"Holy shit!" JJ called exitedly as he and the group came into the hotel resturant. Maria had spoiled the pogues with breakfast for free. There were waffles, toast, pancakes, cereal and fruit. The teens walked around the table in awe. "Sit down, sit down" Maria ushered them to take a seat. "Have whatever you want, free of charge" Maria passed around crossiants to which everyone smiled and took one. "Thankyou so much Maria, this is all so generous of you, i mean really you didnt have too" Pippas mum only smiled at them.
"So what are you kids up to today?"
"Coming?"
"Yeah, I'm coming. This place is scary." Kie spoke as she walked a pace in front of Pippa. She was right. It was a little bit scary especially because
it was night but to pippa she thought it as an advanture. Pippa focused on taking soft steps, as though, if she were
to step on so much as a twig, some
corpse would come and drag her to
the afterlife.
"This whole time I thought Redfield
was a place. It's not a place. It's a
person." John B spoke, finally shedding a fraction of light on the subject of them being at a freaking graveyard.
"My great-great grandmother, Olivia
Redfield." He said, shining his flashlight on her grave. "C'mon, help me with the door."
"It's like 700 pounds. It's not gonna
budge." Pope spoke as the three boys
pushed against the stone door
A snake slithered out of a crack in the door causing the boys to back away
from it.
"Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah,"
"That's a moccasin, alright, ye olde
Dr. Cottonmouth." JJ spoke, before he
began to bark at the snake. Pippa giggled
"JJ, shut up! Shut up!" Kie spoke
frantically as she pulled her and pippa back slightly.
"You're gonna wake the dead, man!"
"They're afraid of dogs. Everyone
knows that, man- wait, hold on, hold
on. If there's one, there's probably
dozens." JJ warned John B.
"Can you stop? You're scaring me."
Kie said.
"Stop barking at the snakes." John B
said, growing frustrated.
"I'm just making sure it's clear."
"Look, we're not gonna get in there,
alright? It's not budging." Pope stated,
realistically. "We should probably just give up" Pippa gave a sad sigh. " We cant give up, maybe I can get through that hole?"
The groups heads snapped to the youngest girl as they searched her face for any hint of humor.
"What? No, no, no, no, let me go?" Kie said not wanting the girl in Danger. "No it's okay, I'm smaller than you and plus it's going to be fun" She spoke. Kie gave an uncertain look. "Please" She dragged out. "Let me have a little fun"
"Okay, fine. You better be careful"
She nodded her head eagerly.
"Thanks for this pip, if you need to come out, the safe word is honey, okay?" John be patted her on the head. The teens began moving the vines that covered the small entrance pippa would be climbing through. JJ clasped his hands together, preparing to boost her.
"Remind me what we're looking for?"
She asked John B.
"You'll know it when you see it." He
answered her. Vaguely.
'Hold my flashlight please." She said handing it to Pope. She then stepped on J's hands and pulled herself up and over the top of the stone. "Sorry if I hurt your hand JJ" She apologised. "Nah you didn't honey" He winked at her. "Okay, flashlight?"
She spoke when her feet hit the
ground. Pope fed the flashlight through the crack.
"You alive? You got like, a heartbeat and everything." John B asked. Kiara smacked his shoulder.
"So far." Her voice echoed.
"That's good, that's good."
"Uh... I need some more light." Pippa
asked from the grave
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, I gotcha." John B
said holding his lantern through the
crack.
"Did you find soemthing?"
"Oh my god." Pippas voice echoed again. She handed an envelope to John B, through the crack.
"That's... not gold." Pope spoke, slightly disappointed.
JJ and Kiara began helping Kie back out of the hole. "Are you okay?" She asked her best friend. "Yes oh my god, that was so fun. I want to do it again" Pippa jumped exitedy and kiara had to try and calm her down.
"Holy shit. This is from my Dad."
John B said, shocked.
"Code red. Code red. Square groupers
square groupers!" JJ shouted when he
saw a vehicle approaching. "It's the
guys who robbed your house." He said
as the teens ran to the side of the wall.
"Shit, shit, shit." Kiara whispered
"Light.'
"Turn your light off, man."
"John B, your light!"
"Do you think it's them?"
"Homie's got a gun.
"Screw this," Kie said before she
pushed herself off the wall and began running back to the van.
Pippa jumped up the side of the
wall-fence-thing that surrounded the
graveyard, surprising herself when
she succeeded in reaching the top and
jumping over the side with a little help. She continued running to the van with Kie at her side.
Why were they always getting chased?
"Guys? I'm stuck!" Pope's voice brought pippa to a halt, turning back to him.
"C'mon!" She said pulling his hand.
"You're gonna rip me!" He spoke
frantically, referring to his shorts that
were caught on the gate
"You'll be fine! Cmon!"
"C'mon, Pope!"
"You're gonna rip me, you're gonna
rip me, you're gonna-" He said as Kie
pulled him down, his shorts completely ripping off in the process
"Nice, it's a a little tootsie roll." JJ
laughed as they ran to the van, Pope
holding his hands over his junk. Pippa giggled as she skipped to the van.
"That bread had mold on it, like three
days ago." Pope said as JJ made a
sandwich.
"T'Il just pull off the bad parts, plus,
mold is good for you. It's just a natural
organism." JJ stayed. Well with that
way of thinking..
"Hot damn, lets do it!" He said as he
made his way over to the table the rest of the group sat at. John B ripped the seal off the package.
JJ gagged on his sandwich, spitting
his healthy mold into his hand,
turning around, and throwing it away. Pippa laughed at him.
"Pip" Kie spoke quietly, as she
watched John B open he package. The blonde girl took the hint and quieted
down.
"Holy shit." He said when he unfolded
the map inside the envelope
"X marks the spot."
'Longitude, latitude,
"Wait there's something else in there."
He said pulling out a tape recorder
"Dear Bird..."
The tape recorder clicked, signaling
the end of the recording. John B stood
up and walked to the door frame,
beginning to sob.
"How much was it again?" JJ asked
while Kie played the ukulele
"Four-hundred mil.' Pope answered
"Alright, let's talk the split,"' JJ spoke
Pippa zoned out. She didn't need that much money. Her parents didn't need that much money. She and her family were rich. Her friends weren't. They would need to money more.
"What are you gonna do, pippa?" Pope asked her, startling her out of her thoughts.
"What?"
"With your 80 mil. What are you gonna do?" JJ clarified.
"80 mil? Wow. Uhm I don't really need
that much-"
"Stop it."" Kie interrupted. "80 mil, What are you gonna do?"
"And John B thought she was a Kook."
JJ laughed quietly to no one in particular.
"Um probably give it to charity or something. Maybe put it aside for my familys retirement.
Kie smiled. "I love you," she said
wrapping an arm around pippa who leaned into her and smiled back at her
"What are you gonna do JB?"
"..to going full Kook."
