The pouges and I were chilling at John B's house. His house is the "headquarters" for pouges. Earlier in the day, we found a sunken Grady white, boat and a motel key with a room number on it.

We didnt know what to do so we just headed back to the Chaetu (john b's house)

"What should we do?" I asked.

JJ was laying on the porch couch fidgeting with his lighter that had his name carved into it.

They all sat in silence. "We should just go to the Motel" Said John B.

"No, we should take it to the lost and found, somone might be looking for that" Said Kie.

"Kie, if somone was looking for that then why was it in the middle of the Marsh?" I asked. She looked at me but couldnt find what words to say.

"I'm with Kie on this one" Said Pope putting his hat on backwards. "Pope, your a goody two shoes" said JJ sitting up. Pope gave JJ a glare.

I stood up and grabbed the motel key from the table beside John B.

"I'll meet you guys in the boat" I said walking off the porch. I looked back to see them just watching me in silence. "You guys comin?" I asked, smirking a little bit.

They all got up and followed me to the boat.

John B decieded to drive and Pope and JJ were standing next to him talking. Kie amd i were sitting in the back of the boat on the edge.

"How's Rafe?" Kie asked. "He's good." I said, not convincing. She didnt say anything.

Rafe and I have been fating for 6 months and we've been arguing latley. He doesnt like that im friends with the Pouges. But I've known te pouges way longer than I've known Rafe.

Kie and I are both Kooks/Pouges. We have rich familys but we'd much rather hang out with Pouges. A few years ago, both of our parents wanted us to go to kook school. So we did. Kie didn't hang out with the pogues a lot during that time but I did of course. But i met Rafe at that school.

JJ doesn't like me with Rafe. I mean, none of the Pouges really do. JJ has been my best friend the longest out of all of them. We've been bestfriends since 1st grade. We were and still are inseparable. He's been by my side through everything. I can be my crazy self with him and its amazing. He puts me first before evertything.

Pope and John B are like brothers to me. Pope helps me get good grades and helps me rethink my descions before i do them. Im the sibling John B never had, since his dad was lost at sea nine months ago, John B even calls me sis sometimes.

***

We pulled up to the motel and it looked terrible. Broken windows, chipped paint, some of the roof missing. Kie and I stood up and walked over and stood by the boys.

JJ who was next to me whistled. "I thought the Chateau looked bad" he said.

"This place is a shit show" said Pope. "Motel or meth lab?" I asked. "You be the judge" John B said answering my question.

"Doesn't look like a place somebody with a Grady-white stays." Said Kie. "No it looks like a place somone with a Grady white would get killed.

JJ grabbed the tie once we got closer to the shore. "This is your captain speaking. HMS Pouge comin in for landing." JJ said in a funny voice.

JJ hopped out of the boat and tied us off. "We good?" John B asked. "Yeah, we good" JJ answered.

"Alright here goes nothing" i said as jumped off the boat.

I stood next to JJ and John B was gonna jump off the boat but Pope stopped him. "Hey" said Pope.

John B looked at him. "Don't let them do anything stupid" Said Pope as he pointed at me and JJ. "Oh we will" JJ said, trying to be a smart ass.

"I'm not making any promises." Said John B. "Yeah I know" said Pope. I smirked at his comment.

Kie handed John B the key. "Uh, be careful" she said kind of awkwardly. "I mean it."
"Yeah" John B said as he turned around. JJ and I exchanged looks.

"Lets go, Bonnie and Clyde" said John B slapping JJ's shoulder. JJ and I followed behind JB.

They're were a buch soggy and moldy mattresses on the ground. "Why are al these mattresses out?" I asked.

"After a hurricane, they ditch 'em cause they're moldy." Said JJ. "Ew" i said quietly.

***
We got up the stairs, out of sight of Pope and Kie and JJ started mocking Kie.

"Just be so careful, John" said JJ, grabbing John B's neck in a sexual way.

"God you are so weird" said John b.

"Ya, what was that about?" I aksed John B. "I dont know. Maybe she wants us to careful" Said John B looking over at me.

"Since she heard you're getting threated with exile, she been like, oh be soo careful, John B. Just give me that John D already." Said JJ.

"When are you gonna swoop on that, JB?" I asked. "Jada, you know the rule, no pouge-on-pouge macking."

I rolled my eyes. "Besides, JJ's the one who's always hitting on her" John B said.

"Of course im hitting on her, she's a super hot, rich, hippie chick slumming with us" JJ said. I stopped in my tracks and they both looked back at me.

"Hello, what about me?" I said. "J, of course your hot... and rich, and I love you but It'd be werid if I hit on you." Said JJ.

"I didnt want you to hit on me- thats not what i meant...nevermind" i said as i walked past them so i could be in front.

Not gonna lie this place was pretty creepy and i was kind of scared.

