𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑, jj maybank

𝟎𝟐, 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐆𝐈𝐄𝐒

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𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑
1x02
the pogies
( 1st person
- john b )

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𝐖𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐀 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐃 welcome to the outer banks paradise on earth, which led kay to say, "welcome home, boys."

"the outer banks, paradise on earth." i said. "it's the sort of place where you either have two jobs or two houses. two tribes, one island."

"chills, guys, chills." jj said seriously which made me laugh, and shake my head at the boys antics.

we passed by a bunch of huge houses with lawns as neat, and beautiful as the gardens of eden. this is figure 8. the rich side of the island. home of the kooks.

"i can't imagine any of us living in houses like these." i said honestly.

"some of us are kooky enough, though." jj gave kay a glare, followed by a sarcastic smile. "your kook year will never be forgotten, kay."

kay had her mouth wide open in astonishment.  "she had one too!" she pointed at kie.

"yeah, but you dated rafe cameron during your kook year." jj judged. "you were this close to snatching the kook princess title from sarah."

her and kie's kook year is an unspoken topic within the pogues. it was so sudden, so random, and so short lived. exactly like her pathetic excuse of a relationship with rafe cameron. kay opened her mouth to disagree when jj did the most diabolical thing known to man.

"shh, you speak too much." jj shushed her, putting his hand on her face.

with a disgusted look on her face, she removed his hands quickly.

"when was the last time you washed your hands." she held back a gag.

we passed by a bunch of wooden cabins that were holding on by a thread.

this is the south side. or the cut. home of the working class who make a living busing tables, washing yachts, running charters. the natural habitat of... drumroll please... the pogues! that's us! pogues, pogies, the throwaway fish. lowest member of the food chain. okay, so, the downside of pogue life is that we're ignored and neglected. the upside of pogue life? we're ignored and neglected, which means we do whatever we want, whenever we want.

the five of us are well known in the obx. ask anyone, they'll tell you all about the adventures of jj, pope, john b, kay, and kie.

jj and kay have been best friends since before they could begin to remember, until the middle of 3rd grade. ever since then they were sworn enemies. no one knew why. they insisted on never speaking about it. they had a massive fallout, and started acting cold towards each other ever since. they do get along once in a blue moon, though. when they do get along, they're actually unstoppable. such a shame they stopped being friends.

jj couldn't be all alone in the 3rd grade! kay had kie, but he didn't have anyone. that's when he found me.

let's dive deeper into each of their personalities, and what makes the pogues... the pogues.

jj's about as local as they come. latest in a long line of fishing, drinking, smuggling, vendetta-holding salt-lifers who made their living off the water. arguably the best surfer in the obx. he's a mild kleptomaniac, and a future tax cheat.

then there's kiara, or kie as everyone calls her. when she's not saving turtles, or listening to marley, or getting a dolphin tattoo, or running off somewhere probably gossiping with kay, she's with us. we're not really sure why, though. she's a rich kid, actually. her and kay. foot in both worlds! their family owns the wreck, this outer banks institution. total cash cow with the tourists. we aren't sure how their parents feel about us. i guess we all have a thing for the two of them.

let's talk about kay. her full name is kailani. she's kie's twin. she's younger than kie by 17 minutes. they don't really believe in that "i'm older than you by 17 minutes, listen to me!" bullshit. kay stands strongy for what she believes in, but she's too anxious to voice her opinions most of the time. fortunately, her and kie oftentimes think the same, so kie just says whatever kay's thinking. those two are attached at the hip. you don't see one without seeing the other. they balance each other out. yin and yang.

kay feels very strongly. she feels her emotions at a level no one could fathom. she's a museum of everyone she's ever loved before, which often leads her to overthink if she even has a genuine personality. she'll always wonder what anyone truly thinks of her. she often gets called too soft, but is it her that's too soft, or is it the world that's too cruel? if she received an ounce of the love she gives it would be a miracle. i think the world would actually heal. she's been diagnosed with anxiety, and a panic disorder since she was a young child. that's the one thing jj could never make fun of her for. in fact, he's the only person other than kie that can calm her down during one of her anxiety or panic attacks. what really shocks us, though, is that he knows how to calm her down better and faster than kie, which isn't something that any of us expected.

then there's pope. he's the brains of the operation. finalist for the merit scholarship. he's the smartest person we know. he's a little bit of a weirdo. his father's this legendary character, heyward. anything you wanted on this island, heyward can get it for you.

last but not least, there's me! this is where i live. an old fish shack on the marsh. the chateau as my dad used to call it. he disappeared at sea 9 months ago. who goes missing at sea these days? since dad's vanished, uncle t is supposedly my legal guardian. at the moment, he's in mississippi building houses. which means it's just me right now, on my own, hanging out with my friends. three months after my dad went missing, he was officially presumed dead. i refuse to sign the papers until i see a body, i'm not giving up.

that's us! glad you got to know the pogies.

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