Hurricane - JJ | Outer Banks

Chapter Thirteen

"How's it feeling?" Pope asked Kiara who was sitting in a trash can hanging from a tree. It was the thing Pope was making to get the gold out of the well as we had been working all night. JJ was sat on the edge of the hot tomb he was now sober and was watching us. I hadn't said a single word to him.

"It's good." Kie said to Pope.

"Okay, taking you down." The boy then lowered Kiara to the floor.

"John B pulling a Houdini." JJ told us.

"Yeah, where is he?" Pope asked. "I got my scholarship interview tomorrow. We gotta get this done."

"John B." I then stated with a smile on my face as the boy approached the chateau.

"Speak of the devil. Hey!" JJ called. "Hey, I set up the winch and everything to get the gold out of the well."

"No, he did not." Pope said. "I did that."

John B ignored them though and angrily walked inside. I frowned as I looked at Kiara and we all followed him. "Hey, John B." I said. We watched as John B began to search through cabinets and drawers recklessly.

"What are you looking for?" Kie asked him.

"Bro, what's going on?" JJ questioned. John B then pulled the gun from the couch and turned around. "John B, what do you need the gun for? John B talk to us." JJ then reached for the gun but John B pushed him down onto the sofa bed.

"John B, chill." Kie told him as JJ climbed up and John B walked back outside with the gun in his hand.

I took a deep breath and followed him as the others walked behind me. "John B, what the hell are you doing?" Kiara asked him as the boy climbed onto JJ's bike and revved the engine.

"Ward knows about the gold!" He shouted. "He killed my dad."

John B then rode off and the others ran after him but he had gotten too far already. I didn't know how to feel. My dad had killed the one person who was like a father to me and the worse part is, I didn't doubt John B for second. I just didn't know how it would make him feel about me or Sarah. I fell to my knees as I watched John B disappear into the distance and the others walked over to me and helped me up.

"Ali, are you okay?" Kie asked me.

"I think I just need to lie down." I frowned. Kiara nodded and Pope grabbed my arm as he helped me over to the house but I threw up on the ground before making it inside.

"I think she's in shock." Pope stated.

"Just get her inside." JJ said. "I'll get her something to drink."

***

"What now? JJ asked me, Kiara and Pope as we stood on The Pogue outside Tannyhill. "We just go up to the front door and ask, hey, have you seen John B?"

"Look, he lives at Tannyhill now. It's plausible." Kie said.

"I could do it." I said. "I mean, it's my family, I should do it. I could play dumb."

"Play dumb?" JJ questioned.

"It's pretty late." Pope told us.

"Look, I've never seen John B like that. We should honestly be going to the cops." Kiara said.

"Yeah, and say what, Kie?" JJ asked her. "We're worried about our friend because he's on a rampage because Ward Cameron killed Big John? They're not gonna believe us."

"They might believe me." I said. "I'm his daughter. If we get Sarah in on it then surely they'll believe us."

"Hey, I see Ward." Pope exclaimed as he looked through his binoculars. "Doesn't look dead to me. Let's go home."