decided to pass the time as she pulled out the letter and the piece of paper she had been translating it on during the ferry ride back over as she began to read it over "dated 1844. To my beloved son Robert. I am waiting the hour of my public murder with great composure of mind and cheerfulness knowing I am soon bound for glory." she read.

And as she did, she furrowed her brows "so he was lynched." she said, as she quickly continued translating the rest of the letter "do not nurse grief to vengeance, but instead trust in god with all your heart, for he doath all things well. Until we meet again in heaven, your loving father, Denmark Tanny." she read off, but then she noticed their was more some kind of log "matters applicable to the property and estate." she said, as she let out a breath "well this makes sense bacca, cotton, corn, tomato.." she said, but then noticed something else "but lastly to Robert..harvest the wheat near the water in parcel nine forthwith." she read.

In which she scoffed "why would he tell him to harvest the wheat on the day that he died?" she asked herself, as the wheels in her head began turning "unless it's not actually wheat but where the gold is." she said, but as she did, she heard water splashing near by, as she quickly turned her head and when she did, she saw two backpacks in the water as John B climbed up, he stumbled back when he saw Summer "what are you doing here?" he whispered to her "hiding! Now get down you big idiot!" Summer voiced, as JJ climbed in, untying the boat from the dock "hurry up!" Summer voiced, as JJ pushed them off, John B went and put the keys in as he started it up and they began heading off.

And as they did, the three soon found a place where they were safe, as they were out of the boat and catching up with each other, "first, I almost get strangled to death by kooks, and now I'm on the hook for thirty grand. We should just dip." JJ shared "okay, where do you wanna go? Hm?" John B asked him "yeah, what's your genius escape plan, JJ?" Summer asked him "Yucatan." JJ told them, ever so casually "Yucatan?" John B asked "seriously, JJ?" Summer asked  "no, I'm dead serious right now. Surf all day, and then we can just live off lobsters we catch with our bare hands." JJ shared.

"So you're gonna run away cause you got your ass beat clearly one and then twice by someone else from the looks of you but I know you don't like to have that conversation." Summer shared, and when she did, JJ scoffed "look, I know you care about me, Summer but right now I'm talking about photos of those guys who shot at us being dead." he shared "think about it. They were willing to kill for the gold. Then it's gotta be out there JJ." John B shared, and as he did, Summer moved him back "stop for a second." she told him "have you lost your mind!" JJ yelled as he took his hat off "one hundred years man. One hundred years people have been trying to find this royal merchant, and no one's succeeded and you think your gonna be the one who actually finds it? When will you get it in your thick skull? If you keep going down this road your gonna end up just like your dad!" JJ voiced.

And when he did, Summer turned to him "hey, enough! Enough! You don't get to tell other people to give up on their dad just because your's is a piece of shit, alright? Me and John B argued with our dad the last time we saw him, hell, I've been arguing with him my entire life! And yet in the end he took all of our rent money and left for the royal merchant and John B said he was a shit father, I told him he wasn't my dad anymore. And I'm pretty sure I don't need to tell you the rest." she shared, as JJ looked at her "it wasn't your guys fault." he said.