The pogues had figured out what the instructions were asking them to do:
Exactly 2 weeks from the day they got the letters, they were supposed to head via boat to a certain buoy about 50 miles away from OBX. They were going to meet someone that John B trusted, his name was Dan and he was a fisherman. Dan would then get them to the Bahamas where John B and Sarah would be waiting for them.
"I mean, this does seem like a pretty solid plan" Lydia shrugged
"But what if we're just walking into a trap? Couldn't this be Rafe or Ward just fucking with us?" JJ replied, definitely the most hesitant to believe that John B could still be alive
"Think about it, he put specific things in there that we would recognize. Look at the R's specifically" Kie pointed out
"They also wrote about parcel nine and referred to the gold as wheat" Lydia added
"Ward knew about all those things! And who knows what he could've told Rafe" JJ exclaimed, growing increasingly frustrated. He had worked so hard to finally cope with John B's death and he couldn't believe that someone would try and take advantage of not only his friends, but his girlfriend!
"What motivation does Ward have? He won, he got the gold." Pope thought out loud
"Ward may have gotten the gold, but did he win? Think about it, he lost Sarah, his golden child. And knowing what a petty bitch Ward is, he could easily be out for revenge. This would be the perfect way to do it, draw us out into the middle of the ocean and gaff us like he did with the other 3 people, that we know of, that he killed" JJ ranted, slowly convincing himself even further that there was no way that their friend was alive
"I told you to stop watching Criminal Minds with him!" Kie pointed at Lydia, before continuing, "Something tells me that this isn't Ward. He loved Sarah, but money is everything for that man" She shuddered, thinking back to the few interactions she had with the man while friends with Sarah.
"Then it's Rafe! That's the most predictable move ever! He doesn't even need an excuse to be a shitty person. He just does it for fun!" JJ yelled, still feeling unheard by his friends
"Why are you so against the idea of John B being alive!" Pope intervened, covering the teens in a thick blanket of uncomfort
"Forget it, I'll prove it to all of you. I'll see you later Lyds" JJ responded, quickly pecking Lydia on the cheek before storming off to his bike
Lydia sighed, placing her face in her hands, "Let's sleep on it, come back in the morning and I'll try and figure out what's going on with him"
Pope and Kie exchanged looks, before hugging Lydia and leaving her alone
Meanwhile, JJ was riding through the Cut, to a familiar drug dealer's house. In the aftermath of Sheriff Peterkin's murder, Rafe was permanently banned from the Cameron household. For appearances, they said Rafe wanted to be responsible and live on his own. He was currently staying with Barry and JJ was going to confront him
"Blondie!" Barry called as he rode up, "I hope you're here because your Dad has my money"
"I'm not here for you, it sounds like Rafe and I need to have a chat" JJ replied, cutting out the bike engine
"Well, well, well" Rafe laughed, walking out of the house, "Now that's one pogue I never expected to see again"
"I thought we told you the last time to leave us the hell alone" JJ spat, crossing the lawn to meet Rafe
"I'd watch my tone if I were you" Rafe smirked
JJ slammed his fist into Rafe's face, "Do you think it's funny to fuck with people's feelings?"
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