Lost

nine | Steeling Scuba

JJ was throwing rocks while Kie played the bongos. Pope sat awkwardly on the couch, not really knowing what to do. I sat the same way just on the ground next to Kie.
"Look, i'm calling it off. All right?" John B suddenly said.
We all looked over at him and Kie stopped playing the bongos.

"Peterkin said, if I stay out of the marsh, she'll help me with DCS" He explained.
"and you believed her?" JJ asked.
"Yes, I believe her, JJ" John B replied in a plain tone.
"An actual cop, John B. You believe a cop?" JJ asked him, seemingly annoyed.
"She did sound pretty convincing" I mumbled.
"Stay out of this, Haley" JJ scoffed.
I put my hands up in defense and raised my eyebrows.
JJ was on his man period.

"All I gotta do is stay out of the marsh for a couple days, and she'll help me out" John B defended. "it doesn't help that your ass was the one shooting a gun"
"you know what I should have done man? I should have just let Topper drown your ass" JJ shrugged.
"yeah cause Topper was gonna drown me?"
"sure looked like it"
I nodded my head. "you did, kinda, look like you were drowning"
"Haley! Stay out of this!" John B yelled.
I put my lips together and looked down. "my bad" I muttered.
John B was also on his man period. They must have sinked.

"I mean have you looked in the mirror recently?" JJ asked.
"Funny, yeah keep going. Tell me some more. Come on" John B teased.
"They always win, don't they man?" JJ asked as he started walking towards John B. He rested his arm on a wood post. "they always win don't they? Kooks versus Pogues. They always, always win!" He punched a paper lantern that was hanging next to him. "Goddamn!"
"it's okay!" Kiara protested.

JJ swung his body around so that he was facing us again. "No it's not okay! It is not. They don't want us to go down into the marsh. That means there's something valuable down there, and you know it" He pointed at John B. "I know you do." He faced Pope. "And I understand why you don't wanna go. Your the golden boy. You got way to much to risk." He faced me and Kie. "and you two... I mean you guys are already rich as fuck anyway. Why would you bother?" He faced John B. "but you and me man, we got nothing to lose! We really don't!"

John B looked away from him. "JJ..."
"All right? And I know it didn't used to be that way for you"
I scoffed and shook my head.
he's an inconsiderate ass
"I don't want to talk about this." John B shrugged. "I don't want to talk about it" He started walking away but JJ made his way in front of him.
"So that's it?" JJ asked.
John B pushed him out of the way. "just get out of my way, bro!"
"John B, listen to me. I have a plan"
Me and Kie looked at each other then at Pope. We all had the same expressions on our faces. The expressions that said, "JJ is an idiot that can't tell his ass from his face"

JJ walked up to John B. "you got the key to Cameron's big boat, right?"
John B looked away from him. "No..."
"there's scuba gear inside it. We borrow that, and then we go down to the wreck this afternoon, and that is what's gonna save you man!"
John B stayed silent.
"you don't see rich kids going to foster care, do you?" JJ asked.

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"This is empty. You took empty tanks?" Kie asked as she looked at all the air levels of the scuba gear.
I shook my head and looked at Pope. He seemed just as annoyed as I was.

why the hell would we do this? This is so stupid.

"okay this one is a quarter full, it's enough for one of us" Kiara said as she looked at the last tank.
"love it when a plan comes together" Pope said sarcastically.
"John B, if Ward finds out about this you're going to get fired." I stated.
He shrugged.
"your not going to tell him are you?" Pope asked me.
I narrowed my eyes at him. "Really, Pope? Did you seriously just ask me that?"
He shrugged. "You never know, you do you hang out with them a lot."