The Knight

Three

Pandora and the others were quick to dive into the water and swim down to find that Pope was in fact correct. 

There was a Grady- White lying on the marsh sand and Pandora couldn't be more confused. How in the hell did a Grady-White get here of all places? 

She would have stayed under longer to explore more, but Pope tugged on her arm and pointed upwards. 

Surfacing the water, they all let out chuckles of disbelief. 

"You guys saw that right?" JJ asked as he looked at everyone with wide eyes. 

"Yeah" John B responded. 

Speaking up, Pandora said, "That's a Grady-White." 

JJ looked at her shocked, but he should have known she would know what type of boat it was. She was one of the smartest people he knew. 

"A new one of those is like 500 Gs easy." 

Being the last one in the water, Pope turned to hoist Pandora up onto the boat, but she didn't want to get out of the water quite yet. 

Her leg had stopped burning and she knew the second she got out of the water and the hot air hit it, she would feel it again. 

Everyone except Pandora sat on the edge of the boat and watched as she treaded water in front of them. 

JJ kicked a bit of water toward Pandora who sent a playful scowl back to him. 

"That's a primo rig."

"Yeah. That's the boat I saw when I surfed the surge." John B said casually. 

Pandora thought he was actually insane if he surfed the surge. Who in their right mind who willingly do that? John B apparently. 

While Kie sent John B a scolding look, Pandora finally allowed Pope to pull her up onto the boat with the rest of them. 

"Wait, wait. Do we know whose boat that is?" Pope asked as they all stood and walked around the boat. 

Pandora watched confused as John B leant down into the front compartment and grabbed the anchor out. "No, but we're about to find out."

"John B?" 

The boy sent her a reassuring smile that did nothing to soothe her nerves. She knew the boy had a death wish, but actually acting on it was crazy. 

"Dude, it's too deep." JJ exclaimed. It seemed like he had the same worries as Pandora. 

But at that moment all Pandora could think of was JJ words and she let her own words slip out on accident. "That's what she said." 

Pandora said it so quietly she thought nobody hear her, but Pope did, and he laughed under his breath at her words. 

Pandoras cheeks flushed as she realized she wasn't as quiet as she thought, but then John B was pulling the anchor out of the compartment and into his hands. 

"Only for the weak and feeble, JJ."

JJ only turned to look at his friend and said, "Well, I'm not resuscitating you. I'm just making that clear up front."

"That's fine."

John B then caught Pandora and Kie's worried faces and he let out a chuckle. "What?" 

Pandora only sighed. "You're going to kill yourself one day, John B." 

John B only chuckled again. "Diver down, fool." And then he was pushed into the water by JJ.  

John B knew he worried Pandora when he went in, but he was curious, and she was still pissed at him for fifth grade, so he figured she wasn't too worried.