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MY PURPOSE - JOHN B ROUTLEDGE

CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN - THE PHANTOM

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CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN - THE PHANTOM

John B and Eleanor had spent quite a few hours paddling through the canal after having to sneak out the back door of Rose Cameron's listing house when the cops knocked on the front door.

"You okay?" John B asked as the two stopped paddling for a minute to rest.

Eleanor nodded "Yeah, I'm good. You think JJ's gonna get that boat?" She asked him.

"Well, JJ's involved, so...yeah"

"Yeah you're right now we better get going" She said before steering herself in the direction of the boat ramp but for some reason, John B paddled the complete other way.

"John B, where are you going? The boat ramp's this way" Eleanor reached out to grab John B's board.

"Look, El, I've gotta go home"

Eleanor was shocked to say the least "What? Are you shitting me? There'll be cops crawling all over there"

"Yeah, and that's okay. Look, the gold from Crain's house is back at the chateau. My dad's been looking for that for years. It's all I have left of him. I gotta get it. And we're gonna need the money"

"Okay, then you get caught and all of this will be for nothing! Is that what you want, John B? For all of this to just be for nothing?" Eleanor snapped.

"No, it's not. Listen to me, please" John B pleaded "I need you to go to the boat dock in an hour. If we don't have money, we can't go anywhere. And right now, we're losing time"

"Fine by me but I'm coming with you and that's final"




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When arriving at the chateau, Eleanor was very quick to throw herself into the drivers seat as John B climbed in next to her, throwing his backpack down.

It wasn't long before John B found the gold in the glove compartment. Now it was just getting out of there they had to worry about.

"I got it, let's go" John B said as he placed the gold in his backpack.

Eleanor pressed her finger on the 'Start engine' button a few times but nothing happened "Shit" She swore, running a hand through her now wet hair "We need him closer to the car to start the engine"

Eleanor sighed before reaching for the radio. The radio let out a static noise, the feedback squealed as Eleanor took a deep breath before speaking into the radio "Shoupe, you there, buddy? I think you know who it is. Why don't you come on out? Nice and easy"

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