My Girl : A Jj Maybank Story

Chapter seventeen

Although it was an office it didn't look much like one it reminded the group of an antique shop

John b noticed a corkboard family tree that was hung up on the wall he took it off the wall it was a normal family tree well until The group found the theme

They had all died and each one of them once had the compass and now John b had it

"Well there's a theme for sure," Pope said staring at the compass in John b's hand "well you got a death compass," Jj said like it was a normal thing to have

Getting a smack on the back of his head from Gracie "hey don't hit me" Jj said like a five-year-old "your so childish" she said laughing at him

"am not" he said back the two argued back and forth with "are to" and "am not" finally stopping when john b started to talk

"My dad used to talk about this compartment where the soldiers used to hide notes" John b said he pulled out the chair behind the desk and sat down

"what's that?" kie asked looking at something engraved into the back of the compass John b looked at the engravings the rest of the crew moving closer to try and see to

John b knew that this was new he had seen the compass many times but the last time he saw it those engravings weren't there so that meant that it was his father that made the engravings

"That's my dad's handwriting," he said with a smile spread across his face Pope took another step forward to look closer at the compass

"How do you know?" Pope asked John b as if he didn't believe him. John b got up from his chair walked over to Pope and handed him the compass

"Because he does this weird thing with his R's-see," John b said pointing to the engraved R
Gracie nudged Jj in the side asking him if he could ask for the compass

Pope passed Jj the compass looking it over incredibly confused "Red-Rout wait maybe that's an A" Jj said turning the compass as if it would help him figure out what it says

"It says, Redfield," Gracie said handing back the compass to John b "well I think you're wrong, " Jj said offend that she figured it out before him

"Well, what's Redfield?" kie said looking around at the others "Besides the most common name in the county" Pope said being sarcastic but that didn't stop John b's hope

"Maybe it tells us where my dads hiding?" John b thought Gracie giving him a smile she didn't think that was what it was but if it made him happy she was alright with it

Pope didn't think John b was right not even one percent of him believed him. So he suggested that maybe it was an anagram or a riddle

John b began to throw pope a bunch of paper and pencils and markers anything that he thought would help him in the slightest but with the rooster crowing outside it was impossible to stay focused

"How can you do anything with that thing it never shuts up" Pope said beginning to get frustrated

"Jj loves the rooster," John b said giving pope a look " I love the rooster," Kie said shrugging her shoulders

John b started to rummage through papers that were scattered around the office Gracie walked over to him and asked how he was doing

Anyone in their right mind would ask but the others didn't, especially since they we're going through things that were a piece of him

As soon as john b was about to talk the sound of an engine rumbling made John b and Gracie walk over to the window and look out of it there was a black pickup truck pulling into the driveway of the chateau John and Gracie both had never seen it Gracie's anxiety increasing she began to mess with the bottom of his shirt

"Hey" John b shouted to the others not receiving a look or a word back "Guy's someones here," he shouted louder making the three look at them

The three running over to look out the window Jj taking Gracie from John b so she didn't have to hold onto him more

The two people exited the black pickup truck it was then that Gracie recognized it was the two men that shot at them on the boat and were at Lana's house

"Shit" Gracie cursed under her breath