Ocean Eyes

Chapter 18

John B said" Did you guys see Kelce's face?"
JJ said" Bomb drop!" I moved out of the way,
" Another broken couch."
I said" You gotta sleep there tonight, you know." Kie and I took the couch from him, laying on opposite ends.
JJ said" I always sleep there. Well, hello, princess." Sarah walked in,
Kie said" What's up?"
John B said" Shouldnt you be on Figure Eight with your little group of polo players? Or did you break up with Topper?"
Sarah said" We're just friends."
" He's just a friend. You have a lot of friends, Sarah Cameron."
" Yeah, and it seems like you've got some of your own too."
" Alright, what are you doing here?"
" I'm here for Pope. I think I found the island room." We all sat up, whoa.

We were on our way to Sarah's,
Pope said" Guys, listen to this. The diary says the cross holds the most holy relic in all of Christendom, the garment of the savior."
Kie said" So wait, he's saying there's a holy garment inside the cross?"
" Yeah, it says the garment is capable of healing the sick from any malady."
JJ said" Mm, yeah. If only I may touch his garment, I shall be made well." We all looked at JJ," What? I went to Sunday school."
Kie said" Sure."
I said" I don't believe you."
Pope said" Well, that explains why Limbrey would want the cross so bad. She thinks it can heal her."
Kie said" What else does it say?"
" Many feel that we have sinned to steal such a sacred thing, and God will strike his vengeance on us."
" Thing is, god did have his vengeance."
" He sent a hurricane to sink the ship. Only Denmark survived."

We were walking to the island room,
JJ said" Whoo!"
John B said" This place still freaks me out."
" Yeah, same."
Sarah said" Pope, look." We walked into a room, the room was destroyed, the wallpaper ripped off the walls, showing the painting beneath them.
Pope said" Whoa! You've got to be kidding me."
" Yeah. I know, right? It's the island room. It's been here this whole time."
John B said" No freakin' way."
JJ said" This definitely means something."
Kie said" Wow."
John B said" This is incredible. Yo, this is a map of the whole island."
JJ said" Yeah, John B, I think you're right because this is Rixon's right here. And then, there's the lighthouse."
Kie said" Guys, look, Parcel 9 and the well."
John B said" So, if that's Parcel 9, and then if that's Rixon's, then that's gotta be the surf break at Mase."
JJ said" Right. And look." We looked at the print out of the diary and the wall, it matched Denmark's hand," Pope, come here. This is Denmark's handwriting for sure."
Pope said" The drawings, they match up."
John B said" Holy shit."
" Denmark, you genius! These are all his drawings. He-he painted this entire room."
Kie said" Yeah, question is why. What's he trying to tell us?"
JJ said" It's gotta have something to do with the key, right? Right?"
" Yeah, but what?"
John B said" How did you know to uncover this?"
Sarah said" I didn't. It was like this when I got home."
Kie said" Okay, then who did it?"
" I don't know."
Wheezie said" The freaks." We all turned, gasping and jumping at her suddenly showing up.
" Wheeze!"
JJ said" Wait, what freaks are we talking about, Wheeze?"
Wheezie said" Uh... that sick lady and her attack dog. They-They showed up last night, and they wanted to talk to Rafe."
John B said" Okay."
JJ said" Wait. Pale blonde lady?" Wheeze nodded,
I said" She have crunches?"
Wheeze said" Uh-huh."
Pope said" It's gotta be Limbrey."
John B said" Wh-What happened?"
Wheeze said" First, they searched the whole house looking for something, and then Rafe told me to go upstairs. But I didn't want to miss out, so I listened through the grate. And they were talking about getting across the sand flamingo."
JJ said" That's code for something."
Pope said" The cross. The Cross of Santo Domingo?"
She said" Yeah, that's it. Oh, and they were talking about angels. A lot of angel talk. I don't know."
John B said" Angels?"
Pope said" Guys, Denmark's famous last words. He buried the real treasure at the foot of the angel. They're looking for an angel. We have to find the angel in the room."
JJ said" Start looking. Start looking."
Kie said" Spread out." We started looking for an angel,
Sarah said" There's a church over here."
John B said" Yeah, check the church."
Pope said" Looking for an angel."
JJ said" Could this be an angel?"
John B said" Maybe... maybe..."
Wheezie said" What's-what's going on? Are you guys gonna tell me?"
Pope said" The lighthouse maybe?"
Kie said" Maybe it's heat-sensitive." We all started talking at once, then I realized JJ was walking to a painting of an angel oak. I walked to him,
He said" It's still there. Hey, yo! Hey, guys, I think I found something. Come here. This humongous tree is still on Goat Island." They walked over to us,
I said" You know what it's called?"
Pope said" Angel Oak."
JJ said" Look right there. There's the keyhole."
John B said" Wait."
Pope said" That means the cross is buried at the foot of the angel. That must be where he put it. That must be where they are right now! We have to go!" Everyone rushed out,
JJ said" I think I'm Sherlock Holmes, all right? You're welcome by the way."
John B said" Yeah. Hurry up, Sherlock." I clapped his shoulders, dragging him behind me.