The next morning a recovered John B is sitting in the wreck gathered by the rest of the pogues whilst he attempts to convince them that he's just staying with Sarah so he doesn't have to go to foster care.
Eventually John B convinced the pogues to come with him to the old Crain house as the group stands infront of the wall separating them and the house.
"Honestly I don't really believe the stories of this place" Kie says as the pogues walk through the garden.
"Which stories did you hear?" Pope asks
"The one where she killed her husband with an axe and that she's been holed up ever since" Kie answers.
" and On certain nights, when the moon is full, you can see her in the window!" Bella mocks as she tauntingly squeezes JJ's shoulders and makes ghost noises.
"No, it's not funny, 'cause it's all true" JJ replies as Bella and Kie roll their eyes. "I swear to God, guys, this is all real. I knew Hollis"
"Wait, you knew Hollis Crain?" Pope asks.
"Dude, how do you know Hollis Crain?" John B adds.
"She was my babysitter, man. She told me all about it" JJ informs. "She Told me the truth, about her mother and what happened in this house" JJ explains.
"So as a kid, she heard all the stories that her mother killed her father, and she was a murderer and all. Hollis didn't believe it.Until that night" JJ explains as the group keeps walking.
"What night?" Pope asks, clearly invested.
"It all came back to her. When Hollis was six years old, she heard her parents arguing downstairs.So she goes downstairs to see her mom washing her hands in a sink, full of blood" JJ says as Bella rolls her eyes for like the
bazillionth time.
"Her mother just says that she cut her finger.
The next morning, she says her father and her split up.But then, Hollis noticed something.
Her mother going into the parlor constantly, in and out and in and out with plastic bags.
Weeks pass, and Hollis decides to use the outhouse" JJ says.
"And as she's using it, she looks down, and there, in the outhouse, is her father's head, looking straight back at her" JJ adds.
"God, you are so full of shit" Bella says.
"Dude, I swear to God, man" JJ says
"Did she call the police?" pope asks
"She didn't have time" JJ responds
"We can't do this... Wait! Dude!" Pope yells, having second thoughts after JJ's story of BS
"What?" John B questions
"You sure you wanna do this? She's an axe murderer and You got a cast on" pope clarifies
"I don't give a shit if she's an axe murderer okay?" John B replies. "I got nothin' to lose, right? You comin' or what?"
"Come on" Kie echoes to pope
"Hey, come on. Come here" John B whispers. "So here's the plan. We need to look for the wheat near the water like it said in Denmark's letter" be explains
"Okay, like, what kind of water? Like, pond water?" Pope asks
"Bong water?" JJ and Bella ask at the same time as they look at each other and chuckle.
"No. It... it just said look for water, okay?" John b says
"That's the shittiest secret message ever" Bella remarks.
"You wanna complain a little more, Bee? Nobody said it was gonna be easy" John B snaps at her.
"Okay okay, don't get your nickers in a not JB" she teases
YOU ARE READING
P4L BABY - JM
Hayran KurguBella Gilbert has been best friends with the pogues forever. They are her family, especially with her tough home life. They wanted a summer filled with booze and fun but got caught in a treasure hunt, the question is will they make it out alive?
