𝐇𝐈𝐃𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐅𝐄𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒, 𝗉𝗈𝗉𝖾 𝗁𝖾𝗒𝗐𝖺𝗋𝖽

3: 𝚖𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚕

The five Pogues stood in their boat as they slowly drove to their destination outside the motel. Many trees were knocked over all around, due to Hurricane Agatha. In general, the place was a mess.

JJ whistles. "I thought the Chateau looked bad."

"This place is a shitshow." John B states.

"Motel or meth lab?" Y/n questions, sharing a look with her sister.

"You be the judge." Pope replies.

"Doesn't look like the type of place somebody with a Grady-White would stay." John B observes.

"No. It looks like the type of place someone with a Grady-White would get killed." Pope corrects.

"This is your captain speaking. HMS Pogue comin' in for landing." JJ announces, acting like he was on a radio, jumping off the boat, tying it up.

"We good?" John B asks.

"Yeah, we good." JJ responds.

"Hey." Pope calls to John B. "Don't let him do anything stupid."

"Oh, we will." JJ nods.

"I'm not making any promises." John B replies, shaking his head.

"Be careful." Kie says to John B as she hands him the key. "I mean it."

John B nods, jumping off the boat, him and JJ walking off to the motel. Kie turns around, meeting her sister's e/c eyes, who gave the girl a knowing look. Kie just rolls her eyes at the girl.

"Biggest pet peeve?" Kie asks after a couple minutes, the three having a conversation with each other. Pope nods. "Easy. Giving one percent to the environment."

"What's wrong with that?" Y/n asks.

"We only have one Earth, sis." Kie reminds. "We should be giving it 100 percent, bare minimum."

Pope nods. "Right. That's not fiscally sound."

"Neither is destroying the only planet that we have to live on." Kie retorts.

"Hey, cops." Pope suddenly says. "Call them."

"I can't. Tower's are down." Y/n replies.

"If I lose my merit scholarship, I'm gonna kill someone." Pope whispers as they silently hop off the boat. "Maybe they're not going up there. Maybe they're just looking for a room."

"He's pointing. They're going up there." Kie responds.

The three run off, leaving the boat behind as they make it just outside the window, standing below. Pope picks up a rock, throwing it to the window. But... the rock doesn't even make it close to the glass.

"Didn't you ever play baseball?" Kie asks in disbelief.

"I was on the math team." Pope responds.

The two girls grab some rocks, Kie then soon getting one to hit the window. Seconds later, John B's face is revealed from the blinds.

"Cops!" The three repeatedly mouth to them.

After his face disappeared, the three quickly ran back to the boat, Pope's hand in Y/n's. Kie sits in front of the wheel, Pope and Y/n staying in front as they wait for their friends.

"Should we peel?" Kie asks the two.

"You never leave a Pogue behind." Pope replies.

"No, seriously, should we peel?" Kie asks again.

"Maybe." Y/n shrugs a little, glancing back at her older sister.

Just then, two familiar figures climb out of the window, revealing John B and JJ.

"What are you guys doing?" Pope mouths to them, getting a little smile in return from JJ, and a gesture to be quiet from John B.

Suddenly, a loud clang happens when something fell from JJ's pocket. When the blinds opened, revealing the cop, Pope and Y/n turned around, facing Kie, the three of them acting normal as they tried coming up with a conversation.

Eventually, the two cops leaving the motel room, taking the stuff they found with them while the two boys find their way down.

***

"Well, that was fun." JJ speaks as they sat in the boat, John B driving. "Could've warned us a little sooner."

"We would have, except Pope was on the math team." Kie responds.

"You were on the math team?" John B asks.

"The cops took everything like it was a crime scene." Pope says, changing the subject. "Did you guys find anything?"

"Did we find anything?" JJ repeats, pulling out a stack of money and a gun. "No, I don't think so. Oh, yeah, we did."

"What the hell?" Pope exclaims, rising to his feet, staring at JJ with wide eyes.

"Dude, chill. Come on." JJ responds, standing up as well.

"Why would you take that from a crime scene?" Y/n asks.

"Better than the cops having it, bro." JJ argues.

"You serious?" Kie questions, her eyes on John B.

John B's smile fades away upon seeing her disapproving face as he meets her eyes.

"I'm gonna lose my merit scholarship." Pope complains.

"At least you have us, right?" JJ says.

"I'm living the nightmare." Pope continues, sitting back down beside Y/n, slowly resting his head on her shoulder while she softly rubs his back.