They continued talking about Kie and i kept looking for the room. "Girls...this is it" i said pointing a door. I call John B and JJ girls because they are the girliest but manliest duo ever. "Twenty nine?" John B asked. "Yup" i smiled.

They walked over where i was and i moved to the side so JJ could knock. "Housekeeping" Said JJ in a highpitched voice as he knocked. I tried to look in the window but i couldn't see anything.

"Should we try it?" John B asked looking at JJ then over to me. I nodded my head at the same time JJ said yes.

John B unlocked the door and opened it. I walked in after John B and it was really dark.
JJ walked in behind us and shut the door.

John B threw JJ the key. "Put this in your pocket" John B and i were looking through a bag and JJ was looking at a jacket. I walked over to the night stand and noticed papers on it.

"Boys, come here" I said as i realised it was a map. "Maybe this is where they were fishing.

"Let me see" said John B. "No thats off the continental shelf. That's Big Swell, no one fishes there"

I saw JJ glance at a small paper with mumbers on it.

I went into the bathroom and JJ followed me. "Ooh!" Said JJ looking on the shelf. "Did you find anything?" JB asked.

"A really awesome Dopp kit you wont let us steal" said JJ. "Ya cause we're not stealing shit." Said John B as JJ put something in his pocket.

"JJ..." i whispered. He looked at me. "John B just said no."

"Come on, J" he whispered back. His beautiful ocean blue eyes were piercing back into my eyes. "Fine." I gave in. He smiled and grabbed my shoulder. "Thanks" he said looking into my eyes still.

"Your welcome" i couldn't help smiling at his happy face. "Bonnie and Clyde, Your gonna wanna see this" John B said. We walked out into the main room and saw John B punching in random numbers on a safe.

"Punching shit at random, that will definitely work" i said. "Wait a second" Said JJ.
JJ walked over and grabbed the little paper he was looking at earlier.

"Here, try this" he said handing it to John B. We wtacged john b with anticipation while he opened it.

Inside of the safe was stacks of money and a gun. John b moved so we could look.

JJ got so excited when he saw the gun. He pulled the gun out from the safe. "Of course you grab the gun!" Said John B. "This is a SIG Sauer." JJ said happily. John b kept telling him to put it back.

JJ handed it to me so i could look at it. "Jada! Put it back!" Said John B.

JJ took it back from me and pretended to shoot things. "Take a pic of me"

"You want to take picture of you, holding a gun?" Asked John B.

I jumped slightly when there was a tap on the window behind me. I turned around and went to the window. I lifted the blinds to see Kie and Pope.

They were jumping up and down and they were pointing towards the front of the motel, mouthing the word cops.

"What?" The boys asked from behind me. "Shit" i said ignoring them. I jumped up onto the bed and looked out those blinds. "What is it?" Asked JJ.

"Cops" I said paniced. Then of course they knocked on the door. We rushed and tried to put shit away as fast we could. "Kildare sherrif's department." A voice form outside said.

"Here" John B whispered. He opend the window. JJ climbed out and stood ot the edge. JJ helped me out and pulled me in front of him. John B went on the opposite side and shut the window just in time.

I looked down and saw Pope and Kie looking up at us. "What are you doing?" Pope mouthed to me. "J" i said. JJ looked down were i was looking and gave our friends a thumbs up.

We overheard officer Shoupe taking some of the money. "What the f--" I mouthed to John B. He looked at me and then tried to peek in the window.

I didn't realize that JJ took the gun but it slipped out of JJ's pocket and it fell off the roof, making a huge clatter.

I tensed up and got as close as i could to the wall. I heard footsteps coming closer to the window.

The blinds got pulled opened and we stayed silent. I even held my breath. "Alright let's go" said Shoupe.

***

Once we were back on the boat, the three of us grabbed a cold beer. "Well that was fun" said JJ. "Couldve warned us a little sooner tho" i said looking a Kie and Pope.

"We would have, except Pope was on the math team" said Kie. "You were on the math team? Asked JJ.

"the cops took everything like it was a crime scene" said John B changing the subject. "Well did you guys find anything?" Pope asked.

I smiled and turned to JJ. "Did we find anything, J?" I asked. "No, i don't so. Oh, yeah, we did" said JJ pulled out the gun and a stack of money.

"What the hell?" Said Kie. JJ got up and walked to Pope who was frealing out. "Dude, chill. Come on." Said JJ.

Kie looked at me with disappointment. "you serious?" She asked. I just looked at her. Why would you take that from a crime scene?" Pope asked. "Better than the cops having it!" Said JJ.

Pope looked at the rest of us. "Im gonna lose my merit scholarship" said Pope upsetly.

JJ grabbed Pope and put the gun to Popes mouth but Pope pushed it away. "Sh, sh, sh, sh. At least you have us right?" Asked JJ.

Pope pushed away from JJ. "I'm living a nightmare" said Pope looking at me. I looked back at him and then looked down at my feet. I kind of felt bad for taking the stuff.