6 - What We're Looking For

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"I mean it's obvious right? A family heirloom

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"I mean it's obvious right? A family heirloom.
What better place to hide a message? He had to know it was gonna get back to me right?" John B said, holding the compass like it meant more than gold.

"Yeah....It's possible" I said, though I wasn't sure I believed it.

"It could also be possible that you're concocting wild theories to help you know deal with your sad feels" Pope said

"Pope. Bro you know how I process my sad feels. Dank nugs and the stickiest of ickies that's how I do it" JJ jumped in.

"I'm not concocting okay? My dad's trying to give me a message" John B said.

"If it helps you believe, John B..." I started gently.

"Look I don't need a therapy session okay? I'm not trippin' out" John B snapped.

"It's okay to trip bro but-" JJ began.

"Look my... my dad is missing okay? Missing.
You don't know what it's like to have the person closest to you vanish and then have no idea what happened. Just wake up every morning wondering" John B's voice cracked with something heavier than frustration.

I felt that one deep.
"It's been almost a year" I said quietly.

"Hey- he could have been kidnapped. That's definitely a possibility" JJ said

"Yeah could be in a Soviet sub getting interrogated by the KGB somewhere" Pope added.

"Absolutely. Uh... or Atlantis" JJ shrugged.

"JJ." Kie warned.
"Look- what do you think the message is?"
She asked

"Redfield. Redfield Lighthouse. That's my dad's favorite place." John b said suddenly.



We all piled out of the van in front of the lighthouse, sun beating down and seagulls screaming like they were trying to warn us off.

"Right. You're gonna post up and look out for bogeys okay?" John b told JJ

"Wait- Why me?" JJ asked

"Because you're not coming" Pope said flatly.

"Why?" JJ frowned.

"There are independent and dependent variables. You're independent. We don't know what you'll do." Pope said

"Shut up!" JJ said

John B cut in.
"Listen to me for a second. Pope and Kie you stand look out with JJ. Okay? If we get split up we meet back at JJ's house." He said

"Great" I said, already sensing this was gonna be one of those adventures.




The lighthouse loomed over us like something out of a ghost story. It's paint peeled off in long strips, and the air smelled like rust and salt.

"Remind me what we're looking for again." I asked as we started up the narrow staircase.

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